LinkedIn has recently introduced an exciting update that allows users to showcase their top skills directly in the About section of their profiles. This enhancement opens up new opportunities for professionals to make a strong first impression and strategically highlight their expertise. In this blog post, we will explore the significance of crafting a compelling …
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Hi Donna! As a veteran, I took you up on your LinkedIn Profile offer for transitioning military and veterans and am optimizing my profile using your LinkedIn Makeover DIY Kit. My struggle is that I am very interested in changing positions and possibly industries moving from manufacturing into more of a technical, data science type …
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Last week, I conducted a full day LinkedIn workshop. The company that hired me was in the process of laying off a couple of dozen people. The workshop was for this group about to be laid off, to teach them how to optimize their LinkedIn profile. As is always the case, people think the only …
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LinkedIn Profile Plagiarism I’ve written about LinkedIn profile plagiarism in the past. It’s still very much a hot topic and I often get emails from people with additional questions. The most popular question is: what do you do when a coworker plagiarizes your LinkedIn profile? It’s one thing when the person who takes your work …
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How Often Should I Update My LinkedIn Profile? Question: How often do you update your LinkedIn profile? I make it a point to do so every quarter to make sure it communicates what I want it to. It’s a part of my quarterly business review task. Is quarterly too much? Too little? Just right? Thoughts?–Sarah …
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Dear Donna, Something very interesting and disappointing is occurring regarding sharing profile updates. I have selected to share all profile updates with my network. However, after updating my profile with a new experience, no one in my network has received any notification, even after 2 hours of the update. The response I got by a …
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Donna, Would appreciate if you can provide your advice on the following situation. I took a new position and do not have any measurable successes yet. Without successes, what do I put on my LinkedIn profile’s experience section? Thanks, -P Hi P! When talking about a powerful LinkedIn profile, stating strong, impressive accomplishments is important. …
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People from all over the world send me their resumes to critique. Almost 95% of the resumes I see have this one bit of information in common… they include their home address on the resume’s letterhead. What’s so wrong with that? Hiring managers, recruiters, HR professionals often will copy the address from your resume’s letterhead …
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Microsoft acquired LinkedIn back in June of 2016 for 26 BILLION dollars. And since then, Microsoft is working hard at integrating LinkedIn into their products. One of the most recent ways they’ve integrated LinkedIn is through their Microsoft Word Resume Assistant. Image source Using Resume Assistant in Microsoft Word, you can see EXAMPLES of job …
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This article was updated on 8/16/2023. Looking at your LinkedIn profile’s Experience section, you may find yourself thinking, “Can I re-order my experiences?” Perhaps you have two current positions and you want the primary experience to lead in your Experience section. The good news is yes, it’s possible to reorder experiences on your LinkedIn profile …
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