RESUME LESSON
LinkedIn Profile Basics
Recruiters cross-check LinkedIn against your resume — mismatches read as carelessness.
Mirror your resume's headline role/skills in your LinkedIn headline.
A LinkedIn profile with a different job title or timeline than the resume.
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Lesson spotlight: LinkedIn Profile Basics. Phase context: Tailoring & Extras.
How recruiters actually see it:
Recruiters cross-check LinkedIn against your resume — mismatches read as carelessness.
Keep it concrete — pull up your actual resume alongside this lesson.
Coach tip: Mirror your resume's headline role/skills in your LinkedIn headline.
Sharp edge: A LinkedIn profile with a different job title or timeline than the resume.
Practice angle: Compare your LinkedIn headline to your resume's top line — align them.
Use the quick checks like checkpoints — short, repeatable, and honest about what stuck.
Quick checks
Three tap-only questions tied to this lesson. Get each one right once, then press Finish to unlock the next topic.