LinkedIn question

[snobetter]

I've recently created a LinkedIn page for myself. I did this because I knew the good work done in my department and by myself was about to become quite public.
My boss has received interest from head hunters, is there any tips / tricks to make me stand out more when people search?
I've filled in employment details and shared an update of the news.
Cheers.

[rog007]

Spend as much time on your LinkedIn profile as you should be doing on your CV; they're both highly effective marketing tools if done correctly and professionally. The detail should be similar on both; obviously LinkedIn has some additional features that you can exploit to your advantage that aren't available on a CV.

[944fan]

Photo. Without one your profile looks unfinished and possible not an actual person. I had huge increase in people approaching me (with job offers) after I had added a photo.

[snobetter]

944fan said:

Photo. Without one your profile looks unfinished and possible not an actual person. I had huge increase in people approaching me (with job offers) after I had added a photo.

Hmm, I'm exceptionally ugly, can I use your picture?

[944fan]

snobetter said:

944fan said:

Photo. Without one your profile looks unfinished and possible not an actual person. I had huge increase in people approaching me (with job offers) after I had added a photo.

Hmm, I'm exceptionally ugly, can I use your picture?

What makes you think I'm not? I work in IT though so looks don't matter for st.

Get a generic picture of a handsome chap off the Internet and use that. If anyone notices when you meet them, just say that was an old picture