{"id":3418,"date":"2025-02-23T20:59:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T20:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sagaeuropa.com\/?p=3418"},"modified":"2025-11-09T13:49:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T13:49:31","slug":"week-4-i-created-a-new-linkedin-profile-whaddyathink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sagaeuropa.com\/?p=3418","title":{"rendered":"What should you omit from your LinkedIn profile?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"549\" data-id=\"3444\" class=\"wp-image-3444\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sagaeuropa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Black-hands-on-keyboard.png?resize=1024%2C549&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sagaeuropa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Black-hands-on-keyboard.png?resize=1024%2C549&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sagaeuropa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Black-hands-on-keyboard.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sagaeuropa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Black-hands-on-keyboard.png?resize=768%2C411&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sagaeuropa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Black-hands-on-keyboard.png?w=1105&amp;ssl=1 1105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I love acquiring new skills and admit my professional life suggests I&#8217;m somewhat of a jack-of-all-trades. So, what do you do if you&#8217;ve had different careers and want to create a LinkedIn profile but are afraid of being seen as a scatterbrain? Would you list all your careers and education? I didn&#8217;t. But deciding what to leave out was a challenge. Ultimately, I focused on professional experiences and certificates I&#8217;d achieved in three main areas: teaching\/instructional design, technical writing and financial sales. I bid adieu to my 5-year career taking care of disabled people and my 3-year career making architectural models. No need to mention my commercial driver\u2019s license, fork lift license, or the CISCO internetworking certificate I never used.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Happily, I noticed several of my classmates\u2019 LinkedIn profiles show career shifts too. I was especially humbled by my eminent professor&#8217;s LinkedIn profile. She has degrees in software development, politics, counselling, technical writing, instructional design&#8230;.and in several other fields &#8211; an extensive and impressive list of academic accomplishments. I am proud to have been taught by her. I am impressed by the quality of my professors at UL and I am even more motivated to learn.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Here&#8217;s the intro to my new LinkedIn page:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"719\" class=\"wp-image-3436\" style=\"width: 574px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sagaeuropa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LinkedIn-profile.-Obi-1.png?resize=1024%2C719&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sagaeuropa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LinkedIn-profile.-Obi-1.png?resize=1024%2C719&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sagaeuropa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LinkedIn-profile.-Obi-1.png?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sagaeuropa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LinkedIn-profile.-Obi-1.png?resize=768%2C539&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sagaeuropa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LinkedIn-profile.-Obi-1.png?w=1098&amp;ssl=1 1098w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Course EL5082 requires students submit four design portfolio projects. After pondering what 4 projects to write and design, I&#8217;ve chosen to create two websites, one online training course using Articulate Rise, and one podcast. When completed, I&#8217;ll upload them into an app called Portflow.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I have a tough few months ahead of me. But I&#8217;m excited for the future. Wish me luck!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Obi Ikeako.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>February 24, 2025.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I love acquiring new skills and admit my professional life suggests I&#8217;m somewhat of a jack-of-all-trades. So, what do you do if you&#8217;ve had different careers and want to create a LinkedIn profile but are afraid of being seen as a scatterbrain? Would you list all your careers and education? I didn&#8217;t. 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