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Boost your career with a perfect LinkedIn profile picture (passport-photo.online) |
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This article contains useful advice on how to add a picture to your LinkedIn profile that will create a good impression with employers. It talks about the importance of selecting a professional photo and offers handy tips on what to avoid. There is a link to an online tool that you can use to create the right type of picture. |
CareerSet - instant AI-enhanced feedback |
CareerSet is an enhanced AI-based online platform that enables you to score and improve your CV, covering letters and LinkedIn profile via personalised, actionable feedback. Current students can access CareerSet (using their @abdn.ac.uk email address). Graduates - please log into MyCareerHub to find the access code. |
Guide to using CareerSet |
CareerSet is an online career platform that gives you actionable, personalised feedback on your CV and cover letter. Powered by AI, the platform gives you actionable steps feedback via the four main products Score My CV, Target My CV, Cover Letters and LinkedIn profile. It is designed to support you prior to visiting a career adviser for further guidance. This guide will help you get started with the platform.
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How to optimize your LinkedIn profile to get job offers (Zety) |
Hints and tips for creating a LinkedIn Profile that will impress employers. |
How to write a LinkedIn summary: experts comment (OutwitTrade) |
Writing a strong summary for your LinkedIn profile will help to capture the interest of employers. In this article various working professionals have contributed advice and tips on writing an effective summary. |
LinkedIn operates the world's largest professional network on the Internet with more than 100 million members in over 200 countries and territories. |
LinkedIn for Job Seekers: How to Optimize your LinkedIn Profile (Purdue University Global) |
The resource guides readers through the process of creating a LinkedIn profile, offering specific tips to optimize each section. Some topics covered include tips for writing your headline, building your experience section, claiming a custom URL and adding relevant skills. |
LinkedIn global green skills report |
A report demonstrating the global shift to a green economy that discusses in demand skills and emerging jobs. |
LinkedIn Jobs |
Search for current graduate jobs and internships in the UK. |
Mini Career Course: Connecting with LinkedIn |
LinkedIn is a professional networking platform which provides a multitude of opportunities for students and graduates to research and develop their career opportunities through making meaningful connections. This mini online career course gives you an insight into how to maximise the value of engaging on LinkedIn for your career and professional development. |
Mini Career Course: Linkedin: Building your Profile |
LinkedIn is a professional networking platform which provides a multitude of opportunities for students and graduates to research and develop their career opportunities through making meaningful connections. This mini online course takes you through all the steps you need to get your profile ready to start connecting. |
Mini Career Courses |
The University of Aberdeen Careers and Employability Service has developed a series of mini career courses covers a range of topics from setting up your LinkedIn profile to making applications and doing well at interview. Each online course should take around 15 minutes to complete. |
Qatar Jobs (LinkedIn) |
Useful resource for keeping up-to-date with current job opportunities in Qatar. |
The ultimate Linkedin cheat sheet (LeisureJobs) |
Advice on how to create a Linkedin profile that will maximise your chances of impressing employers. |
Using LinkedIn for Career Research |
This video explains how to use LinkedIn for Career Research |
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