Only 51% of LinkedIn users have 'complete' profiles...

A complete LinkedIn profile is 40 times more likely to receive job opportunities from recruiters...

Here’s a few more facts...

The combination of all your active social media accounts forms what is known as your Social Resume. Of all these accounts though, one reigns supreme - LinkedIn.

Size

With 590+ million members worldwide, LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network.

Views

Users that include skills in their profiles receive on average 13 times more profile views.

Connections

68% of LinkedIn members use the platform to reconnect with past business colleagues & associates.

Recruitment

97% of recruiters use it to check out applicants and every 10 seconds, a hire is made through LinkedIn.

Is it worth your effort to complete your profile?

Are you searching for a new job? Then yes, it most certainly is. What if you aren't currently looking?Still is - because you never know when you might need a new job.

Users with complete profiles are 40 times more likely to receive job opportunities than those without. If your information is incomplete, you will be invisible regarding searches. This is why...

The LinkedIn search algorithm seeks and displays results in this order:

1 - Profile Completeness - (100% only)

2 - Connections in common - (shared)

3 - Connections by Degree - (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

4 - Groups in Common - (shared)

So the main reason to complete your profile is to ensure that you will appear in LinkedIn search results.

The act of creating a profile will start you as a Beginner.

After that, you will progress through a number of stages until you complete your profile

To become an 'All Star' member with a 100% profile you will need to add: