Extreme LinkedIn Profile Makeover
UPDATE: This is no longer being offered. I leave the message in tact because I don’t believe in creating broken links.
In the 4+ years that I’ve been using LinkedIn, one thing I have learned for sure — one thing that crosses all philosophical approaches to using LinkedIn — is the value of a good profile. Guy Kawasaki’s Extreme Profile Makeover was a smash hit in the blogosphere, and my additional commentary was one of my most popular posts.
Of course, not everyone is Guy Kawasaki and has access to LinkedIn UI designer Mike Lin, but the vast majority of LinkedIn’s 12 million user could stand an extreme makeover (or at least a little touch-up) of their profiles.
Inspired by Jason Alba’s blog makeover for Ryan Smith and the popular relaunch of Ryze profile reviews on The Virtual Handshake Network on Ryze, plus a little nudge from my channel editor Doug Hanna, I’m going to start doing Extreme LinkedIn Profile Makeovers. They’ll be once a month (I reserve the right to do it more or less frequently, depending on demand), and I invite readers to join in with your comments as well.
If you want to sign up, the ONLY way to sign up is by leaving a comment on this blog post. Be sure to include the link to your LinkedIn profile. Don’t send me an e-mail — leave a comment. If you’re embarrassed about it being public, you certainly won’t handle a public makeover very well, so may as well go ahead and get over it now! It’s on a first-come, first-served basis, so get your name in right away.
UPDATE: As you can see, there’s already about a 3-month queue of people signed up. If you don’t want to wait that long, or if you would like to have your review done privately, you can sign up to get it done right away on the LinkedIn Coaching & Training page.
Past profile makeovers:
August 1st, 2007 at 12:14 pm
Scott,
I think this will be very interesting. Just put me on the list.
Fernando
August 1st, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Scott,
What a great idea - I’m in
http://www.linkedin.com/in/katiefelten
August 1st, 2007 at 12:48 pm
I’m interested as well.
August 1st, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Hey, I’m in! I think I’m doing ok, but I welcome the feedback.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/josuesierra
~ Josue
August 1st, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Umm… Doug who? Need last names and profile links, please. Fernando gets a bye, since he’s probably the only one in LinkedIn (lucky ****), but really, folks — please list your profile.
August 1st, 2007 at 2:48 pm
I could always use some tweaking:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/gdymowski
August 1st, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Sign me up!
http://www.linkedin.com/in/deepeddy
August 1st, 2007 at 3:26 pm
Add me, I am game!
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jsumma
August 1st, 2007 at 4:35 pm
Scott,
sorry for the missing information. Fernando means Fernando Aramburu, and my linkedin profile is: http://www.linkedin.com/in/fernaramburu
sign me up please.
Thanks
Fernando
August 2nd, 2007 at 12:50 am
I’m always up for some constructive criticism - find my public profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/richayman
August 2nd, 2007 at 9:25 am
This is Ryan Smith, the guy who’s being helped by Jason Alba over at JibberJobber.
I’d absolutely be up for a makeover.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/smithrw
August 2nd, 2007 at 10:20 am
Scott, I love this idea! Look forward to seeing how you break it down and add to the one person’s profile (each month), however, I’m sure that many will derive value from the pointers!
Jason Alba
CEO - JibberJobber.com
:: self-serve career management ::
August 2nd, 2007 at 10:53 am
I’d love this. I’m just getting started and eager to learn how to do it right.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccathorman
August 2nd, 2007 at 10:55 am
Oh and thank you! This is a great idea.
August 3rd, 2007 at 11:33 am
[...] seems that I’ve inspired Scott Allen, author of The Virtual Handshake, guide on the entrepreneurs site at About.com, columnist for Fast [...]
August 3rd, 2007 at 2:14 pm
Consider my name tossed in the direction of the hat.
August 4th, 2007 at 7:09 am
[...] I want to acknowledge Scott Allen for taking on this challenge and want to say thank you. Extreme LinkedIn Profile Makeover Inspired by Jason Alba’s blog makeover for Ryan Smith and the popular relaunch of Ryze profile [...]
August 6th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Here you go:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/saprecruitergamengroup
August 8th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
[...] week I announced the start of Extreme LinkedIn Profile Makeover, and the response was overwhelming. 13 people have already signed up, so it’s obvious [...]
August 9th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
[...] Some days ago Scott Allen wrote a post in his blog (Linkedintellingence) announcing he will start a Extreme LinkedIn Profile Makeover and telling everybody interested to sign up. Well, due just to luck I was the first to sign up and [...]
August 10th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Be gentle.
