Please check out this fantastic article by Emory University with our president, Matt Warzel, as a contributor β Updating Your Profile on LinkedIn: Skills You Should (and Shouldnβt) Add
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Creating a LinkedIn profile can feel stressful enough β how much experience do you add?
Do you write descriptions of what you did?
Who do you connect with?
Should you start making inspirational posts with emojis for emphasis?
Yet LinkedIn can be an invaluable tool, not only for finding jobs, but also for being found. LinkedIn skills can be crucial in how recruiters and hiring managers find and source candidates.
So, what skills should you add to LinkedIn, and how do you add them? In this guide, weβll cover:
- Why Should You Add LinkedIn Skills?
- Types of Skills to Add on LinkedInΒ
- Types of Skills You Shouldnβt Add on LinkedIn
- How to Add Skills on LinkedIn
- LinkedIn Skills: The Bottom Line
My take:
Why Should You Add LinkedIn Skills?
Basically, adding LinkedIn skills helpsΒ recruiters and hiring managersΒ who are searching for specific skills find you.
β[Adding skills] demonstrates to the hiring manager and recruiters that you are, in fact, in the same sandbox as them,β Matthew Warzel, certified professional resume writer and former Fortune 500 recruiter, says. βWhen they see words that resonate with their role theyβre hiring for and in the industry they are in, they perk up. You are showing relevance. Help them help you. Use intentional skills β without fibbing β that you know live and breath in their world.β
When you add relevant skills to your LinkedIn profile, you become discoverable. And you might miss out on potential job opportunities if you donβt add them.
Read the article here: https://careercenter.emory.edu/blog/2023/01/18/updating-your-profile-on-linkedin-skills-you-should-and-shouldnt-add/
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