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Hi everyone!
I'm trying to perfect my LinkedIn page and was wondering if anyone could help guide me with a headline and summary. My current position is Office Administrator at an elder and disability law firm. I feel that it does not convey all of my skills and experience. I handle everything from all aspects of Human Resources, Billing and Receivables, Marketing, Account Management, IT Systems and Software, Purchasing, down to the basic administration of the firm and being the right hand of each of the partners. I want to showcase my HR experience, as well as my capabilities as an executive assistant. I'm having a mental block trying to get this together.
Cara LynchInvestigate to resurrect health of victims.
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09/12/21 at 11:43AM UTC
I am overdue for a change up as well. We can critique each other if you like. People have commented good things about my summary too but I’m not sure it has gotten me strokes where I need them so may be changing that too.
L.
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07/21/21 at 4:32PM UTC
I can't comment specifically on the headline...but definitely make sure that you have "legal" in there somewhere. Anyone in the legal field knows that being an office administrator at a law firm is a completely different job description than another kind of office. That's why I encourage staff to specify "legal secretary" and "legal assistant" (depending on position of course) rather than just "secretary" or "administrative assistant" or something along those lines. Including legal may not mean much to someone outside the legal field, so maybe that answer changes if you are looking to move outside of the law. But if you are just looking to capture your current job, or move within the legal field, I think legal professionals will better identify with the position with "legal" or "law office" somehow captured.
Joanna GiordanoHBO HR experience. Resume/Job & Health coach.
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09/28/21 at 1:14AM UTC
excellent point from the field.
Anonymous
07/21/21 at 4:22PM UTC
Your headline can truly be whatever you want it to be. This is what they see first...so what do they truly need to know about you.
Here are a couple examples from my connections (I work in Career Services in Higher Ed to keep in mind):
"Career Coach - Resume Writing, Interviewing, Job-Hunting, and Social Media Specialist - Preparing our future workforce"
"Student Affairs | Experienced in Fraternity & Sorority Life"
"I help people find meaningful careers by connecting with their 'Why' | Career Champion | MCEEA Past-President | Speaker | Adjunct Faculty"
Your about section is really where you tell your story. Mine currently reads as a story.....how I started and got to the position I am in today while also highlighting some of my main skills.
I also emphasize a lot of my skills in the job description section. This is the space to elaborate on what your resume says you can write a decent amount in these sections so take the time to be detailed.
Anonymous
07/22/21 at 3:18PM UTC
This is great advice! I would second that you don't need to use your exact title in the headline and instead could summarize your skills as an "HR expert" or "Marketing whiz".
Joanna GiordanoHBO HR experience. Resume/Job & Health coach.
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09/28/21 at 1:16AM UTC
Preview it many ways and see how it looks in the briefest search results view. LI lets you put a long-ish headline, but the most impactful part is the first bit. Also something to note is that headline isn't too important if recruiters are not searching for you on LI. You'll probably need to apply or drum up activity and then people may check out your profile more specifically rather than stumbling upon you.
