First Hand: Leslie Hughes, LinkedIn profile writer, offers advice on how best to showcase your accomplishments
I can’t even believe how long it’s been since I updated my profile. Years and years.You are not alone and that’s why I love doing what I’m doing! Which, if I were to explain it simply at a party, which I never do, I’d say I help empower professionals and brands optimize their stories via social media channels. Really I make you look better on LinkedIn, because lots of people are just like you, that’s totally normal.Well, it’s very common.
They tend to have the opposite problem, actually. I write a lot of profiles for senior executives who are recognizing they are forward-facing ambassadors and they need to open up to connect with their peers, staff or investors. My job then is to help them make an accessible profile, and the easiest way to do this is to break it down into easy bite-sized applicable items. The very first one is the headshot, which is what people see first and where they make their first impression.
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