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Ep. 79 Upshift: Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile And Presence (Special Guest Jamie Edwards)

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In this fantastic episode Brad sits down with Jamie Edwards, the CEO of Jam Sessions with Jamie. He helps our listeners learn about how to maximize their impact and visibility through LinkedIn and profile optimization. Some key highlights from this episode include:

  • Jamie discusses how he got started and created his own authentic brand.
  • He talked about how he’s been able to build a following in an organic way after he was off the platform for a while.
  • Jamie talks about how to fundamental factors that can help a profile start to stand out when first getting on the platform.
  • The value of the headline and how to create an eye-catching statement.
  • He breaks down common areas and challenges where people new to the platform can get off course.
  • What actually makes an impactful about me/bio section
  • Jamie targets the common sections that seem to be most neglected by jobseekers.
  • Jamie talks about one of his success stories about how to make an impactful and optimized LinkedIn profile.
  • How to utilize the #opentowork banner.
  • What would be the best first step for anyone completely new to the profile.
  • Jamie provides his best piece of career advice.

    • Guest info:

    Jamie Edwards

    Jamie is a successful people leader, culture champion and has spent most of his career building, developing and leading high performing sales and operations teams for Fortune 50 companies. After mastering the career development track, he now coaches' others and provides a knowledgeable and fun approach on how to build an attractive, high-quality resume, how to create a more visible LinkedIn profile and how to have confidence answering the toughest questions during the interview process. His spotlight posts that he creates for every candidate and displays to his entire network of 17K× followers get a ton of engagement which helps jobseekers become more visible to even more recruiters and hiring managers.

    To date Jamie has helped over 100 people ROCK their job search and increase their chances of getting interviews and job offers through his company Jam Sessions with Jamie.

    Calendar: http://calendly.com/jamsessionswithjamie

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiefoxedwards/

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    Your Career GPSBy Brad W. Minton
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