The document provides instructions for setting up a LinkedIn profile, including adding basic information like name and contact details, education history, work experience, skills and endorsements, and ways to expand your profile such as adding a summary, projects, certifications, languages, and volunteering. It also encourages connecting with others and joining relevant groups to build your professional network on LinkedIn.

1. LinkedIn
Making your profile

2. Basic Information
• Your name:
– {English Name} {Given Name} {Family Name}
– E.g. Robert Chengdong Yao
• Headline: (What do you do?)
– E.g. Teacher at Web
• Contact details

3. Education
• School: • Activities and Societies
– Search for School, College or
University • Description:
• Dates Attended: – (Why did you choose this
– (When did/will you attend?) major?)
• Degree: – (What is the most
– Middle/High important thing you
School, Bachelor/Master of
Science/Art, PhD, MBA etc. learned?)
• Field of Study:
– (What’s your major?)

4. Education Example
• School: • Activities and Societies
– Copenhagen Business • Description:
School
– Organisations
• Dates Attended:
– Courses
– 2007-2010
– Recommendations
• Degree:
– Bachelor of Science
• Field of Study:
– International Business

5. Experience
• Company Name: • Description:
– Search for your – (What was/is the
Company objective?, What did/are
• Title: you do(ing)?)
– Your position/job/level – (Which project(s) did
you do?)
• Location: – (Why did you leave?)
– (Where do/did you
work?)
• Time Period

6. Experience
• Company Name: • Description:
– Search for your – (What was/is the
Company objective?, What did/are
• Title: you do(ing)?)
– Your position/job/level – (Which project(s) did
you do?)
• Location: – (Why did you leave?)
– (Where do/did you
work?)
• Time Period

7. Experience Example
• Company Name: • Description:
– CBS Recruiting and training of
• Title: approx. 1000 volunteers per
year, including presentations in
– Coordinator front of 50-500 students.
• Location: Furthermore, I have been
– Copenhagen, Denmark involved with Exchange Crew
and ISUP Crew, where I helped
• Time Period with organizing introductory
– 2008/1 – 2010/8 programmes for international
students

8. Recognition (by others)
• Endorsements • Recommendations
– Skill/Abilities/Expertise – Open (Question)
– Closed (Question) – Why is (s)he good at this
– Is (s)he good at ___? job?
– Can (s)he do ___? – Why is (s)he a good
– Can (s)he speak ___? student at ___?
• What skill do you want? • Ask your connections
for recommendations.

9. Expand your profile
• Summary • Projects
– (What is your goal in – (Have you been in larger
life?) projects?)
– (What is your dream • Certifications
job/field?) – IELTS, CFA, Licenses, PM
– (Which industry do you P etc.
want to work for?)
• Languages
– (What are you doing
now?) • Volunteering
– (Did you work for free?)

10. Connect with your connections
• Find me!
– Johannes Kloch
Badsberg
• Find our group!
– Web International
English Nanchang Center