Huge LinkedIn Mistakes You Are Making

3 mistakes a lot of aspiring devs and programmers are making that kill their chances of impressing their future employers.

How often do you use LinkedIn?
In my opinion, LinkedIn is the best platform to show your future employers how good of a tech wizard you are.
X is great, but LinkedIn is the winner. Simply because a lot of tech giants hang out there.
The opportunity there is massive and should be taken seriously.
However, I saw that there are mainly 3 mistakes a lot of aspiring devs and programmers are making that kill their chances of impressing their future employers.
Are you making one of these mistakes?
Unprofessional and empty profile
This is quite literally the most common mistake ever.
Here’s the golden rule: if your profile section sucks, nobody wants to connect with you.
Your profile picture should be a good headshot of yourself with good quality.
Your bio and About section should scream professionalism and competence.
Basic things like these are what make or break your chances. Take it seriously.
Not posting content
It doesn’t mean that you need to be a full-time content creator.
It just means that you need to post SOME content every single week in order to stand out.
A lot of people don’t actually post on their LinkedIn often (which is a missed opportunity).
So you must separate yourself from the average people by posting more content.
You don’t have to be crazy.
Just spend 15 minutes writing 3 posts and schedule those posts on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
One LinkedIn post takes about 5 minutes to write.
Obviously posting daily is the best strategy.
But if you want to start small, 3 posts a week is good enough.
Not engaging with other people
How can you get more people to notice if you don’t engage with them?
Follow more people and comment under their posts.
Your uncle Mike just got promoted as a manager? Congratulate him!
Your friend Andrew just got their first job? Say good things to them!
Or you come across a post from someone you don’t know talking about their work? Say something to them!
It’s not that hard. I promise you.
And the amount of engagement you will get will skyrocket.
Spend 10 minutes a day connecting and commenting on people’s posts. It will give huge dividends.
And your future employers might even notice you!

Want more in-depth tips on how to network the right way on LinkedIn to get your first tech job as a beginner?

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