If you are on LinkedIn and you are taking this platform seriously, it is important that you have knowledge about some basic aspects.
In this article we are going to talk about the sections that LinkedIn allows you to add to your profile, to have a more professional view and to persuade companies to hire you, convincing that you are a professional prepared with the knowledge and skills that they they search, and thus finally find the ideal job.
We are going to focus specifically on the conferences, within LinkedIn we will add them in the "Certificates" section.
Before starting with the explanation of the detailed procedure to add conferences, we want to tell you a little about the importance of constantly attending conferences as a professional.
Why are conferences important to your LinkedIn profile?
There are many reasons why we advise you to attend this type of event, however, we want to highlight the 6 most important:
You acquire more knowledge
When you attend the different conferences, regardless of which sector you belong to, you will always acquire a lot of knowledge and you will be updated on your subject.
Being up-to-date within the professional market is very important, things change very quickly, and it is possible that the company that you want to hire you, is looking for personnel not only with the degree in an area but also and more importantly that they have their updated knowledge .
Expand your list of professional contacts
If you regularly attend many conferences, you will meet many people with the same interests, this will help you later, with these friends and acquaintances you can form companies, associate, or perhaps work for them.
And remember that experience on LinkedIn counts too. These contacts can also be used to recommend you on the platform.
For companies on LinkedIn, your profile becomes more interesting
As we mentioned before, companies, before hiring, make a fairly detailed evaluation of the skills, achievements, recommendations and certificates that a professional has, even LinkedIn, on its official page, tells you that people who add certificates get five times more views of their profile.
They are more likely to hire you
Continuing with the previous point, if more companies see your profile, the chances of being hired increase.
There are many professionals within LinkedIn, but to be honest, not all of them are there seriously, many are waiting for someone to hire them as if by magic and doing absolutely nothing, those are the poor profiles, but not you, if you add conferences and other certifications in your profile, it is a clear sign that you really are serious about LinkedIn, therefore, it will improve your reputation and image.
A conference certificate is heavy
Within your Curriculum Vitae on LinkedIn, you can also add these conferences, they have a lot of weight within the market.
Having conference certificates can score you a lot of points compared to your competition.
Steps to add conferences to your LinkedIn profile
And now, how do I add a conference to my LinkedIn profile?
We have saved this part for last, because first we wanted you to understand that conferences should not be underestimated within any platform to find work. On the contrary, they give you a plus as you cannot imagine, and after having explained its benefits, below we show you how you should add these conferences to your LinkedIn profile
- Login to the platform
- Go to> Me> View profile
- Click on the blue button> add section
- Click on> achievements> certifications
- Click on the symbol (+) next to certifications
- Write the name of your certification (conference)
- Write the name of the institution that signed the certification of your conference
- Write the Date of the certification and until when it is valid, if the certificate does not have an expiration date, check the option> This certification does not expire
- Click> Save
