It is a YES from our side; if it is a NO please give your reasons in the comment column because below are few reasons for yes.
We are in the digital world; we all are connected through Whats app, gmail, Facebook and the list goes on. And all of them may have a profile pics and lots of shared images and videos is that enough? No; for it is your digital identity. Your prospective employer’s, customers, investors all are going to google your name before they consider you. So the question arises again is it enough.
In most of the cases it is not enough; start creating your personal social profile on LinkedIn because in most cases when someone searches your name on google the LinkedIn profile comes first. Creating a profile in LinkedIn is easy; but how you manage it matters. Before posting anything on social media think many times. Because it is easy to analyse your behavior, your political alignment, your personal interests through all these actions and activities on social media. But it is not a medium to project something that you are not; it should be genuine the real you; Let there be no differences.
While creating your profile align it with your profession.Try to fill all the columns in the personal profile page and add summary of your professional/career. It can help you network with people who matters for your business. Search for articles that is relevant to your working field and follow the writers. Start discussions, share relevant contents; in any social media policy is always give and take when you start giving valuable points you will get it back as well.
Just few reasons for having a social profile; we are going to it in detail and meantime if you need us to focus on something do let us know. But start Googling your name and clear the mess