Connect & get hired

Lessons

1. 1✓Lesson 1 · DoneYour account profileA name, a photo and a short bio go a long way.2m2 minutes

   A name, a photo and a short bio go a long way.

   1. 1Open Profile in your account.
   2. 2Tap “Connect with LinkedIn” to fill empty name fields and your photo.
   3. 3Add a short bio, your home area and links.
   4. 4Tap “Save profile”.

   Try it: Your profile ↗
2. 2✓Lesson 2 · DoneCreate your Connect profileYour public page for skills, links and what you’re into.4m4 minutes

   Your public page for skills, links and what you’re into.

   1. 1On Connect › People, tap “Create your Connect profile”.
   2. 2Add your headline, “About you” and skills. It saves a draft as you go.
   3. 3Choose “Who can see your profile?” and whether to show in People.
   4. 4Tick “I’m 18 or over” and “Publish”.

   Try it: Your Connect profile ↗
3. 3✓Lesson 3 · DoneAppear in Hire.meWhere organisations find people open to work.3m3 minutes

   Where organisations find people open to work.

   1. 1In your Connect profile, tick “Appear in Hire.me”.
   2. 2Choose who sees you’re open to work: everyone on Cozy, or organisations only.
   3. 3Say when you can start, how much time and what you’re looking for.
   4. 4Upload your CV and choose who can open it.

   Try it: Your Connect profile ↗
4. 4✓Lesson 4 · DoneYour Cozy URLA short address to put in your email signature.2m2 minutes

   A short address to put in your email signature.

   1. 1Find “Your Cozy URL” in your Connect profile.
   2. 2Letters, numbers and dashes. Tap “Save address”.
   3. 3Tap “Copy link” to share it. Old addresses keep working.

   Try it: Your Connect profile ↗
5. 5✓Lesson 5 · DonePost an opportunityJobs, freelance work, volunteering, mentoring and more.3m3 minutes

   Jobs, freelance work, volunteering, mentoring and more.

   1. 1On Connect, tap “Post an opportunity” (or “Auto-generate from a link”).
   2. 2Choose “Posting as” and the kind of opportunity.
   3. 3Describe it, then when, where, pay and how to apply.
   4. 4Tap “Publish” (some new organisations’ posts get a quick check first).

   Try it: Post an opportunity ↗
6. 6✓Lesson 6 · DoneAdd your organisationGive your team, charity or business a page on Connect.2m2 minutes

   Give your team, charity or business a page on Connect.

   1. 1On Connect › Organisations, tap “Add your organisation”.
   2. 2Answer “Who’s posting?” and tap “Create organisation”.
   3. 3Set its Cozy URL in the organisation’s settings.

   Try it: Add your organisation ↗

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