10 reasons to update your LinkedIn profile now!

When people are in career-transition or job-search mode, the first thing they think about is updating their résumés. People often spend quite a bit of time and money making sure their résumés sparkle. On the flip side, we tend to slap our LinkedIn profiles together as an afterthought. Now is the time to rethink our priorities.

To be clear, the résumé is not dead! You still need a well-written, targeted résumé in order to apply for posted positions. However, a relatively small number of positions, as few as 20 percent, ever get posted. The vast majority of opportunities are found through…