How to talk about your Education 🎓
4 tips to make it shine
Here we come. 🙌🏻
At some point, while writing your CV, you face a crucial moment: you have to talk about your education.
But how can you do it in a way that helps you achieve your professional goals?
Usually, the main points recruiters pay attention to are:
If you went to University
How renowned that University is
Which grade you achieved
It’s very important to make one thing clear: never lie.
This is a general rule that applies to the entire LinkedIn world:
👉🏻 celebrate your strengths and omit your weaknesses, but don’t lie.
This is not like telling a fairy tale but remember that, at this stage, we are focusing on the first impression your profile creates.
There will be time and space to talk about your failures as well, but for now, let’s concentrate on highlighting your greatest achievements.
With this in mind, let’s jump into today’s 4 tips.
1️⃣ All your education. ALL of it.
An important point I mentioned in my post about The “Featured” section is to enrich your profile with as much content as possible.
When it comes to education, I am pretty sure that 99% of people always think about High School and University. Full Stop.
Instead, a simple yet effective move is to add:
your Primary School
your Middle School
and then yes
your Secondary School
your Bachelor’s Degree University
your Erasmus University (if applicable)
your Master’s Degree University
your PhD University
any other Institute
2️⃣ To include or to not include the grade?
This has become a bit of a taboo.
In my opinion, there are situations where you should include them and others where you shouldn’t.
You should add it when:
you have good marks (I said good, not necessarily excellent)
you didn’t have good marks but the progression you made shows a relevant improvement
You probably shouldn’t add it when:
you didn’t have good marks for the whole journey
3️⃣ Attach Media
Remember the way we built the positions in the Experience section?
The same approach can be applied here:
attach pictures that ultimately enrich your profile. Here I recommend to take a shot of the certificates that you obtained, or the thesis you have worked on.
4️⃣ Use the “Test scores” section
There’s a section that I rarely see used: the “Test scores”. This is a missed opportunity to make your profile even more detailed.
With this section, you can list all the exams you took during your academic path.
If you think about it, this is a nice opportunity to highlight the topics you studied and the areas you specialized in.