𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁.
I have friends who open LinkedIn only when they need to change positions or post new certificates. And that's all.
There is also a misconception about LinkedIn, some people regard it as a boring and intimidating platform.
Yes, I admit that the content on LinkedIn may not be as funny as TikTok videos, but there is much more you would enjoy here.
Last week I got the chance to shed light on the benefits of LinkedIn and help those who haven't optimised it yet.
I was at home strolling around different social media networks when my sister Mayowa Kolawole reached out and said:
"Hey Clever, I would like to invite you as a speaker at LinkedIn Local - Kigali"
That was exciting, I saw it as a chance to shed light on how LinkedIn can help people build their personal brands and supportive communities through networking.
👍 So, I said yes to the invitation.
Last Friday was D-Day and I couldn’t wait to join around 80 professionals, ready to explore the ins and outs of LinkedIn.
Arriving at the event, Sonia Iraguha was about to take the stage, she enriched our understanding of Business Environments in #Rwanda.
Later, David Mubita and I joined Mayowa Kolawole for a 2nd fireside chat -𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 & 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙙𝙄𝙣 𝙖𝙩 𝘼𝙣𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧.
Based on my first-hand experience and insights shared by others, LinkedIn can help you achieve the following:
🤝 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: LinkedIn’s connection feature helps you initiate relationships with industry experts, mentors, recruiters, and more.
from my experience, 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘗𝘙 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢, now 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.
💼 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: LinkedIn has a feature dedicated to helping you find your next job. Just tap on the ‘Jobs’ button and check out available opportunities.
📌 𝘛𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
🏁 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: This platform is a great tool to showcase your enthusiasm and capabilities to the world. With its versatile features like events, recommendations,
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻'𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹
💎 Sharing valuable content relevant to your target audience can help boost your visibility.
🔶 Enhance your credibility with recommendations from people who have worked with you.
I can’t wrap this up without appreciating the amazing team of LinkedIn Local-Kigali for organizing such a wonderful gathering.
Together, we can leverage the powerful features of LinkedIn to boost our professional growth.