Updated LinkedIn Profile
This assignment measures Module Objective 6.6, which supports Course Competency 2.
Objectives
- 6.6 Produce a complete LinkedIn profile (or Google Sites profile page) with a headline, About section, experience, skills and portfolio links. (Course Competency 2)
Overview
With your resume finished, your profile should carry the same information and more: media, recommendations and connections beyond a one-page resume.
5 points, Exercises. About 1.5 hours.
Instructions
- Transfer your final resume content to the profile. Leave off your phone number and address.
- Update your headline and About section to match the roles you are applying for.
- Add your skills and ask classmates and your instructor to endorse your top three.
- Attach portfolio images or video to the relevant experience or education entries.
- Update Open to Work preferences and your professional groups.
- Students under 16. LinkedIn’s User Agreement does not allow members under 16. If you are under 16, build the same content as a Professional Profile page on your Google Sites portfolio (headline, About section, experience, education, skills and portfolio links), and complete any networking step through the course Discord and the public pages of the organizations you follow. You are graded on the same criteria.
Example
LinkedIn surfaces more complete profiles in recruiter searches. Fill in every section.
Accessibility
Give every media item a title and a description of what it shows, and caption any video before you attach it.
Submission
Upload a screenshot of the updated profile and paste its link.
Rubric (5 points)
| Criterion | Points |
|---|---|
| Profile matches the final resume and current target roles (Objective 6.6) | 3 |
| Media attached with titles and descriptions; endorsements requested (Objective 6.6) | 2 |
| Total | 5 |
Due
All times are Arizona time.
- Due in Canvas: Sunday, April 18, 12:00 p.m.
- Hard close: Monday, April 19, 12:00 p.m. Work submitted after the deadline and before the hard close loses 10%. Nothing is accepted after the hard close.