What is LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is a social networking site designed specifically for the business community. The goal of the site is to enable registered members to establish and document networks of people they know and trust professionally.
LinkedIn is also a resource for professionals to find jobs, research companies, and get news about their industry and business connections.
LinkedIn gathers data across LinkedIn profiles to provide policymakers, employers, workers and educators with data-driven insight into patterns that help align workforce supply with demand worldwide.
Such patterns include when people generally look for the next step in their career, work migration trends in specific geographical locations, skills gaps in specific industries and what cities are "stickiest," i.e., areas that employees are less likely to move away from.
Who created LinkedIn?
LinkedIn was co-founded by Reid Hoffman, former executive vice president in charge of business and corporate development for PayPal.
The site, which was launched in May 2003, currently has over 850 million members -- around 191 million from the U.S. -- with over 58 million registered in over 200 countries and territories. According to Reid Hoffman, nearly 30% of LinkedIn subscribers are recruiters.
Microsoft acquired LinkedIn in June 2016 for $26.2 billion. According to some experts, the rich troves of semistructured data that LinkedIn's members freely give away -- job titles, geographies, industry information, skill sets, etc. -- made the deal a steal, even though the LinkedIn acquisition was one of Microsoft's more expensive purchases to date
Why use LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is used primarily by three groups of people: individuals, sales reps and recruiters:
For individuals, LinkedIn is a great way to manage your career, find a job, research companies, connect with business contacts and get news about your industry.
Salespeople often used LinkedIn to generate leads and build relationships with potential customers.
Recruiters use LinkedIn to find candidates for open positions, research companies and connect with potential employees.
How can someone sign up for a LinkedIn account?
See the following step-by-step instructions to sign up for a LinkedIn account:
Go to linkedin.com, and click Join now. You are asked to enter your first name, last name and email address, as well as to create a password.
You are also asked to select your country/region and primary language.
After you have entered all of the required information, click Join LinkedIn. You are then taken to a page where you can complete your profile by adding additional information about your work experience, education, skills and interests
Best practices for creating your LinkedIn profile
While the process for signing up for a LinkedIn account is relatively simple, there are a few best practices you want to keep in mind to create an effective LinkedIn profile
How to add a resume to LinkedIn profile on mobile and desktop?
Find the following steps to upload a resume to your LinkedIn profile on a mobile app:
Click on the icon of the Jobs in the bottom left of the home feed
On the next screen click on three dotted horizontal ellipses or options icon which is on the top left corner (as shown below)
You will find a pop-up with a few options, select the last option which is "Application settings"
On the 'Job application settings' screen, you will find a button to upload your resume
You can upload multiple resumes and at the same time you can download and delete
1. Click on the icon of the jobs
Click on jobs icon
2. Click on three dotted horizontal ellipses
Click on three dotted icon
3. Click on application settings
click on manage application settings
4. Upload your recent resume
I hope, the above instructions have give clear understanding of, to upload your resume to your Linkedin profile.
Find the following steps to upload a resume to your LinkedIn profile on the desktop:
Click on the profile page
On the profile page, click on the More icon which is next to the
Add profile section which is the top profile editing area.
Click on the third option 'Build a resume'
You can upload multiple resumes and at the same time,
you can download and delete them. After uploading, recruiters will be able to download the same
Additionally, you can download your Linkedin profile as a PDF document
A complete Linkedin profile can bring you great job opportunities. I believe the above information has helped you. To help others, like, share, and write your comments or feedback below.
Step - 1 Click on the 'More' button on your Li profile (refer to the below screen capture)
Step-1
Step - 2 Choose the 'Build a resume' option from the dropdown (refer to the screen capture)
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Step - 3 On the pop-screen you will find multiple options to 'Delete' or 'Edit' or Upload a new resume
Step-3
Watch the below video for step-by-step details: (outdated)