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7 Tips to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile

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Taylor Desseyn
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Big thing I learned from leading two sessions? Fear. 99% of y’all won’t get started putting yourself out there because you are scared of being wrong or being judged. Forget that…just start posting about what you are passionate about online!

I talk about building out your LinkedIn profile a ton because IT’S SO IMPORTANT in today’s virtual professional landscape.

Here is a quick checklist that you need to be mindful of…

If you want to listen to the episode here you go: open.spotify.com/episode/0W2U6kcTUWN1lgZZYA..

  • Banner Cover Photo Thingy - this is the one thing that draws people into your profile make sure it tells me about YOU. Not some random quote or a picture of your favorite mountain
  • Profile Picture - this is your future employers first impression of you! Make sure I can see your face you look approachable!
  • Title - the words under your profile pic. This needs to be specific on either what you do or what you want to do. This is your profiles SEO.
  • Featured Section - this is where you can ‘link out’ to other work you have done. DO NOT put your resume here but link to github, portfolios etc.
  • About Section - needs to be short and to the point. Include your main skills you are learning or have learned.
  • Experience Section - like I mentioned this is a SUMMARY of what you are doing or have done. 3-4 bullet points at the most
  • Recommendations - gotta have them. They make your profile stand out. Gives you more credibility whether you like that or not.