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Whether you're on the job hunt or not, regularly polishing your LinkedIn profile is worth the effort. Here's why.
Every minute, LinkedIn users submit just north of 8,000 job applications, according to company data.
For job seekers, that can feel like a daunting number, especially as headlines about layoffs seem to infiltrate news feeds at a similar rate.
While LinkedIn isn't the only platform for searching job ads, it's the most popular, with a global user base of over one billion. So if you haven't updated your LinkedIn profile in a while, whether you're actively seeking employment or not, it's time for a refresh.
"People want to see that you have a digital footprint and see that you have more context about who you are," said Sam Wright, head of career strategy at Huntr, a company that specializes in job search tools.
Here are three quick ways -- plus one bonus round -- to clean up your LinkedIn profile.
Think about the information you want a potential employer to know about you first, and make sure they can see it fast.