LinkedIn is one of the leading business social networks in the world of social networking. Most of the job hunters, professional businessmen, SEO professionals, Web Content Writers and more are mostly found here exchanging business ideas and looking for jobs. But some of these people commit common mistakes in their LinkedIn profiles that would give them new opportunities. Jason Alba—a CEO of the JibberJobber Company have currently released a DVD which is called LinkedIn for Job Seekers showcasing the five common mistakes that is commonly found on the LinkedIn Profiles.

1. Use a genuine picture—never put a picture in your avatar with different scenery background. According to Alba, if you are a job hunter you better use a professional headshot for your LinkedIn avatar. Some LinkedIn users are putting pictures who were not theirs, so avoid this and as much as possible use your genuine photo.

2. In your headline, write professional and descriptive title—don’t just put a title beneath your name. Write something that catches the interest of the readers. Don’t just put the title of your previous work, but instead specify what really your previous work was all about.

3. LinkedIn gives you the opportunity to post all the websites you are currently working or your work might be displayed. Though this is a great selection Alba said that when you go to edit website you should have to go to the websites section and click the “other” selection. After that insert the link and say something about it.

4. LinkedIn usually give you a default url for your profile. If you haven’t change your default url, it would look ugly because of the various numbers and codes that would appear in your LinkedIn address. If you want to see your profile neat and presentable, you should have to go to edit your LinkedIn profile and head to the public profile for you to make your own LinkedIn url.

5. And lastly, in LinkedIn’s summary section, you are given a 2000 character limit for you to say something about yourself. Take this opportunity to say something about you, your skills, abilities and experience. Make it direct and SEO friendly.

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