Profile
1. Open an Internet
web browser
and type
www.linkedin.com
into the web
browser address
bar.
2. You will see a web
page similar to the
one on the right.
3. Fill out the required
fields.
4. Click Join Now
5. After clicking Join
Now you should see
a web page similar
to the one on the
right.
6. The I am currently
selection will dictate
what information is
required. Select
one. I will choose
“student”.
7. Fill out the required
fields.
8. Click Create my
profile.
9. After clicking Create
my profile you
should see a web
page similar to the
one on the right.
10. Fill out the
required fields.
11. Click Continue or
LinkedIn may auto
recognize your email provider.
12. After clicking
Continue you will be
prompted to confirm
your e-mail.
13. Login to your e-mail.
14. You should have
received an e-mail
similar to the one on
the right.
15. Click on the Click
here in the e-mail.
16. After clicking Click
here you should see a
web page similar to the
one on the right.
17. Click on people you
know and want to
connect with through
LinkedIn.
18. Click on Add
Connection(s)
19. After clicking Add
Connection(s) you
should see a web page
similar to the one on
the right.
20. Now that you have
confirmed your e-mail
address LinkedIn wants
to send your contacts
not on LinkedIn an
invitation.
21. Click on people you
want to invite to
connect with through
LinkedIn.
22. After clicking Add to
Network you should
see a web page
similar to the one on
the right.
23. If you have either a
Facebook or Twitter
account you can click
on the link to share
your new LinkedIn
profile.
24. Celebrate, you have
completed Creating a
LinkedIn Account.
1. When logging into LinkedIn for the first time you should see a
web page similar to the one below.
2. Selecting the
industry that
describes your skills
the best, allows
LinkedIn to use this
as a label for
searches.
3. Select or leave
blank.
4. Click Save or Skip.
3. After clicking Save
or Skip you should
see a web page
similar to the one
on the right.
4. The more
information
LinkedIn has the
more optimized
your profile will
become.
5. Fill out or leave
blank.
6. Click Save or Skip.
7. After clicking Save you
should see a web
page similar to the
one on the right. If
you clicked Skip you
will not see this page.
8. Adding more schools
to your profile the
more people LinkedIn
will attempt to
connect you with.
9. Fill out or leave blank.
10.Click Save or Skip.
11. After clicking Save or
Skip you should see a
web page similar to
the one on the right.
12. Adding your current
position will allow
LinkedIn to connect
you with people you
may know through
work.
13. Fill out or leave
blank.
14. Click Save or Skip.
15. After clicking Save
you should see a web
page similar to the
one on the right. If
you clicked skip you
will not see this
page.
16. Updating your
headline will
optimize your
LinkedIn profile.
17. Click Yes or
No thanks.
18. After clicking Yes or
No thanks you should
see a web page
similar to the one on
the right.
19. The more
information LinkedIn
has the more
optimized your profile
becomes.
20. Fill out or leave
blank.
21. Click Save or Skip.
22. After clicking Save or
Skip you should see a
web page similar to
the one on the right.
23. You will never fully
optimize your
LinkedIn profile
without adding at
least one position to
“Where else have you
worked?”.
24. Fill out or leave
blank.
25. Click Save or Skip.
26. After clicking Save
you should see a web
page similar to the
one on the right. If
you clicked Skip you
will not.
27. The more
information LinkedIn
has the more
optimized your profile
will become.
28. Fill out or leave
blank.
29. Click Save or Skip.
30. After clicking Save or
Skip you will be asked
for more positions.
Add more or click no
more positions.
31. After clicking no
more positions you
should see a web
page similar to the
one on the right.
32. To fully optimize
your LinkedIn profile
you should add a
photo.
33. Upload or Skip
34. After clicking Upload
you should see a web
page similar to the one
on the right. If you
clicked Skip you will
not see a photo.
35. The more information
LinkedIn has the more
optimized your profile
will become. You will
need to add skills to
achieve optimization.
36. Fill out or leave blank.
37. Click Save or Skip.
38. After clicking Save or
Skip you should see a
web page similar to
the one on the right.
39. If you have either a
Facebook or Twitter
account you can click
on the link to share
your optimized
LinkedIn profile.
40. Now it is time to see
what you have
created.
If you chose to skip
answering some or
most of the questions
your profile will look
similar to the one on
the right.
Look at the bottom
right you will see
LinkedIn measures
profile strength.
With the information
LinkedIn has been
provided, LinkedIn
rates this profile as
Beginner.
If you answered all of
the questions your
profile will look similar
to the one on the
right.
Look at the bottom
right, LinkedIn rates
this profile as Expert.
By LinkedIn standards
your profile has been
optimized.
However, there is
always more. If you
would like to continue
improving your profile
you can click on
Improve your profile.