Career Writing
4 exercises — LinkedIn About sections, achievement-focused CV bullets, cover letter openings, and GitHub profile READMEs that make strong impressions.
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Career writing principles
- CV bullets: Action verb + what + scale/metric + business outcome — never "responsible for"
- LinkedIn About: Positioning statement · concrete scale metric · professional values · clear goal · tech stack
- Cover letter: Open by echoing their problem, then show your relevant achievement — no "I am applying for"
- GitHub README: Current work context · what problems you solve · concrete contributions with metrics
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A mid-level frontend developer (4 years experience, specialising in React and accessibility) is writing the LinkedIn About section. Which version is most effective for attracting tech recruiters and engineering managers?
Option B is the strongest. It opens with a positioning statement (specialty + output), provides a concrete scale metric (200K+ users), articulates specific professional values (accessibility, performance numbers), states a clear career objective (senior/tech lead at product company), and ends with a concise tech stack. Option A is generic and uses the over-used "fast learner" and "passionate about technology" phrases that add no signal. Option C is all emotion and no evidence. Option D is a keyword dump in ALL-CAPS — optimised for broken old ATS systems, not for human readers who actually make hiring decisions.
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