3 Warning Signals Your LinkedIn Profile Needs Help! - CareerEnlightenment.com

2. Is Your Profile Visible?Many small businesses use LinkedIn’s built-in search feature to source candidates. The better you describe yourself in your profile, the more you will appear in search results.Luckily, LinkedIn provides this report right inside your profile. To access it, click on Who’s Viewed Your Profile on the Home page. Then toggle over to the graph on the top right called Appearances in Search. If you don’t see an upward trend, then something is missing from your profile. My guess is that you aren’t describing yourself in an accurate enough or objective enough way. Perhaps there are keywords and trends missing from your profile. Perhaps there simply isn’t enough copy on the page to capture the outlier opportunities. This is a classic symptom of being so “in it” that you can’t see how others see you.An easy fix might be to write more and hope that something you say sticksâ€"like tossing spaghetti on a wall to see if it’s doneâ€"but that’s not a prec ise way to improve your click rate. Read on3. Are You Clickable and Cuddly?Click rate can be a measurement of the quality of your profile. The better your profile copy, the more likely someone will be to click on you when you show up in search results. That’s what the Views report tells you.  Again, if you don’t see an upward trend in views, then the quality of your Headline needs improvement. Improving that pesky 120-character area will have the largest impact on your job search success.What You Can Do to Improve Your LinkedIn ProfileI respect people who want to do it themselves. My yard is full of DIY projects (and they look that way!). But, sometimes, you have to hire a repairman to tell you where your lint bricks are.When it comes to your career, you may want to consider having a professional writer handle your profile.My LinkedIn Profile Writer service offers a 48-hour turnaround on your new LinkedIn profile, guaranteed for quality. After uploading your new profile, expect upward trends in your network growth, visibility and clickability within weeks.Your career isn’t something you want to take risks on. Every day that your profile isn’t working for you is another lost opportunity to find your dream job.Click the link to learn more about my new  LinkedIn Profile Writer services.