๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ? ๐โ๐บ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ.
Skeleton profiles are not only filled with missed opportunities to sell yourself to employers or potential clients. They make you look unsavvy. And who wants to hire someone whoโs unsavvy?
Robust profiles tell people what you do AND why you do it. On the other hand, Skeleton profiles provide company names, job titles, and little else.
๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ก ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐น Headline โ LinkedInโs โdefaultโ headline, which is your current position
๐น About section โ A few lines that provide little information might even focus on your employer instead of you.
๐น Experience โ Job titles, maybe a few lines about what you did for your employers or clients.
๐ฅ๐ข๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐น Headline โ Focuses on what you can do for employers
๐น About section โ Tells a bit of your career story, what drew you to your career, what you love, and maybe a few career highlights.
๐น Experience โ Focuses on the impact youโve had on your employers or clients, maybe includes a bit about things you learned.
๐นHeadshot โ Set to Anyone so it will be seen by people on and off LinkedIn.
๐ FYI, ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ผ๐
๐น 1st-degree connections only โ so potential clients, recruiters, etc., who arenโt connected to you wonโt be able to see it
๐น Your network โ Only people connected up to 3 degrees can see it โ again, you may not be seen by potential clients, recruiters, etc.
๐น All LinkedIn members โ Only members when they are signed in to the platform
๐น Anyone โ everyone on or off LinkedIn
Unless youโre not on LinkedIn to be seen by others, make sure your Headshot is set to โAnyoneโ
If youโre wondering why LinkedIn isnโt working for you. It might be because instead of having a compelling Robust profile that makes people want to contact you, you have a barely there Skeleton profile that attracts no one.
