Creating the Ultimate LinkedIn Profile: Step 7 – Education, Honors, Awards, Interests and Organizations

Education, awards, honors and interests may seem like a miscellaneous category, but each of these elements can enhance your LinkedIn profile.

LinkedIn_awards_educationEditors note: This is a guest blog post written by LinkedIn Expert/Trainer & Award Winning GovCon Consultant Mark Amtower.  He is the Host of Amtower Off Center on Federal News Radio.

This may seem like a miscellaneous category, but each of these elements can enhance your profile.

First, any post-high school education should be listed. Many people include high school, which is a great idea for those only a few years out of school and for those looking for long, lost friends. While this may seem more appropriate for a platform like Facebook, I have made more than a few good connections this way

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