Consider your audience, read your profile as they will and then edit accordingly. Provide detailed information to make it easy to find and hire you.
1. TOP SECTION:
- Professional (looking) headshot- head and shoulders, non-distracting background (white or blurred), smile!
- Headline: specific and informative to your audience
- Customize the URL
- Background image (industry-specific, if applicable)
- Contact information (add email address)
2. ABOUT:
- Your personal story written in 1st person
- Initial few sentence summary: who you are, type of position you’re looking for (internship, co-op, full-time), & contact info
- Your background (can include why you chose your major and your hands-on field-related experience – on or off campus) ◻ Co-curricular work, involvement, and leadership
- Other work (summer jobs, etc.)
- Include key words
- Attach your resume and other relevant media
3. EXPERIENCE:
- List all related experience in the field in which you wish to work (doesn’t have to be paid employment: enterprise, senior integrated projects, class projects, research)
- Add relevant rich media
- Add your employment history (non-industry/field related)
- In Description area: highlight your technical, teamwork, leadership, communication & other skills
4. EDUCATION:
- University/College(s)
- Degree, major/minor/concentration
- Year in school and GPA (optional)
- Include study abroad information if applicable (university, dates, and relevant course of study)
- Relevant coursework
- Co-curricular activities and organizations (include any leadership positions held)
5. OTHER (Fill as much as you can to complete your profile)
- Licenses & certifications
- Volunteering
- Skills (choose 50 as these serve as your SEO keywords)
- Recommendations
- Honors & awards
- Languages
- Organizations
- Interests
- Causes
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