Top tips for creating a successful and professional LinkedIn profile

A member of UCFB’s Employability and Career Planning Team has offered her top tips into creating an ideal professional LinkedIn profile.

Ashvinder Virdee, UCFB’s senior employability and career planning adviser, has given her advice into creating a LinkedIn profile to stand out from the crowd.

1. Have a professional photo

In the sports industry, making an impression really counts. So if you’re based in a stadium, to have the stadium in the background.

2. Keep an up-to-date profile

Your education, your experience and also keeping your content up to date with what you’re doing on a regular basis.

3. Connect and follow up

Once you’ve made a professional connection through any of our events through the ECP Team or any other global summits you’ve attended, to shortly connect and follow up through a direct message with your new contact.