{"id":3123,"date":"2017-03-10T08:16:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/?p=3123"},"modified":"2017-03-10T08:16:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:16:35","slug":"5-templates-thatll-make-writing-the-perfect-linkedin-summary-a-breeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/5-templates-thatll-make-writing-the-perfect-linkedin-summary-a-breeze\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Templates That&#8217;ll Make Writing the Perfect LinkedIn Summary a Breeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/author\/aja-frost\">Aja Frost<br \/>\n<\/a>Re-posted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\">The Muse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How many times have you started reading someone\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/4-key-elements-of-a-killer-linkedin-summary\">LinkedIn summary<\/a> and found yourself totally bored two sentences in? The whole thing is only a paragraph, but you\u2019re already scrolling down to the Experience section\u2014or even clicking away from the page.<\/p>\n<p>Having a great summary (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/3-brilliant-linkedin-summaries-that-will-inspire-you-to-update-yours-right-now\">like these<\/a>!) is essential. After all, it\u2019s one of the most important areas of your entire profile: It sums up your professional history, qualifications, and personality. Plus, it can (and should) give viewers a clear idea of what they should do next\u2014whether that\u2019s accepting your connection request, recruiting you for a job opening, or reaching out for networking purposes. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/5-templates-thatll-make-writing-the-perfect-linkedin-summary-a-breeze?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=weekly_20170310&amp;utm_source=blueshift&amp;bsft_eid=435a05cb-7a23-464c-bf15-45b864d49319&amp;bsft_pid=331a4fa3-38af-4b16-bccd-14fd36864de9&amp;bsft_clkid=e9c31fc9-60f3-4ec7-9a52-250b96ce3278&amp;bsft_uid=cdb818f3-fbe0-4a30-8137-2d1f7c3e2d56&amp;bsft_mid=b36da42d-d999-4ec7-bee6-81052f4ec767&amp;bsft_pp=4&amp;p=4\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for inspiration, check out these five different summary templates\u2014there\u2019s one for every kind of person on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Aja Frost Re-posted from The Muse How many times have you started reading someone\u2019s LinkedIn summary and found yourself totally bored two sentences in? 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