Demonstrate skill proficiency by earning credentials:
Demonstrate skill proficiency by earning credentials: You can also tag a skill on a particular credential on your Profile, like Professional Certificates and Certification Prep, to give you an extra edge. “Our data shows that over the past two years, professionals adding credentials to their Profiles increased globally by more than a third,” says McCaskill. How your skills show up for Recruiters : Not only can adding your skills to your Profile make you more desirable to hirers, it can also make you more discoverable. “Hirers using LinkedIn’s Recruiter tool have access to advanced keyword search filters,” says McCaskill, “and can discover you based on the skills you list on your Profile and also in your resume , if you choose the option to share it with recruiters.”