{"id":5095,"date":"2024-01-10T04:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T09:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/?p=5095"},"modified":"2024-02-06T08:05:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:05:02","slug":"3-big-mistakes-that-screw-up-your-linkedin-professional-headline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/3-big-mistakes-that-screw-up-your-linkedin-professional-headline\/","title":{"rendered":"3 BIG Mistakes That Screw Up SEO for Your LinkedIn Profile Headline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/search-engine-optimization-1521117_640.jpg\" alt=\"linkedin profile headline SEO\" class=\"wp-image-11127 lazyload\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/search-engine-optimization-1521117_640.jpg\" alt=\"linkedin profile headline SEO\" class=\"wp-image-11127 lazyload\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/search-engine-optimization-1521117_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/search-engine-optimization-1521117_640-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/search-engine-optimization-1521117_640-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I look at a lot of LinkedIn profiles of job seekers. All too often their LinkedIn profile headline needs major work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of them have not changed the default headline automatically populated for this spot, based on their current, or most recent job title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve found that many people don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>That they CAN edit their profile headline,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How important <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/keywords-in-job-search-how-important-are-they\/\">relevant keywords<\/a> and SEO (<a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/how-search-engine-optimization-seo-impacts-executive-job-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Search Engine Optimization<\/a>) are throughout their LinkedIn Profile, but especially in the headline, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That they need to strike a balance between satisfying SEO and attracting the human beings that will also be reading their headline (and hopefully reading their entire profile, too).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Your profile <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/how-to-make-your-branded-linkedin-profile-professional-headline-seo-friendly\/\">headline<\/a> sits just below your name in the Introduction section of your profile, which is the first thing most people will see when they visit your profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t changed the default headline \u2013 that is, your current job title \u2013 you\u2019re not making the best use of that prime real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A headline like \u201c<em>CIO at XYZ company<\/em>\u201d probably won&#8217;t draw many people to your profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your headline is also the thumbprint first impression that\u2019s carried along throughout all your LinkedIn activities, to help describe and distinguish you from others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Your profile headline and photo show up when you:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/smart-personal-branding-posting-linkedin-updates-vs-updating-your-linkedin-profile\/\">Post an update<\/a> to your stream.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comment on, or react to, other people\u2019s updates and articles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Publish an article on the <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/the-value-of-blogging-your-personal-brand-on-linkedin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn publishing platform<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post something to a <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/deadly-linkedin-mistake-forgetting-linkedin-groups\/\">LinkedIn Group<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send someone a LinkedIn message or InMail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This spot on your profile is custom-made for SEO. LinkedIn allows you 220 characters and spaces for your headline. With some thought, you can do quite a bit with that amount of content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s important to understand that both other LinkedIn members (that is, human beings) and the LinkedIn search engine and others will be viewing and assessing your profile and headline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever you put in the headline needs to appeal and be useful to both, so you&#8217;ll need to strike a balance between searchable keywords and personality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\">Don\u2019t make these 3 SEO-damaging mistakes in your LinkedIn profile headline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. &nbsp;Neglecting the right keywords<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Recruiters and hiring decision makers at your target companies identify good-fit candidates by <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/linkedin-keywords-get-found-online\/\">searching relevant keywords on LinkedIn<\/a>. Through <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/executive-job-search-research-your-target-employers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">company and industry research<\/a>, you can identify which keywords and phrases must be in your headline to draw people to your profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a LinkedIn post of mine about profile headlines, career coach and former recruiter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6917423162343178241\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bernadette Pawlik<\/a> left this comment: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;As a check do this: Hop to the <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/5-nifty-linkedin-hacks-that-make-executive-job-search-easier\/\">LinkedIn search<\/a> box on the left hand side and plug in your target title&#8230;does your LinkedIn profile appear? If not, then you need to work on &#8220;blanding&#8221; that title!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>By &#8220;blanding&#8221; she means minimizing the words that aren&#8217;t the ones that people looking for candidates like you will be searching on LinkedIn. (More about this in #3 below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. &nbsp;Typos, misspellings, abbreviations, and spacing issues<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>LinkedIn and other search engines may not recognize phrases that vary in any way from the exact words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Proofread diligently for typos and misspellings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid abbreviations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be careful using characters to separate words and phrases. Leave a space between commas, slashes (\u201c\/\u201d), dashes (\u201c\u2013\u201c), pipes (\u201c|\u201d), etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, the phrase \u201c<em>CFO, Senior Finance Manager<\/em>\u201d may be doomed, if it looks like any of these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CFO, Senior Finance Manger (Manager is misspelled)<br>CFO, Senior Finance Mgr (Manager is abbreviated)<br>CFO\/Senior Finance Manager (slash with no spaces)<br>CFO|Senior Finance Manager (pipe with no spaces)<br>CFO\u2013Senior Finance Manager (dash with no spaces)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. &nbsp;Too much personality, not enough keywords<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I always want people to reinforce their personal brand by getting some personality in their headline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, in my opinion, since the <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/15-savvy-tips-to-boost-linkedin-profile-views\/\">LinkedIn profile<\/a> headline is such an important SEO spot (because it lands so high on the web page), most of what you put there should be hard-hitting keywords. