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Your LinkedIn is as or more important than your resume nowadays. It’s an excellent tool for connecting with other professionals, learning about job opportunities and learning from others. Unfortunately, most people just aren’t that good at LinkedIn.
They either aren’t making the right connections, have terrible SEO (search engine optimization) or worse, they just aren’t using it.
Let’s get yours fixed!
https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/otrwy7LFNiwp77kXF_R4v1cdvB1ceNGG12Qc_vz0P72fowUdWzZd5jmmRQA4sy8mx90Rze13A07KN_cSfk23_6Mmoi5A0qQWbg5oiFHqrqiFKWwyk0m5vVFxfTDEeROR5HV1dRwr7zcXVR0-BnIO6g
You should have a photo of yourself! Mine is me in a ball pit. I’d suggest a clear photo of your face AND a background photo to fill in that blank void that LI will use if you don’t. If you need a high quality FREE image check out unsplash.com
Your headline should read like this <Your Title/Desired Title> | <List of top 3 or 4 relevant skills> (eg. Software Engineer | Javascript, ReactJS, ReduxJS, MongoDB - your headline is searchable! The keywords here are important as that’s how recruiters will often find you!
Your contact information should reflect the nearest large city where you live. For example, I live in a suburb outside the SF Bay Area. I need to change my location to SF Bay Area. Why? It’s more likely to attract recruiters who are searching by location. I can guarantee you no one is really searching for Concord, CA ;)
https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/azEDb2EiGJBx2D91wAMU5F_xMJXKLHa528jiOOuxf7x29Y0uoNCpjsvbPu_XbvjhaP3qoX4WbXqMmk02eCc8iNO5utDLA6YbI9PPsbrs-jzRnGveDxOqGOfJBWNzKNJR6WREQ_aAUttr5qyW2u9CQg
Your about section should reflect the same skills you listed in your headline! No need to be too verbose here, as most people just aren’t going to take the time to really read it but it is a good opportunity to share a little about yourself.
https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/IDhXdDVCtrI7XSYqDIixwNNt7zLxZxIlCJ-FOQnQdGRkqpLUn5Hfb_0mL15brtLHjMMybl8zsJ7OlhkiNfoUvD8GCYzqtca2IKvgmJN4lxcFkoZrcMWTHTBzGNaBRGQRXpF_V6ddKZ3oQaOa8AyaFA
Have some projects? Cool, share them in the Featured section with a link and a nice screenshot. This will absolutely make a hiring manager feel more confident that you are in fact a skilled developer and not some bootcamp grad who hasn’t really built anything.