How to Convert Your LinkedIn Profile to the Functional Format
Amy L. Adler, MBA, CMRW, NCOPE
✅C-Suite and Executive Resume Writer ✅High-Touch Care for Complex Careers ▶️Certified Master Resume Writer and LinkedIn Strategist ▶️1st Place TORI, Best Executive Resume ▶️Career Coach ▶️Book Author ☎️801-810-5627
How to Convert Your LinkedIn Profile to the Functional Format
Converting your functional resume into LinkedIn is possible, and if you’re one of the perhaps 1% of job seekers for whom the functional resume style makes sense, then this strategy is for you. You might have been frustrated by the fact that the LinkedIn interface does not lend itself to the functional format. Use these strategic tips to get around this "lack" in the LinkedIn platform.
Step 1: Save a Copy of Your Existing LinkedIn Profile
Step 2: Rewrite Your Summary with Functional Categories
Step 3: Rewrite Your Experience with Functional Categories
Step 4: Measure and Test Your Success
Read on for specific strategies to convert your LinkedIn profile to a functional format.
Amy L. Adler, MBA, MA, CARW, CEIC, is the CEO of Five Strengths Career Transition Experts. Amy empowers executives with comprehensive career transition strategy, executive resume writing, and social media strategy that puts them first with hiring bodies. Hailing from Salt Lake City, UT, Amy is the proud winner of two TORI Awards for Best Executive Resume and one nomination for Best Career Change Resume in 2012 and 2013.
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1ySorry but it doesn't really explain how to do it.. so you download it , change it and then upload it ?
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6yHi Amy - I am looking to move away from my corporate Brand/Marketing roles into a functional format so that Non-Profits or Municipal government roles, will more easily see how my skills are transferrable in their industries - would this format help with that?
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