How to use your LinkedIn Profile as a Resume
Want to land that dream job? Try using LinkedIn as your resume.?
If your future company’s HR saw your LinkedIn profile or checked out your online resume, would they call you for an interview or make a hard pass???
You’re reading this article because you want to polish and refine your LinkedIn resume and profile, and that’s great!?
With more than 50 million companies posting over 15 million job listings there, you shouldn’t be surprised to know that almost 90% of recruiters scout potential applicants on that mega-site.??
Here’s a simple and reliable guide for job-hunters who want to rewrite their profiles.
Making that resume “irresistible” to recruiters?
A lot of websites would list tips like using bullet points, sans-serif fonts, and a professional picture which are terrific tips but quite generic! We genuinely hope that these in-depth tips refine your profiles for easier applications.??
Let’s get started, shall we? Here are some “tips from the trade”.??
Hubspot says: “A good LinkedIn headline follows four best practices.” Long story short, a great headline must be complete enough to draw positive attention to the rest of your profile. Tried and tested formulas include:
The headline is important because it must explain two things: what you can do for them and give the recruiter the assurance that he or she won’t be interviewing a bot.??
Be descriptive AND informative. Let’s compare two examples:???
Pat is a digital marketer who loves bread, dogs, life and CHEESE. I love fedoras because my ukulele loves me too ???????
Or??
My name is Pat. I’ve been in marketing for 15 years and am proud to have worked with Ogilvy, Saatchi and Saatchi, and Dentsu. I can get campaigns to get more impressions and engagement by more than 20% in three months.??
Follow me on FB and IG: LINK??
Lessons: Not everything trending catches positive attention, and this is a job application, not your personal social media account. Many of us write summaries to get noticed and think recruiters base everything on influence and impact, but they don’t. They take time to assess all candidates' strong points and skills to ensure the best people fill “that” role.??
You may be eager to send your newly edited resume to companies... But have you spell-checked and edited everything? It’s always wise to proofread what you finished or have somebody help you point out what can be improved.?
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When listing your work experience, list in REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL order. Enumerate the most recent roles, and write what you were able to do for that role and significant accounts you may have handled.???
Here’s another example for your reference:?
Copywriter, Mineski Philippines (04/21 - 01/22)??
Keep your LinkedIn feed professional?
Keep your personal life out of work.??
That may sound or seem rigid for younger professionals, but learning to be logical and less driven by emotions is the first step to carving out a credible professional profile. LinkedIn is not Facebook or Instagram. Businesspeople and women go there to find inspiration for business content, not to dig dirt on anybody.??
If you want to attract better job offers, here are the best ways to supercharge your presence on LinkedIn.?
For the sake of your professional career, please keep politics and personal drama out of your feed because multinational corporations like to keep a neutral stance. A job pool differs from an influencer pool; buck up and clean up any posts that may offend recruiters, communities, and minorities.?
There are exceptions, though. If you want to run for public office, triple-check what you post because social media (and the internet in general) will always find a way to dig up posts that will decide whether you’ll get the job of your dreams.??
?A professional email address is important in every job hunter’s backpack. As shallow as it may seem, an unprofessional-sounding email address tends to turn off recruiters.??
Put yourself in a recruiter’s pointy shoes. You’re looking for a “methodical digital marketing manager” with at least five years of work experience in marketing and advertising. Who will you send an invite to for a first interview???
?The safest choice is to use your first and last name if you can’t spend it on your own domain or website yet.??
Staying “marketable”?
Top companies will always employ top talent. That’s the reality of things. If that sounded intimidating, then you need to finish this article.??
By signing up for short courses related to your industry, you’ll uncover insights from other people and might come up with new ways to solve old problems. You can also try connecting with the right people in industries you love because more connections may give you access to a better network of professional acquaintances.??
The internet opened the world to plenty of learning options, with online classes being the most popular choice. If you’re already working, you can also suggest bi-monthly learning sessions or forums wherein people are encouraged to share about their field of ability. Investing in staying competitive will help you overall and make you an asset to any company.??
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