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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!