Improvements on my Linkedin Account: A Vital Update

 My Linkedin account has always been around, but I never really took it seriously until recently so I'm glad to have taken the time to actually work on it and clear some of the cob-webs that have collected on my out-dated account. It's becoming more and more clear how vital it is to have a professional looking Linkedin account as it is an excellent way for employers to gauge your skills, work/life experience and to market yourself as your own brand for potential employers.

 Before this class all I really had on there was 3 connections (on the rise, hopefully), a summary of my past job experiences, the bulk of which was in The Navy.  I'm trying to learn how to use the expereince I got working on a submarine as leverage to seem more marketable. It was definately one of the hardest and most fulfilling experiences of my life and I can't stress enough how much it has shaped me as a person to this day.

As far as recent profile improvements are concerned, I finally got around to updating my summary with some specific accomplishments that I'm proud of as well as touching base and connecting with all of my new co-workers over at Shoreline Sightseeing here in Chicago while working on tour boats aboard our 50/100 ton passenger vessels, which I find to be very rewarding as the networking and connections I have made there have proven to be very valuable in my 3 years of living here in the Midwest! I even put up a picture of me in a tie. Definately made some progress.

Looking at all my accomplishemnts over the past 5 years, I plan on getting more certifications to help improve my resume and make my Linkedin profile seem more marketable. Hopefully I can get around to finding out how to work endorsements a little better and have more tech-based certifications as well as life experiences that would be relevant to my major in Intergrated Marketing Communications. I just have to keep the snowball rolling, hopefully this momentum of productivity just keeps going as well. Self-improvement is always on my mind and I firmly believe that you should never stop learning!