Chapter 13
There’s More to You than Your Jobs
IN THIS CHAPTER
Detailing your professional career
Listing education, licenses, and certifications
Discovering accomplishments and adding them to your profile
Branding yourself through activities and interests
Most people think of LinkedIn as a place to state the positions they’ve held throughout their careers. LinkedIn is so much more than just a compendium of where you worked. Your LinkedIn profile is a 360-degree view of you as a professional. Throughout your career you won awards, joined industry organizations, ran projects, received patents, wrote publications, and more.
In this chapter, I show you how to compile and record all of these professional accomplishments to create a complete profile of you. And it’s not just accomplishments; certain professions demand certain skill sets, certifications, and abilities. LinkedIn spotlights your education, licenses and certifications, and volunteer experiences directly under the Experience section of your LinkedIn profile.
Scrolling further down, LinkedIn provides the Accomplishments section ...
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