Showing your Publications
Add one with me! 🫴🏻
Yes. On LinkedIn, you can have the so-called “Publications” section. 📢
Originally, this section was created to fulfill the need of PhD researchers to link their papers so that you could see their contributions.
As you can see, the form also encourages you to complete it with data that seems to refer to written articles.
For this reason, such a section could look appealing if, during your thesis, you contributed to a project that was eventually published as a research paper.
Clearly, in this situation, I recommend including it. And by the way, if this is your case, kudos for the great milestone! 😎
Now you might be wondering: “What about all the others who didn’t have this luck?”
Don’t panic 😎
I have some ideas for you 💪🏻
The Engineering Blogs World
One thing I discovered early when I started working in a product company is that there are plenty of companies willing to share their technical knowledge, practices, or the approaches they used to implement certain solutions.
As a Software Engineer, I strongly recommend joining these and contributing as much as you can.
According to my experience, this is generally an underrated task, typically because you are not paid extra money to do it.
In my opinion, this is a lost opportunity to solidify your personal brand: showcasing contributions when working for a company gives you credibility, visibility, and also allows you to learn (both how to write and technical concepts that you need to master).
Here’s a nice GitHub repository that aggregates the main software engineering blogs 🤩
Your Blog
Don’t work for a company that has such a blog? Build your own 🫵🏻.
Having a blog is so important for a Software Engineer because it allows them to exercise the “art of writing.” On this topic, read this beautiful article by
Why Limit Yourself to Written Content?
In an era where anything could potentially be considered a publication, why limit yourself to written content only? In my opinion, we should think outside the box and explore other creative ways to express things we are proud of, things that could still be considered a valid “publication.”
“For example, what?” I can almost hear you thinking 😏
Today, instead of just sharing tips, I want to do something different: I will add an item to my profile and walk you through the process. And since that’s not enough for me, I will make sure to do it for a non-written piece of content.
At the end of 2024, I joined a podcast hosted by Antonio Guadagno, an Italian YouTuber who had already reached 50k subscribers (at the time of writing, who knows how many in the future!).
During this talk, we discussed AI, its impact on Software Engineering, and how it could affect our jobs (Will we be replaced? 👀).
Is this a written article? No.
Is it a publication? Why not? 🤷🏻♂️
Let me add it to my profile NOW!
Title: I’ll reuse the one from YouTube.
Publication/Publisher: Simply YouTube.
Date: The date the video was published.
Author: Antonio Guadagno.
Publication URL: I make sure to copy and paste the correct link.
Description: I provide a brief summary.
And here’s the final result: my section is now enriched with a new item, making my profile even more detailed! 🎉
And you? Do you have any other ideas about types of content you could share?