Guide for LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a professional network and media where you can keep track of your contacts, expand your professional network, draw attention to yourself and make your competences visible to a wide range of stakeholders. In addition, you get:

  • Access to up-to-date knowledge and news in your field
  • The opportunity to help set the agenda within your field
  • Acknowledgments from your network and peers and the opportunity to acknowledge them too
  • Exposure of projects and results
     

LinkedIn has more than 610 million users worldwide, and more than 2.5 million Danes currently have a LinkedIn profile (according to LinkedIn 2019). LinkedIn is growing, and more and more people use it on a daily basis.

Content on LinkedIn generally has a long lifespan compared with content on other social media platforms, and the tone and general atmosphere on LinkedIn is often friendlier and more positive than on other social media.

If you want to get the most out of LinkedIn, make sure the information in your profile is correct, and that it is professional and up-to-date. Below is a number of videos to guide you.

Note: The videos are in Danish but English subtitles are available. Click the subtitle button in the YouTube player. 

 


In this video you will learn how to edit your headline, job title, location and industry.
In this video you will learn how to upload a profile picture and a cover picture to your LinkedIn profile.
In this video you will learn how to customize your LinkedIn URL.
In this video you will learn how to add a summary to your LinkedIn profile.
In this video you will learn how to add experience and education to your LinkedIn profile.
In this video you will learn how to add competencies to your LinkedIn profile.
In this video you will learn how to add contacts to your network on LinkedIn.