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s doubtful that anemic words like \u201cresults-oriented\u201d or \u201csuccessful professional\u201d will be keywords that anyone will search, when they\u2019re looking for candidates like you. So avoid such words entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, this is not the place to put things like \u201cactively seeking opportunities in [whatever industry, company or field you\u2019re seeking]\u201d. Move such information to your About section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But DO get your personality in there. The strong keywords in your headline will help draw people to your <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/deadly-linkedin-mistake-neglecting-seo-and-keywords\/\">profile through keyword search<\/a>. The additional nod to your personality, or personal brand, will compel people to read more of your profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the same <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/top-10-posts-linkedin-personal-branding-executive-job-search\/\">LinkedIn post<\/a> of mine as noted above, Bernadette Pawlik also left this comment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Boring is a virtue on a LinkedIn headline. During my recruiting career I never looked for: Helping people to optimize their vision heart-centered engagement. I would instead look for: Director, Human Resources\/Manufacturing\/Benefits And, if someone approaches that function from the heart, that should be elaborated upon in the about section.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\">Bad and Good Examples of LinkedIn Profile Headlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x274c; <strong>A blah headline that&#8217;s not SEO-friendly<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">This LinkedIn member attempted to pump up their headline, but didn&#8217;t do enough to it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em><strong>Process and Performance Improvement <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/who-is-an-executive\/\">Executive<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x274c; <strong>A headline that&#8217;s well-written, but poorly formatted<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a well-written, SEO-friendly headline that may be doomed because of formatting issues and other mistakes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em><strong>CFO-Senior Finance\/Operations Excutive &#8211; Alternative &amp; Mobile Paymts Pioneer, Global Montization, E-commerce, SaaS, M&amp;A<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Formatting issues: No space between CFO and Senior, and no space between Finance and Operations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Misspellings: Executive and Monetization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other: Abbreviation of Payments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x2705; <strong>A headline that ticks all the boxes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s an example of a strong profile headline. It&#8217;s SEO-friendly, formatted properly and shows a little personality:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em><strong>Chief Data Scientist for the Fortune 500 | Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Product Development, Thought Leadership | My mantra for business survival in the technology sphere: Unlearn. Transform. Reinvent.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plenty of keywords are at the front end (which is better for SEO), along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/what-is-personal-branding-do-i-need-a-personal-brand-for-job-search\/\">candidate\u2019s compelling personal brand<\/a> tagline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs on LinkedIn Profile Headline Mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1704285590219\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can I edit my LinkedIn profile headline?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><br\/>Yes, you can. Your profile headline is critical for making a strong first impression. Go beyond default job titles, craft a compelling headline using relevant keywords for both SEO and human engagement.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1704285868577\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Why is the LinkedIn profile headline important?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><br\/>It&#8217;s typically the first thing people see and a crucial element in LinkedIn activities. An effective headline balances SEO and human appeal, shaping perceptions when you post updates, comment, publish articles, or send messages.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1704285868273\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How can I use SEO effectively in my headline?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><br\/>Identify keywords through industry research and include them strategically. Use the LinkedIn search box to ensure your profile appears for target titles. Optimize your headline by minimizing unnecessary words and focusing on search-friendly terms.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1704285867928\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What common mistakes should I avoid in my headline?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><br\/>Neglecting keywords, typos, misspellings, abbreviations, and excessive personality without enough keywords are common pitfalls. Ensure your headline is error-free, properly formatted, and strikes the right balance between professionalism and personal branding.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1704285867601\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How can keywords enhance my profile&#8217;s visibility?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><br\/>Recruiters and decision-makers search for candidates using keywords. Including relevant terms in your headline increases the likelihood of your profile appearing in search results, making it easier for potential employers to find you.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1704285867257\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Why should I avoid typos and spacing issues in my headline?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><br\/>Search engines may not recognize variations in phrases. Typos, misspellings, and formatting errors can hinder SEO. Proofread your headline thoroughly, avoid abbreviations, and use proper spacing to ensure optimal visibility.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1704285866912\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is it necessary to balance personality and keywords in my headline?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><br\/>Yes. While keywords improve searchability, incorporating some personality reinforces your personal brand. Strike a balance by primarily focusing on keywords for SEO, and adding a touch of personality to make your profile more appealing.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1704285866504\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can I include information about job seeking in my headline?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><br\/>Avoid including job-seeking information in your headline. Reserve this for your About section. Instead, prioritize strong keywords to attract attention and let your personality shine through to compel readers to explore more of your profile.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1704285866024\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What are examples of poorly formatted headlines?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><br\/>Headlines without spaces between words or phrases, misspellings, and incorrect abbreviations are common formatting errors. These mistakes can affect SEO and hinder the effectiveness of your headline in attracting the right audience.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>More About LinkedIn and Executive Job Search:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/linkedin-personal-branding-executive-job-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Essential LinkedIn Guide for Today\u2019s Executive Job Search<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/does-my-linkedin-profile-really-need-a-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Does My LinkedIn Profile Really Need a Photo?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/when-was-the-last-time-you-updated-your-linkedin-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When Was the Last Time You Updated Your LinkedIn Profile?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/how-to-connect-on-linkedin-with-people-you-dont-know-and-get-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Connect on LinkedIn with People You Don\u2019t Know . . . and Get Action<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I look at a lot of LinkedIn profiles of job seekers. 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