Stage 2 of 6 · 8 lessons · ~2 weeks

Your profile as a landing page

Rebuild your LinkedIn profile so a stranger knows what you do, who you help and what to do next within seconds. Your GitHub profile and portfolio should repeat the same message.

Start: Headline

Lessons· one lesson for each topic, in this order

Do this

Rewrite your headline as role + niche + proof, in the words recruiters search for, for example "Backend engineer | Payments APIs | Cut checkout latency by 40%".
Design a banner in Canva that states what you do, who it is for and one call to action.
Write your About section as the problem you solve, why it hurts, and how you solve it, ending with how to reach you.
Rewrite each role as a short story with results and numbers, not a list of duties.
Set your Featured section and profile link to repeat your core message: your best project, post or portfolio.
Update skills to match your target role, and endorse people whose work you actually know.
Use a clear, well-lit photo and a custom profile URL, and write a GitHub profile README with the same message.
Check the whole profile on your phone, since most people will see it there first.

Start with· follow one of these

CoursePaid
Grokking Prompt Engineering for Professional Portfolio and Job Search
Design Gurus · Beginner · Subscription
Using AI to sharpen your profile and portfolio without generic filler
GuideFree
LinkedIn Help: Create a Good LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn
LinkedIn's own guidance on each profile section and what recruiters see

Keep handy

Managing Your Profile README (GitHub Docs)
Set up the GitHub profile README so your GitHub repeats your core message
GitHub Pages
Free hosting for the portfolio page your profile link points to

Also worth your time

LinkedIn Optimization: From Invisible Profile to Industry Magnet (opens in a new tab)Read
Headline, keywords, summary, recommendations and featured work, section by section

Before moving on: Show your updated profile to 2 people on a phone for 10 seconds; both can say back what you do and who you help, and your GitHub profile README says the same thing.

Tauseef's advice

Treat your profile like a landing page: someone should understand what you do within five seconds, on a phone. Repeat one core message across the headline, banner, featured section and link instead of listing everything you have ever touched.