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Professional Profile Checklist
ü Profile Picture ü Headline ü Summary ü Experience ü Skills ü Endorsements ü Recommendations ü Education ü Volunteer & Interests ü Awards ü Follow businesses (minimum 3) ü Join groups (minimum 3)
Professional Profile Picture
ü High quality headshot ü Look friendly and approachable – smile! ü Use larger photo and crop/resize to 200 x 200 for highest impact and quality ü Avoid backgrounds and other people unless it relates to your work.
Professional Profile Headline
ü Describe what you want. & key skills ü Look up other professionals in your field ü Examples:
o Environmental Policy Analyst and SQL Expert Seeking opportunities at Nonprofits
o Director of Public Relations and Marketing | Expert at raising brand awareness and developing partnerships
o VP of Sales | Experience growing and leading global teams of 100+ o Social Media Expert driving successful B2B and B2C campaigns on a
shoestring budget. Average ROI of 500 o Six Sigma Master Black Belt dedicated to process excellence in email
operations o Procurement & Contract Specialist | Treasury Manager | Trilingual in
Spanish, French, and German
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Professional Profile Summary
ü Few brief paragraphs ü Background ü Key areas of expertise ü Accomplishments ü Bullets ü Account for gaps in history
Professional Profile Experience
ü List 3 recent jobs with duties and accomplishments ü List transferable skills ü Spell out acronyms ü Clear description of employer’s focus ü Accomplishments draw reader in
Professional Profile Skills, Endorsements & Recommendations
ü Mix of correlating skills, endorsements & recommendations. ü 5 transferable skills (minimum) ü Endorsements for each skill ü Written recommendations – ask for them from each position and or about each
skill set. ü Recommendations from upper-level management carry more weight. Peer
recommendations are supportive, too. Professional Profile Education
ü List all schools & educational Institutes ü List continuing education to show professional development ü List all schools attended - You never know when an alum is looking!