Where do I put PMP on LinkedIn?

Where do I put PMP on LinkedIn?

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LinkedIn is a powerhouse

Starting the discussion on Where do I put PMP on LinkedIn? , Let's discuss about PMP. Did you recently become a PMP certified individual? PMP, abbreviation for Project Management Professional, is one of the most reputed and sought after certification courses in the world. If you are having a PMP certification, well, congratulations first of all. You have done what a small percentage of people in this world have done. If you became a PMP you must have been very delighted and would want to share your achievement with the world. The world has become very connected ever since the wide adaptation of internet. In all the social media that exists, there is one powerhouse, which completely stands out. That powerhouse is LinkedIn.

Bigger picture of LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a social media platform for professionals. It is the most unique social media platform not just because it is only used by professionals but also the other unique features that it offers to the user. LinkedIn is not a social media platform but a community of motivated and career oriented people. LinkedIn is where opportunities come first. Opportunity in the form of valuable people looking to collaborate or simply people who know someone else who might bring about opportunity for you. Secondly, it is a community which allows people to share their experience and wisdom. It is a social media platform which is bound to make you smarter if you spend your time there. Plus there is also scope of recruitment.

PMP and LinkedIn

As a PMP, which is one sought after certification, you must be tempted to put PMP on your LinkedIn profile for some humble bragging, (just kidding). In reality, it is to get even better professional opportunity. Picture this, you have put PMP on your LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn has close to quarter of a billion users on it. And given how big of a field PMP is, there are a lot of project managers and project related roles on LinkedIn. There are 2.2 million project related roles coming up in the world and great number of them are available on LinkedIn. So, it becomes essential to put your PMP certification on LinkedIn to tap into that opportunity.

How to put experience on LinkedIn

Now that we have clarity on how important it is, let us understand how it is done so you can put your PMP on LinkedIn right this moment. The process is relatively simple, far simpler than getting the PMP which must have taken you a lot of effort. So let’s see how:

• First login to your account.
• Once you have logged in there will be a top menu where you will see “me” written close to right side. The drop down will come and click view profile.
• Alternatively to the above step, you will see your name and picture, if you have, on side panel. Click that.
• Scroll down to licences and certification.
• Click the “+” sign.
• Put Project Management Professional in the box.
• Issuing organization is Project Management Institute.
• Put in your licence number from the certificate that you have.
• Put certificate URL you can get on PMP website.
• Then lastly, put the date. The expiry is 3 years from the starting date.
• Share to profile to showcase it to your connections. And then share.Connections explained later in the article.

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Why you need to be on LinkedIn ?

This is all that is needed to put PMP on your LinkedIn profile. Now, at this point the next question in your mind must be, why do I need to put my PMP on LinkedIn? The answer to that is - world has become faster and more connected. More so after the pandemic, because more and more people are on the internet. And more people are realizing the need of having personal brand. There is no running from creating your personal brand at this point in the world and no better place to build that brand than LinkedIn.

Personal Branding on LinkedIn

What creating personal brand will do is to bring you to people who will give you opportunities in life. Engagement in LinkedIn works in a beautiful way. If someone likes your LinkedIn post, let’s say the one you share your certificate with, liked the post will see. LinkedIn, in that sense is a marvellous place to be active on. When more and more people see your post you will get more collaboration requests. As you know PMPs are always sought after everywhere That’s is why being on LinkedIn is the best way to grow your career.

Growth and other benefits

When you get PMP certification, on average your salary increases by 25%. But if you are active on LinkedIn, that average rises. You will get higher returns as your credibility is not visible to people you know in person but to 750 million people. The power of social media, especially, LinkedIn is tremendous and that is why we call it a powerhouse. One more thing that you could do on LinkedIn is to post blogs about any future project you undertake and mention what you are contributing there. Share your wisdom. This might even count for PDUs if you get enough attention, which is highly likely as LinkedIn does wonders for PMPs. To start your PMP journey, write to us at training@learningmudra.com