How to craft your compelling professional summary
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To best answer, "Tell me about yourself," and put a strong summary on your LinkedIn profile and resume, you must first reflect on who you are as a professional.
In this talk, Rachel Serwetz (CEO & Career Coach) will walk us through a hands-on exercise to understand how to reflect and...
To best answer, "Tell me about yourself," and put a strong summary on your LinkedIn profile and resume, you must first reflect on who you are as a professional.
In this talk, Rachel Serwetz (CEO & Career Coach) will walk us through a hands-on exercise to understand how to reflect and concisely document your functional background, strengths, and direction.
By the end of this session, you'll gain a powerful written summary that will also serve as a framework for introducing yourself to other professionals. We'll even offer some event attendees the opportunity to do mock practice out loud and receive feedback on their delivery!
Get ready to discuss:
- The importance of reflecting on your career journey (and documenting it!)
- How to structure a concise and impactful professional summary
- How a written summary will serve you as a framework for interviewing and networking
Meet The Speaker
Rachel Serwetz' early professional experience was at Goldman Sachs in Operations and at Bridgewater Associates in HR. From there, she was trained as a coach at NYU and became a certified coach through the International Coach Federation. After this, she worked in HR Research at Aon Hewitt and attained her Technology MBA at NYU Stern.
Throughout her career, she has helped hundreds of professionals with career exploration and for the past 5 years, she has been building her company, WOKEN, which is an online career exploration platform to coach professionals through the process of clarifying their ideal job and career path.
She is also an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Binghamton University and has served as a Career Coach through the Flatiron School/WeWork, Columbia University, and Project Activate.
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What shoud a professional summary have? The bare minimum that is
By: Marion, Management and OperationsPosted on 2023-08-15 -
How to feature our rich and varied expewrience-- without triggering agists?
By: Pat Redding, Art directorPosted on 2023-08-15 -
Arent a resume and a summary the same thing?
By: VictorPosted on 2023-08-15 -
Please explain the distinct differences between a resume and professional summary.
By: ErnicePosted on 2023-08-15 -
As with resumes, would you have a variety of professional summaries for different audiences?
By: MikePosted on 2023-08-15 -
How to taylor my talk track and résumé for a career change.
By: Jill, Enterprise Account ExecutivePosted on 2023-08-14 -
What are the best 10 words to open that summary? In other words, what makes a good engaging opener?
By: marlyPosted on 2023-08-14 -
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By: khaiPosted on 2023-08-14 -
What are the top five do's and don'ts when creating your professional summary.
By: DonnellPosted on 2023-08-14 -
What's the best way to describe my roles when I just gathered more responsibilites with each increased role and the roles didn't really change drastically?
By: SummerPosted on 2023-08-14 -
Ho do I keep from being generic?
By: TawneePosted on 2023-08-14 -
No questions at this time
By: AngiePosted on 2023-08-14 -
Any advice specific for students?
By: SamanthaPosted on 2023-08-14 -
How much detail should you show on Linked-in?
By: LauriePosted on 2023-08-14 -
I have different interests and offerings that I'd like to get out there. Is it best to keep these separate or can it be an advantage to make a connection between them and offer the services in one package?
By: HayliPosted on 2023-08-13 -
I am a Social Worker but i am in the process of changing my Career into Data analytics. How do i incorporate the two when writing my resume
By: ThandiwePosted on 2023-08-13 -
What makes a professional summary compelling? what steps should I be doing to get noticed.
By: Jason, Manufacturing EngineerPosted on 2023-08-12 -
Should a professional summary include your entire career or should it be tailored to the job you are applying for like your resume? If it is to include your entire career, how do you keep it concise?
By: Katrina, System EngineerPosted on 2023-08-12 -
How to create a summary that is authentic and at the same time reflective of what recruiters and hiring managers are looking for?
By: Marianna, Enterprise product managerPosted on 2023-08-11 -
Would love advice on how to craft a statement that speaks to emerging fields like partnership tech or e-commerce? There are so many transferable skills, it just sounds like I rambling.
By: Toni, Business AdvocatePosted on 2023-08-10 -
Do you have any tips for recent graduates who are still exploring and open to a few different roles?
By: CarlyPosted on 2023-08-10 -
How to address gaps in employment.
