LinkedIn and Personal Site Alignment

Same facts, different depth

Reviewers often check more than one profile, so make the facts identical: job titles, employers, dates, degrees and project names. Each platform can have a different depth. LinkedIn can have a short headline describing what you do, an About section in plain language, roles with a few highlights, and links to projects. A personal site is optional; if you have one, keep it simple and fast, with an about section, a few projects with write-ups, a link to your resume and contact details. Write-ups about what you built or learned can be a strong signal, but only if you keep them accurate and reasonably up to date.

One consistent, honest story everywhere

Your resume, GitHub, LinkedIn and site should tell the same true story, improved through feedback.

An alignment check

Compare the same facts across profiles.

Fact                 Resume                LinkedIn              GitHub / site
-------------------  --------------------  --------------------  --------------------
Current title        Software Engineer     Software Engineer     Software Engineer
Employer and dates   Northwind, 2023-now   Northwind, 2023-now   (not needed)
Main projects        shiplog, tiny-queue   shiplog, tiny-queue   pinned: same two
Location             Bengaluru             Bengaluru             Bengaluru
Contact              email + links         links                 email

LinkedIn headline, weak:   "Seeking opportunities | Passionate | Hardworking"
LinkedIn headline, better: "Backend engineer | Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL"

Review the public view

Look at your LinkedIn and GitHub while logged out or in a private window to see what reviewers actually see.

Quick check: What should be identical across your resume and LinkedIn?

• The profile photo style
• The exact wording of every sentence
• The length of each section
• Job titles, employers and dates