How to Fix Your LinkedIn

MPM Minute (9/52)

You have years of experience.

But still your LinkedIn is getting rejected.

As an ex-recruiter from Govt. of Canada,

I've helped 3,000+ job seekers since 2021, and 80% of them have the same broken LinkedIn profile. Generic headline. No banner. About section that says absolutely nothing.

In fact, Stuti from our MPM community didn't even apply for a job. Because her LinkedIn was optimized, a recruiter found her and reached out directly. Job offer in 5 days.

And you can do the same by making these 7 changes.

7 Sections Recruiters Actually Look At:

1. Banner

  • Add something that reflects your field

  • Ideas: Your industry, industry pic and more

2. Headline

  • This is NOT your job title

  • Follow this format: “Aspiring role | certification | software | skills”

  • Keep it clean and searchable

3. Profile Picture

  • 60% face, 40% shoulder

  • Use this prompt:

    “Professional LinkedIn headshot, photorealistic, confident and approachable expression, executive presence, direct eye contact, neutral modern background (light gray or soft gradient), clean studio lighting, natural skin texture with subtle imperfections, realistic proportions, sharp focus, 85mm lens look, shallow depth of field, shoulders-up framing, subject centered, business-casual to executive attire, minimal accessories, no filters, no blur, no dramatic shadows, no over-retouching, modern corporate aesthetic, high-resolution”

4. About Section

  • 4 short paragraphs, nothing more

  • Who you are, What you do, Results, Goals

5. Experience

  • Copy bullets from your resume

  • Use the same format: Task + Result + Skills used

  • Recruiters cross-check this with your resume

6. Skills

  • Have 50+ skills (both technical and soft)

  • Why 50? LinkedIn's algorithm rewards it

7. Featured Section

  • Include:

    • Post (About Your Professional Achievements)

    • Link (Your Portfolio)

    • Media (Your Certificates)

  • Most people skip this. Don't be most people

Your LinkedIn = Your Public Resume

This is where recruiters decide if you're worth shortlisting

Want me to audit YOUR LinkedIn profile?
I'm giving away 5 free LinkedIn audits. Reply to this email with your LinkedIn profile link. I'll audit the first 5 and share the results in next week's newsletter.

As promised, value in a minute.

MPM Fam is Winning 🔥

So far…in just the last 1.5 months, we've got 20+ job offers in our MPM community. Like:

  • Yuvraj landed a new job after mastering cold emails and mock interviews.

  • Anly got a Project Manager role with only 4 months of co-op experience.

  • Suprina secured a Data Operations Analyst role (part-time) and is building toward full-time.

If you’re also looking for a job in the next 90 days, feel free to book a discovery call with our team and see if our Job Hunt Community is for you :)

Go win the week!

Chetanya Sharma

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