Dan Sleezer
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dansleezer
August 10th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Sign me up, I know that my profile could use some work.
http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1268049
August 13th, 2007 at 3:51 am
Feedback welcome:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/udhay
August 13th, 2007 at 11:05 am
[...] response to Extreme LinkedIn Profile Makeover and the fact that we now have a waiting list of about three months already, I’ve had a couple [...]
August 13th, 2007 at 11:45 am
I wait for your comments, great idea!!!
Fernando
August 13th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Thanks for the service, looking forward to working with you! Makeovers can be exciting; finding a new look and strategic feel!
August 13th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
Scott,
I would love to learn from the expert! If we can’t take heat of suggestions on how to make our profiles better we shouldn’t post them. I am very interested. Add my name to the hat.
Fred
August 14th, 2007 at 12:40 am
I’d love to try new ways to organize and present information. Right now it looks like I cut and pasted parts of my resume into the profile because I did.
Any ideas on how to make this more personal, less flat?
August 16th, 2007 at 2:43 am
[...] to this week’s episode of Extreme LinkedIn Profile Makeover, where we help LinkedIn users touch up their profiles to attract more [...]
August 16th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Would much appreciate it!
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanmalone
August 16th, 2007 at 1:49 pm
I would love some feedback on my profile. Here is a link to my public profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/709/943
Thanks,
Lulit
August 16th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Looking forward to learning from the collective before/after results.
Here’s my profile to put in the queue:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/barbararozgonyi
August 17th, 2007 at 11:06 am
What a great concept and learning experience! I hired a pro to redo my resume, only makes sense to outsource this work to another expert, let me know when you can squeeze me in.
Thanks
Jeff Wallace
August 17th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
Please…make me over!
http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&authType=name&key=25903&authToken=0JWp
August 18th, 2007 at 7:02 am
Scott,
I wholeheartedly agree with Norman Vincent Peale, “The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”
I would very much appreciate your feedback.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dnarang
Thanks,
Devender
August 19th, 2007 at 10:40 am
Add me too. Sounds intresting.
Mukta
August 20th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Scott, please add me to the list, I will appreciate a lot all your comments.
Regards
Federico
August 22nd, 2007 at 7:10 am
Pick me, pick me…
http://www.linkedin.com/in/cosminm
August 22nd, 2007 at 2:43 pm
Sounds like a great idea, I’m always open to sound advice.
John
http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnforster
August 23rd, 2007 at 3:18 am
[...] to this week’s episode of Extreme LinkedIn Profile Makeover. This week we’ll be getting to know Doug Hanna. Doug has been the business channel editor [...]
September 8th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
I enjoyed the article very much. I too would like to have a LinkedIn make-over please. Thank you…
September 10th, 2007 at 11:32 am
I think that this would be awesome. Take a look at my profile and tell me how it can be improved
http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisjohnston
September 14th, 2007 at 8:52 am
I’m game for one.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/msankarramiah
September 20th, 2007 at 6:49 am
Great idea! Please add me to the list.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/charlierodway
September 23rd, 2007 at 8:47 pm
Scott,
I love the idea, I’ve looked at Guy’s profile, and would like to do the same. So, add me to the list! Thanks.
Kurt
October 1st, 2007 at 8:03 pm
Hi Scott!
Count me in for a make-over
Thanks!
http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasclifford
October 10th, 2007 at 8:20 am
Add me too. Sounds intresting.
Sushen
http://www.linkedin.com/in/sushengupta
November 6th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
I would love to have my profile run through the makeover process here!
Steve Harvey
http://www.linkedin.com/in/steve
November 9th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
Add me to the list as well, am interested in how it goes
November 9th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
oh my profile is
http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenkowal
November 11th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Scott,
Thanks for wonderful chance!
My profile:http://www.linkedin.com/in/ravikaizen
-Ravi
November 16th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
I would love the opportunity. I followed some of Guy’s recommendations but I would like a second opinion.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisjohnston
January 4th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Scott, thanks for the generous offer of assistance!
March 10th, 2008 at 6:47 am
Hi Scott,
This sounds interesting, am on for it.
http://www.linkedin.com/myprofile?trk=hb_side_pro
Regards
Vandana
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:43 am
I’ve always believed that a little self-improvement can go a long way - TIA
Bev
http://www.linkedin.com/in/teksquisite
April 11th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
I would love to get some expert advice on a touch-up of my profile.
Thanks in advance,
Ingo
April 11th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Well, I typed my URL into the website field, expecting it to be listed for you.
Always learning new things,
–Ingo
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ingodean
May 12th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Scott,
Nice of you to offer this service. I am curious to see how my maked-over profile! Thanks a zillion:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/eunice
Kind regards,
Eunice
July 29th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Hi Scott,
Would love to have makeover done. Thanks in Advance
shrividhya