Adding interests on LinkedIn allows you to connect with your target audience on a deeper level. Everyone who is there looking or a job or an employee perhaps wants to know what kind of person they are and what they do during their free time. This is exactly what the interest section reflects. Setting proper interests makes sure that you have a life outside of work and if you do proper research and some of those interests matches with that of your recruiters, coworkers, it will help to be a conversation starter and make your connection stronger as people prefer working with people who are as same as them and they can be friends with.
How to Add Interests on LinkedIn?
The main thing you have to focus on while adding in interests on LinkedIn is that it should match the area of job you are applying for. Keep in mind that you are not in this platform for fun but for building a career. So, you have to make sure that it matches with the area of work you area of work you are applying for. You can add interests on LinkedIn by:
1. Log into your LinkedIn account.
2. Tap on ‘Search Bar’ at the top.
3. Search for the pages/influencers, schools that you want to add to interest.
4. Open their Profile and Tap on ‘Follow‘.
Once you start following them, their names automatically come in your interests tab. Thus, using the steps mentioned, you can add Interests on LinkedIn.
How to Remove Interests on LinkedIn?
Once you add interests on LinkedIn, that appears on your Profile. These are result of the pages, influencers, and schools you follow and the groups you have been accepted to. Now, there might arise situations when your interests does not match with the area of line you are looking to work or, might even affect them by being too controversial. In these cases, you can easily remove them. To remove interests on LinkedIn, follow these steps:
1. Log into your LinkedIn account and go to your ‘Profile’.
2. Scroll down to the ‘Interests’ section.
3. Tap on the page that you want removed from your Interests.
4. The page opens. Click on ‘Following’ box.
5. Click on ‘Unfollow’.
Once you do this, the page gets unfollowed and hence, removed from your Interests section. You can see it by going back to your profile and refreshing the page. You will see that the page has now disappeared from your Interests section. The steps mentioned above for adding and removing Interests on LinkedIn is similar for using in Phones and Desktop/Pc. The icons are placed similarly with the same options which makes it easier for you to do it and not be confused.
Conclusion
Thus, by using the methods mentioned above, you can easily and effectively add interests on LinkedIn. You may not think of it as a big deal. But, these interests play a huge role in your recruitment process and making sure that you add proper interests matching to your coworkers and area of your job provides you an advantage and increases the chances of you getting the job. Hope this article as helpful and cleared your doubts and now you can add interests on LinkedIn. Feel free to leave comments and questions if you have any confusion.
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