I often get asked this question.
Along with: “What should I put in my LinkedIn ‘About’ section?” (LinkedIn used to call the ‘About’ section your ‘Summary’ section).
People typically default with:
Breaking it down into three stages can be a good starting point.
I’ve got this far (in reviewing your Profile) so let me know what you’ve been up to. Where has life’s journey taken you? What have you learned? Where have you been? What have you achieved?
So here you are today. What’s going on? What are you presently working on? What do you enjoy doing? Who are you doing it with? What gives you a buzz? What drains you?
Now, this is the fun bit. What does the future look like? What will success look like for you? Tell me what your ambitions are, where you’d like to go. Paint the picture that you’d like your future to be.
It’s becoming increasingly common for people to have more than one job, and sometimes those jobs aren’t related to each other at all! So how do you convey the different sides of you and what you do on LinkedIn? I share my strategy in the quick video below.
Yes, LinkedIn is a business platform, but show some personality too. If you have a passion outside work, I’d share it here too. I want to get to know the whole person that is YOU!
The ‘About’ section on your LinkedIn Profile is possibly the most useful feature there is on LinkedIn. A person hasn’t shown up at your door for no reason. They wish to know more about you. Don’t miss the chance to maximise this opportunity.
I’d be super-pleased to learn of any tips you have, please feel free to share them with me over on LinkedIn!
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