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Linkedin excel badge answers12/15/2023 ![]() If you missed the launch, you aren’t alone. Skills assessments were launched on LinkedIn in 2019. What are the skill assessments and where can I find them? There is no good reason you shouldn't max out the allowable number of skills (50, as of now) on your profile, unless you can't find 50 that are relevant and applicable. Skills are optimized keywords when they are in LinkedIn's skill database. You should always select from the suggested values once you start entering your skill. Having said that, LinkedIn has a pretty flexible interpretation of the term "skills." There are some in there that you might consider a whole industry (Healthcare IT, for example). For example, you might mention that you delivered executive presentations in your current position description but don't also include "communication skills" in your skills list. Recruiters will never search the term "communication skills." They will always be more specific, so add something more definitive in your skills section (executive presentations, copywriting, etc.), or make sure that the qualification shows up in your current or immediate past position. Recruiters also don't care about soft skills in this section. You can feel free to ignore endorsements in your skills section. I occasionally go through and delete the randoms, only because it bothers me that they are there. When I look at mine, I see endorsements from people I have worked with and a number of endorsement from misguided random people, who endorsed me hoping I would reciprocate. No recruiter is going to look at your profile and care about the number of endorsements you have for any of your skills. People endorse others they don't know for skills. Nobody cares about endorsements for skills. You can get my LinkedIn tips, including an explanation of the top 5 search optimized sections here. ![]() In other words, all other things being equal, someone with a search term in their skills section will appear higher in search results than someone with it in their education or recommendations. That means that the individual terms you use in this section count more than the words in some other section when LinkedIn decides when to serve up your profile to a searching recruiter. In terms of search visibility, LinkedIn weights specific sections as being more important when it comes to keywords, and one of them is the skills section. Here is what you need to know about the skills section on your LinkedIn profile: When they do that, they are ignoring the technology involved in delivering search results and ranking applicants, and the human dynamics of recruiters doing searches. A lot of people approach their profile content like they are filling out a form. When you look at the sections on your LinkedIn profile, don't take everything at face value. OK, first things first the skills section. ![]() Why is the skills section on my LinkedIn profile important? I'm going all these questions for you here. Is this feature worthwhile? Are the assessments easy to pass? Do recruiters even care? How do I take them and add a badge? You can now take what LinkedIn calls a "Skill Quiz" or "Skill Assessment." If you pass, you'll receive a badge on your profile. If you have updated your LinkedIn profile within the last two years, you may have noticed something new in the skills section. ![]()
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