Name of Reviewer: Matthew Shen
Author: Genevieve Bolduc
LinkedIn Profile Headline: Bachelor of Computer Science Student at the University of British Columbia (4th year)
Thank you for completing the LinkedIn assignment with detail. It is evident that you spent time and effort completing the necessary components of a successful LinkedIn profile. Please review the following suggestions outlined below.
First Impressions
The profile gives enough information about your work, education, and volunteer experience. The data was well organized and easy to comprehend.
Quality of Profile Photo
The profile photo is clear and well centered. You are dressed in business-like attire.
Content
-Headline: Consider removing prepositions from the headline (at).
-Summary: The summary does a good job at summarizing your abilities and interests. Additionally, it invites further conversation. There is a lot of detail regarding your technical skills and utilizes potential keywords that would attract professionals in the tech industry.
-Education/Experience: Perhaps the student section could be move to your “education” section instead of the experience. You mention a job description with one of your work experiences but not all of them, which you can perhaps consider doing.
-Skills/Achievements/Certificates: Perhaps you can mention your technical skills and familiarity with programming languages (Java, JavaScript, C, C#) in the skills section. You touch on the skills in your summary, but I think you can briefly mention them in your skill set as well in case potential employers don’t read through your summary. Additionally, I noticed that in your cover photo you were part of a Hackathon. I’m not super familiar with the computer science industry, but perhaps your participation in those competitions could be something to mention in your profile.
Grammar
There aren’t any major grammar issues that I spotted throughout the profile, but you may want to comb through some of the spelling in the experiences section. For example, developing is spelt incorrectly in “developing and working with automated testing suites to navigate various UI products”.
Organization
The profile is well organized. The summary is easy to comprehend even for non-technical readers and uses white spaces to facilitate reading.
Connections
You have indicated your interests and connected with 185 individuals, which gives evidence that you have spent time engaging and networking with professionals in your intended industry. The profile also shows that you have liked and commented on several posts, demonstrating your activeness on LinkedIn.
Overall Impression
This LinkedIn profile is successful in introducing yourself in a professional environment and highlights your accomplishments. Small adjustments are recommended:
-Spelling
-Adding job descriptions
-Clarifying education and work experience
-Additional accomplishments and experiences that might be worth mentioning (Hackathon)
Thank you for sharing your LinkedIn profile. It was enjoyable getting to read about your experiences in your field. I hope my suggestions are helpful, please let me know if you need any clarification regarding my comments.
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