LinkedIn: Telling your story and showing your work, again

Last week we highlighted portfolios as a way to demonstrate your work and provide commentary for viewers to easily make connections with your story. Luckily you have multiple ways to tell your story and this week we’re focused on your LinkedIn profile.

Read on for advice, tools, & resources to develop and get feedback on your profile.


LinkedIn Career Guide


Resource Spotlights: Learn about LinkedIn & get feedback on your profile

Two ways to develop your profile. Tell us what other valuable resources you’ve found.

LinkedIn Learning

You have free access to LinkedIn Learning as a Duke student. Take advantage of opportunities to learn about a high-quality profile straight from the source.

We suggest Rock Your LinkedIn Profile (updated July 2022) where you learn how to create a robust profile from LinkedIn Program Manager, Lauren Jolda.

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log in through Duke OIT for free access.


Quinncia LinkedIn Review

Quinncia supports up to 5 LinkedIn profile reviews per year. Flags and suggested improvements are based on:

  • what LinkedIn requires for profile completion
  • customization aligned to your resume
  • bullet points are resume quality or better

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Your current number of LinkedIn reviews is visible on your Quinncia dashboard.


Pro Tip

Utilize Engineering Master’s resources. Both groups below offer feedback as you develop and iterate on your LinkedIn profile.

By Jenny Johnson (she/her)
Jenny Johnson (she/her) Assistant Director, Engineering Master's Career Services & Professional Development