The New LinkedIn Profile Improvement Tool - CareerEnlightenment.com

Certifications and PublicationsAs a job seeker, you should always look for ways to differentiate yourself from the crowd. Most of your competition will overlook these sections (unless they are reading this blog post too!).If your job requires you to have a certification then clearly you should include it here. But also being able to show that you’ve published content will really accelerate you in the eyes of a recruiter or hiring manager.A publication could be just an article in a local magazine, an ebook, or a published interview. Publications can be dragged up to the top of your profile to highlight featured items.Projects and Work SamplesIf you have ever worked on a project in your work history, then I would strongly advise you to include it here. A résumé is great for showing what you’ve done in the past. But talking about and demonstrating your actual work can show a hiring manager what you could do for them in the future.If you can’t think of a project right away, just enter in a sample project so that later you can edit it directly without having to go through the Improve Your Profile Tool all over again.