During one of my LinkedIn-Makeover Plus sessions today, I had an interesting conversation. My client asked me to add “Dynamic and Energetic Leader” to the Summary section. I refused. And here’s the reason. It’s fine and dandy to put that into a resume, it’s practically expected… but your LinkedIn profile is NOT your resume! Your LinkedIn profile allows you to tell a story. So rather than saying, “I’m a dynamic and energetic leader” tell a story that conveys that sentiment. Talk about your guiding philosophy. Talk about your core management values. Tell a story about how you motivated a team out of the doldrums and into amazing sales! Let your reader come to the conclusion that you are a dynamic and energetic leader.
Would you like to create bullets in your LinkedIn profile? Within LinkedIn, there is no magic bullet button that allows you to create a bulleted list, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. I’m going to let you in on a secret… there are two ways to get bullets in your LinkedIn profile.
The one approach people take is to create a bulleted list in Microsoft Word, copy it, and paste it into LinkedIn.
The other, much easier way is to
I received an email today asking me what 2 suggestions I might offer as immediate improvements to a LinkedIn Profile. This is what I wrote: My first suggestion would be to determine the goal of your profile. Why are you on LinkedIn? What are you trying to achieve? Is your profile for reputation management? Are …
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you had a one page guide that helped you create an AMAZING keyword-packed LinkedIn Headline? Guess what? I created a simple, one page LinkedIn Headline Generator document! It helps you find just the right keywords to create a POWERFUL LinkedIn Headline! And I decided to give it away for FREE! …
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