Peer Review of Renzo Gaviola’s LinkedIn Profile

LinkedIn Peer Review

Reviewed by: Erica Friedman, CARE Team Member
For: Renzo Gaviola, CARE Team Member
Date: January 16th, 2019

First Impressions

The profile looks great; it is well-organized and complete; information is relevant, and the tone is professional. The personalized URL adds a professional touch.

Suitability of Profile Photo

Very good. The photo is clear and professional, but not too serious; gives a friendly impression.

Content Review

Headline:
• LinkedIn has chosen the default option, your current position at UBC. I suggest you personalize it to make a stronger impression, and increase the likelihood of appearing in searches.
• Use your stated objective to formulate a stand-out headline. This article helped me: https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamarruda/2018/05/08/how-to-write-the-perfect-headline-for-your-linkedin-profile/#56f09fe31e8a

Summary:
• All the necessary elements (i.e. skills and objectives) are clearly stated.
• For brevity and impact, I suggest formatting your skills into a bullet list.
• Skills: You have diverse work and volunteer experience.

The skill “Photography” is interesting; to stand out, consider briefly expanding on it.

Don’t hesitate to include acquired skills in your summary, even if the work/volunteer experiences don’t reflect your current professional objectives.

Teamwork, communication (written/verbal), leadership, CRM, and event planning are transferable skills; they are valuable for many positions, across industries. This article explains transferable skills: https://www.wikijob.co.uk/content/interview-advice/competencies/transferable-skills

Here’s an example from your profile:

Carousel Theatre experience –
o Trained volunteers -> leadership skills
o Created content…social media –> social media/content writing

Work Experience:
• Impressive list of diverse work experience.
• Good thinking to include the poster with the UBC position!
• I suggest including one or two sentences describing what UBC Student Housing and Hospitality Services is, and a bullet list of your responsibilities; potential employers may be unfamiliar with the service. Also, your other work experiences include descriptions.
• The remaining descriptions are good; I suggest editing some of the bullet points further.

For example, under Carousel Theatre you wrote:

Updated program manuals and instructions booklets which assists in the training of new employees

I suggest:

Updated employee training manuals and instruction booklets

• For uniformity, consider including a bullet list in the YouthHack description.
• Include links to your articles in the description of your work at Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Education:
• This section looks good; I enjoyed reading your accomplishments at Ateneo de Manilla University. Having two different entries is a bit confusing; it might make sense to combine them; in the description, breakdown high school/university studies, years, and achievements.
• UBC appears twice; I suggest deleting the lower one.
• Consider adding specific courses that align with your current objectives.

Volunteer Experience:
• Nice, with diverse entries
• I suggest matching your experiences with specific skills, and including them in a bullet list. See my comment above re: skills.

Skills & Endorsements:
• Endorsements are important – good job!
• You have the minimum number of skills (5) for a profile; the more skills you add, the greater chance of appearing in searches. I suggest reviewing your educational, work and volunteer experiences, and think about the skills that you have gained; add them to your profile.
• Please see my comment above re: skills.

Accomplishments:

• Excellent work!

Interest and Groups:

• Nice representation

Conclusion:

I really enjoyed reviewing your LinkedIn profile. You present as friendly, professional, adaptable, and able to work independently or in a team. My suggestion for improvement is to focus on adding skills. Don’t undersell yourself.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you and good luck!

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