Spruce up your LinkedIn profile with engaging content
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 10:30 AM

Professionals often praise LinkedIn, and with good reason. The social media website's press page states that it has more than 225 million members worldwide. This means that job seekers could take a career test, find out what line of work is right for them and then join LinkedIn and start making valuable connections in the field they wish to enter.

However, as job seekers may be connecting with total strangers, they will want to make a strong first impression. The key to doing so is having a LinkedIn profile that grabs individuals' attention. According to CBS MoneyWatch, one of the best ways to do this is to use LinkedIn's Professional Portfolio feature.

"Customizing your profile on LinkedIn will make it much more compelling to view by your community as well as by hiring managers, clients and colleagues," Nicole Williams, LinkedIn's career expert, told the news source. "This feature truly lets your work speak for itself."

LinkedIn users who take advantage of Professional Portfolio have a chance to imbed images, videos and presentations in their work history. Overall, this provides visitors to their profile with a more visually pleasing and informative experience, which, in turn, could help job seekers get ahead.