6 Elements You Need To Create A Powerful LinkedIn Summary

6 Elements You Need To Create A Powerful LinkedIn Summary

Your LinkedIn summary ranks among the most important professional summaries you will ever write. Whether you are looking for a job or already have one, it is imperative you stay marketable in today’s quickly changing job market. Even if you are not actively seeking a new position, employers may be actively seeking you.

It is, therefore, critical for you to distinguish yourself. The good news is, in the Internet age it has never been easier. The bad news is, it has also never been more difficult because the competition is fierce.

Your LinkedIn summary is one of the best places to catch a prospective employer or client’s attention. Since you have only 2,000 characters in which to do it, you need to choose your words wisely. Here are six pieces of information (not necessarily in any order) to include that will help you create a powerful LinkedIn summary.

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How My Divorce Led Me To A Career I Love

How My Divorce Led Me To A Career I Love

For as long as I could remember, I wanted to be a lawyer. At least, I remember saying I wanted to be a lawyer.

That pronouncement took me right through to my senior year in college, resolute as I was, until it came time to apply to law school.

Suddenly, what had once felt like a natural choice and next step in a pre-ordained progression of sorts felt… off.

As I sat for the LSAT (Law School Admission Test) not once but twice, canceling my scores the first time because my nerves (or something deeper) got the best of me, I had the sinking feeling I was not where I was supposed to be in my life.

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