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Now you can add up to 100 skills in the main skill section of your LinkedIn profile. ❓ Why are we seeing this now? Here's my theory. LinkedIn has added a skills 🍳 component to several profile sections. Now we can add skills to About, Experience, Education, Certifications, and more. I like those changes. For each part of our professional life, we are activating different skills so it makes sense to showcase them across the profile. Why is this happening? ❓ I think that LinkedIn is putting more emphasis on skills generally, and I lot of this data feeds directly into their premium "Recruiter" subscription. This data helps recruiters find specific talent more easily. For those of us NOT in a job search mode, the additional skills are also valuable. Let your prospects and clients see the skills you bring to the table ⎍. The skills and keywords are all part of the professional impression we are making online. So no matter who you are, take advantage of: ✅ Extra skills in every possible profile section. Select the best ones! ✅ Additional skills in the main profile section Just one last tip, be sure to prioritize your most important overall professional skills. Pick the TOP TWO to feature at the top of your main skills section. #LinkedIn #skills Sandra Long Post Road Consulting: LinkedIn and Social Selling Training
Chuck Shaver
3mo
10 years ago it was the more the merrier and I maxed out the 50 because I was in tech sales looking for tech sales advancement and open to recruiters to find me for any experience. However, if you are looking at LinkedIn as a hyper-focused sales tool then that is not a good idea for 2 primary reasons. 1) Visitors will not endorse you for 100 Skills and most likely not more than 3 skills will get an endorsement from a visitor so most will be left 2) Your feed is influenced by everything you do on your profile. I am a LinkedIn trainer and I am no longer in tech sales but if my profile bleeds of tech sales then so will my feed. (currently, I have 12 listed)
These "skills" are silly, unless they are tied to some project people can evaluate.
Cosmina Coman ✔
3mo
📌< Skills-First > is LinkedIn 's 2030 Vision for the Future of Work, launched officially in 2022. They were seeing a steady progression toward a skills-based labor market. Based on these insights: 👉 Jobs are changing, even if you’re not changing jobs. The skill sets for jobs have changed by around 25% since 2015. By 2027, this number is expected to double. The value of learning and skills development is becoming increasingly clear. LinkedIn members are adding 286 million skills to their profiles in 2021, up 22% from the year prior. Skills-first hiring is gaining traction. 40% of hirers now use skills data when hiring on LinkedIn, up 20% compared to a year prior. What’s more, these skills-first hirers are 60% more likely to find a successful hire. 👇 I have written an article about this global workforce trend in a dedicated article. #skillsfirst 💎#LinkedInPro💎 🌎#LearningPro🌍 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-all-skills-thriving-future-work-cosmina-coman-/?trackingId=IiE7a292S8uVvFF9S4LqbQ%3D%3D
Charles Dunbar 👋
3mo
I completely agree, Sandra! The addition of more skills across various sections of a LinkedIn profile is an excellent way to provide a more holistic view of professional capabilities. In particular, I think this could be a game-changer for freelancers and consultants who offer a wide range of services. It allows them to showcase a diverse skill set that is applicable to different projects and industries. I'm excited to see how this new feature will enhance professional storytelling on the platform. Have you noticed any immediate impacts on visibility or engagement since making these updates to your profile?
Leonardo Bellini
3mo
I completely agree with you Sandra: Skills and recommendations are the foundations of our Social Proof, they reassure other people (such as prospects and clients) and help us to build our personal brand. So the choice of the right skills for you is a strategic issue. I think. Thanks for sharing this good update. See you, Leo
Ike Singh Kehal
3mo
The more info on your profile the better I say. Great feature spotlight Sandra Long.
Sayan Roy
3mo
This is a significant update indeed! Expanding the skills section to various parts of the LinkedIn profile opens up new opportunities for users to showcase their expertise and capabilities in different contexts.
Umair Sharif
2mo
Its game changer.
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3moSimply put - this is a global "relational database" and with more and more AI embedded in the database - the training data and predictive outcomes of SEARCH will improve. For example - if the word OR SKILL "trainer" appeared in 20 or more DATA FIELDS in your profile - and anyone using LINKEDIN SEARCH to find a TRAINER with another KEY WORD or KEYWORD PHRASE then this improves the search accuracy. Many HR databases will string together a 'skill set" using these keywords and phrases. Example Trainer Agile Scrum" is different than "LinkedIn Trainer" so the data and skills along with key words and phrases will improve over time. TIP: Do not KEYWORD LOAD your profile with irrelevant SKILLS or TERMS. Do you really want to be found for Microsoft Office or Excel as a SKILL? If you are an OFFICE ADMIN - maybe so! TIP: Watch as you TYPE and CHOOSE from the BEST OPTIONS for SKILLS already in the DATABASE. If you enter one that is NOT in the database - it won't be of much help to you.