CAREER PURSUIT

Keep your profile up-to-date. Make sure you have all your roles on there and any voluntary experience. Rather than gaps in your timeline, if you took time off to have kids, just be open about it. ‘Career Break’ followed by a short explanation is a good, professional way to describe it. Always include your volunteer experience. This is particularly relevant for mums who have taken a career break. We all know you didn’t sit around in coffee shops for a few years. Tell people what you got up to. If you are helping to set up a coworking hub in your area, don’t forget to add us into your volunteer experience. Use your ‘About’ section wisely. It sits very close to the top of your profile, way above your experience. Make sure it is easy to read using bullet points – if you write a long essay no one will read it. Did you know you can personalise your URL so that you’re not just a collection of letters and numbers? On your profile page in the top right- hand corner, click on ‘Edit public profile and URL’. Make sure you follow us at Military Coworking Network! · This really is the basics. LinkedIn is a great tool for information and connections once you get started! If you have any questions regarding how to use LinkedIn, or you would like some feedback on your profile, just give us shout out in the Military Coworking Community Group where there are lots of other people probably wondering the same thing! References 1 . Hootsuite.com 2 . Statisticbrain.com 12 C A R E E R P U R S U I T 2 0 2 0 Laura Moore, Military Coworking Network