This is a word of caution for crafting your subhead on LinkedIn.
It should be your current job title, but often people get creative here. Sometimes it'll say "Currently Looking." That's a helpful subhead. Sometimes it'll list a couple skills "Writer, Photographer." Also helpfu.
What it SHOULDN'T say is something funny that only you think is funny. And I, said recruiter, may also think it is funny...But rarely the 3 or 4 folks I have to forward your profile to as part of the candidate review process will also think it is funny.
One that's killing me: "P.T. Barnum in a skirt producing intelligent creative to sell your stuff."
So first I don't really get it. Second if I did, I'd be somewhat embarrassed to forward it to an ECD with the expectation that this person, with this silly description is the best person I could find. Then I am getting judged on the level of someone else's attempt at humor.
It is a fine line between standing out (perhaps P.T's goal?) and causing you to get filtered before you even are considered.
Consider it.
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But was this person's work good? Isn't that what really matters?
Cecelia,
Just discovered your blog and spent an hour at Starbucks reading it. So impressive and true.
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