Online Profiles: LinkedIn
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You can think of your LinkedIn profile as your digital resume. It should
contain your professional experience, skills, and education.

Your GitHub profile is a great demonstration of your technical skills,
but it is only very beneficial to a technical individual. Your LinkedIn
profile should be geared towards the HR department, giving you a chance
to further explain things about yourself.

Much like your GitHub profile, you want to associate a professional
email address with your LinkedIn account as well as have a nice looking
headshot to include as a picture.

In addition to the tips below, read `10 Examples of Highly Impactful LinkedIn Profiles <https://komarketing.com/blog/10-examples-highly-impactful-linkedin-profiles/>`_ to learn how you can make your LinkedIn profile stand out.

Summary
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LinkedIn gives you the ability to write a summary. Most interviewers
read this to get a high level understanding of what you are looking to
do. So put some passion into writing your summary!

Core Skills
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LinkedIn has a section dedicated to skills. This is the area where you
may like to include some of the hard technical skills you are searching
for, and other soft skills you have accumulated from non-tech education
or experience.

History
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A great advantage of LinkedIn over a resume is that you can greatly
expand upon your work history and education. You can also use the social
networking aspect of LinkedIn to connect with past coworkers and
classmates that can verify the skills you include in your profile.