Do resumes need to match your LinkedIn?

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qveU87

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Sep 12, 2021 12 Comments

Question to recruiters or others who have an opinion: Do you check people's Linkedin profiles to confirm their resumes? Is it a red flag if a candidate's resume includes things that their Linkedin doesn't?

Example/Context: My resume has about 2-3 organizations that I didn't list in my Linkedin. I removed it from my Linkedin to avoid affiliations with the organization. Worried that a recruiter may find it sketch that my resume includes experience I didn't highlight in my Linkedin - so not sure if I should put it back in my Linkedin.

#recruiters #talent #resumes #interviewing #linkedin

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  • As a recruiter, I don’t care, but I’ve had a handful of candidates over the years that were rejected by the hiring manager because roles/titles/dates on LinkedIn didn’t match the resume.
    Sep 12, 2021 2
    • What if a candidate doesn’t have LinkedIn?
      Sep 12, 2021
    • Yahoo
      yOjl47

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      yOjl47
      Obviously that doesn’t matter if you don’t have LinkedIn. Point is don’t call yourself “head of sales” and your title actually be “junior account exec”.

      I know people that put “Sr. Director regional sales” but their actually title was “Sr. Account manager”.

      Our leader calls himself “Chief Product Officer” but his actual title is “VP, Product”.
      Sep 12, 2021
  • Yahoo
    yOjl47

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    yOjl47
    No, but don’t materially lie there, especially if it’s used as a resume for you.
    Sep 12, 2021 0
  • Workday / Product
    6x

    Go to company page Workday Product

    6x
    As long as the organization is not KKK
    Sep 12, 2021 2
    • New
      qveU87

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      qveU87
      OP
      Realizing how sketchy my post sounded haha... definitely not! Just don't want to be affiliated with them because I didn't have good experiences working there & want nothing to do with them. But, still want to highlight the work I did in my resume bc its relevant
      Sep 12, 2021
    • Uber
      dispo

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      dispo
      CIA, NSA?
      Sep 12, 2021
  • UKG
    aaaiiik

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    aaaiiik
    Probably better to put it back on LinkedIn without much details
    Sep 12, 2021 1
    • New
      qveU87

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      qveU87
      OP
      I'm leaning towards this as well, better safe than sorry...
      Sep 12, 2021
  • Oracle
    corybolie

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    corybolie
    No - Linkedin is public information, anyone can see.
    Resume can be more specific
    Sep 12, 2021 1
    • New
      qveU87

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      qveU87
      OP
      that was my logic as well, Linkedin is public so I don't put everything there
      Sep 12, 2021