Lesson Introduction
Add more personality to your LinkedIn Profile by completing optional information in the Additional Section of your Linkedin profile.
- Volunteer Experience
- Publications
- Patents
- Honors & Awards
- Test Score
- Languages
- Organizations
- causes
Where to Find These Settings
- Click Add Section
- Choose from the list of 8 additonal section
Add Volunteering Information
- Enter Organization
If the organization has a LinkedIn Page it will show in the list. If not, just enter the official name of the organization.
- Enter Role (similar to a job title)
- Choose from the list of Causes
– Animal Welfare
– Arts and Culture
– Children
– Animal Welfare
– Children
– Civil Rights & Social Action
– Economic Empowerment
– Education
– Environment
– Health
– Human Rights
– Disaster and Humanitarium Relief
– Politics
– Poverty Eleviation
– Science and Technology
– Social Services
– Veteran Support
- Tick box to indicate if your currently volunterring this role
- Enter Start Date
- Enter End Date (if applicable)
- Enter Description (2000 character limit)
- Add Media
Add Publication Information
- Enter Publication Title
- Enter Publication/Publisher
If the publisher/publication has a LinkedIn Page it will show in the list. If not, just enter the official name of the Publisher/Publication.
- Enter Publication Date
- Enter additional Authors (optional)
You can only add people you are connected with. They are not notified that you have added them.
- Enter Publication URL (link to a website etc)
- Enter Description (2000 character limited)
Add Patent Information
- Enter Patent Title
- Enter Patent or apllication number
- Add inventor
You can only add people you are connected with. They are not notified that you have added them.
- Select Patent issued or Patent pending
- Add Issue date (if applicable)
- Enter Patent URL (link to a website etc)
- Enter Description (2000 character limited)
Add Honors and Awards Information
- Enter Title
- Associate with (roles) – from your work experience section
- Enter Issuer
- Enter Issue date
- Enter Description (2000 character limit)
- Add media
Add Test Scores Information
- Enter Title
- Associate with (roles) – from your work experience section
- Enter Score (just text)
- Enter Test date
- Enter Description (2000 character limit)
Add Additional Languages
- Enter Language (just text)
- Select Proficiency
Choose from:
- Elementary proficiency
- Limited working proficiency
- Professional working proficiency
- Full professional proficiency
- Native or bilingual proficiency
Add Organizations Information
- Enter Organization Name (just text)
- Enter Position held (just text)
- Enter Associated with (role) – from your work experience section
- Tick box to indicate if Membership is current/ongoing
- Enter Start Date
- Enter End Date (if applicable)
- Enter Description (2000 character limit)
Add Causes causes Your Care About
Tick the causes you care about. Choose from the following listL
– Animal Welfare
– Arts and Culture
– Children
– Animal Welfare
– Children
– Civil Rights & Social Action
– Economic Empowerment
– Education
– Environment
– Health
– Human Rights
– Disaster and Humanitarium Relief
– Politics
– Poverty Eleviation
– Science and Technology
– Social Services
– Veteran Support