By: IsabelPosted on 2023-08-10 -
Some say, 'yes we need professional summary.' Some say, 'not necessary.' What does this panel think about it? Thank you so much.
By: RitaPosted on 2023-08-10 -
How to craft a strong and concise summary when looking for jobs in a new field
By: Lizeth, Patient Sucess ConsultantPosted on 2023-08-10 -
I do not have a question
By: Lori, COOPosted on 2023-08-08 -
My current pro-summary is organized to highlight my past career experiences and skills from finance to TEFL educator & consumer electronics import executive/partner to pivoting into FinTech after...
By: Dana, Asia Pacific Operations ExecutivePosted on 2023-08-08 -
How can I craft my summary when I am looking to pivot into a new industry? I’ve heard adjectives like “detail-oriented” should be left out because they don’t exhibit “leadership qualities” is this true?
By: Meyling, Mechanical EngineerPosted on 2023-08-08 -
How do you adjust your summary to fill what they are looking for?
By: Beth, Front End and UX DeveloperPosted on 2023-08-07 -
Should personal interest items be included on a professional summary?
By: Shannon, Customer Experience CXPMPosted on 2023-08-07 -
No questions at this time.
By: KenyattaPosted on 2023-08-07 -
I'm curious about creating a professional summary that attractant awesome opportunities internationally
By: tamunobelema, Trainee analystPosted on 2023-08-07 -
How do you present/inform knowledge and skills learned decades ago where concepts are still useful and valuable (network engineering and identity management)? And what if you're a really good...
By: Victoria, Business Systems AnalystPosted on 2023-08-07 -
I'm just excited for the conversation!
By: AshleyPosted on 2023-08-06 -
Should we add to our summary our desire to switch direction on our career.
By: Caroline, Data Reporting analystPosted on 2023-08-06 -
As a female applicant seeking overseas job opportunities, how can I effectively persuade the employer to provide a work visa? Additionally, how can I showcase my professional skills through my resume?
By: ChenPosted on 2023-08-05 -
As a full stack developer, what could be the best summary to get a job?
By: Dustin, Mid-LevelPosted on 2023-08-05 -
How can we craft a summary that will launch us into an executive role (Senior Manager, Director, VP etc.)
By: Rashida, Data Process ExecutivePosted on 2023-08-03 -
How long should it be, and should it be written in a looking back “I did” sense or a looking forward “I can solve/offer”?
By: EricaPosted on 2023-07-31 -
As a career changer, should there be a mention of the old (current) position in the summary?
By: Michelle, Employee Assistance ProgramPosted on 2023-07-30 -
How similar (or different) should a summary on your resume be from the one on your LinkedIn page, or anywhere else one might appear?
By: MeganPosted on 2023-07-27 -
How long should a professional summary be? Is it the equivalent to a bio that is used on platfoms such as linked in? Should it be on a resume?
By: Damaris, CoordinatorPosted on 2023-07-26 -
If I am switching my careers what would be the things that I need to mention to make a compelling summary
By: ShubhamPosted on 2023-07-23 -
I am looking for a job, please help me to get this opportunity
By: Bidisha, Human Resources InternPosted on 2023-07-23 -
No question at this time.
By: ShanazPosted on 2023-07-23 -
How do I create a summary that doesn't sound template?
By: ChristianPosted on 2023-07-20 -
Are there specific keywords that should be utilized when crafting a summary when you are in the midst of a career change?
By: Emily, Website BuilderPosted on 2023-07-20 -
"How do I update my summary on LinkedIn when my career goals change?"
By: Jeannene, TechnologistPosted on 2023-07-20 -
What to include if you have a long work history.
By: Marina, Product ManagerPosted on 2023-07-20 -
How do you craft a compelling professional summary when your career path has been varied and not linear?
By: Veronica, Legal Project ManagerPosted on 2023-07-14 -
Will be listening to learn
By: Lisa, Sales DirectorPosted on 2023-07-13 -
Should we include summary from our previous career experience?
By: Nancy, Associate Software EngineerPosted on 2023-07-10 -
I have 9 years of experience at my most recent job, and am in the process of learning and doing projects to change my career path. What is the best way to structure my professional summary for...
By: Frederic, Graphic DesignerPosted on 2023-07-10 -
tips on quickly adjusting my elevator pitch in real time
By: Denise, Talent & Organization Management ConsultantPosted on 2023-07-05
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