At Sand Search, we are constantly reminding people that they should be minding their online resume – the one that is on LinkedIn. While it doesn’t take much to maintain your account, there are a few things that will help you keep the account active and up-to-date, even if there is a sudden career change.
Something you can do right now that can help you with your job search in the future is to update your LinkedIn profile to have a non-work email address linked to the account. If you leave your current job (willingly, unwillingly or because of a crisis) or you simply can’t remember your password, you will avoid a lengthy process to get access to your account.
You will save yourself a lot of time and avoid a huge headache is you just take 3 minutes RIGHT NOW and add a personal email account to your LinkedIn profile.
Not sure how to do it? Here is the quickest way to update your account:
- Click “Me” on the top bar
- Under “Account” click “Settings & Privacy”
- Click “Account”
- Click “Email addresses”
- Enter a non-work email address
*Special thanks to IT Recruiter Paul DeBettignies for this great tip.