4 of the Most Common LinkedIn Mistakes

4 of the Most Common LinkedIn MistakesFor a rookie LinkedIn user, the site can feel like Facebook 2.0. Oh hey, I know that guy He fell asleep in 20th Century Topics every week in college Look, its the girl who used to sit by the elevator two jobs ago Making these not-so-useful connections is often a mistakeas are the other 4 items on this list from Don Goodman over at Careerealism. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) 1. You dont carefully evaluate who you allow as a connection.Do not add the aforementioned connectionsbe very selective about the add requests you make. Stick to promising contacts in your industry or people who can recommend you for specific skills. Think of LinkedIn as the opposite of Facebook Be generousbut honestin your recommendations, too.2. You didnt pick your profile picture with care.Your profile definitely has a higher chance of being viewed with a photo. Choose one that is friendly, professional, and approachable. Giv e special scrutiny to the hintergrunddont have someone take a terrific pic with a sloppy couch behind you3. Your sub-header doesnt talk.The sub-header is an underused tool by many LinkedIn users. What a recruiter will see is your name and a headline, like Associate Editor, ABC Magazine. Thats fine if you have a job and youre happy in it, but consider something mora descriptive, like Healthcare Marketing Pro and Medical Marketing Advisorit gives a sense of your experience, your specialties and your range.4. You havent adjusted your privacy settings.I try to keep my Facebook to people I know and trust. Anyone else gets sent to an acquaintance list, and I keep a close eye on the audience for each update and notification. Give the same attention to your LinkedIn the privacy settings on your profile should be more publicly accessible, but any activities relating to job-hunting, like connecting with recruiters or getting recommendations from current colleagues, should be kept private from your current employer (for obvious reasons).When in doubt, have a friend look over your profile while theyre logged in to their own to make sure that only what you want displayed is visible