LinkedIn Resume Assistant How to Protect Your Profile

LinkedIn Resume Assistant â€" How to Protect Your Profile Late last year, Microsoft announced LinkedIn Resume Assistant, a new MS Word feature. It connects Word users to LinkedIn and shows them public profiles that belong to people like them.What is LinkedIn Resume Assistant?The idea with Resume Assistant is to make it easier for Microsoft Word users (i.e., everyone) to write their resumes and LinkedIn profiles.How?By showing them what other people in roles like theirs say about themselves in their profiles.LinkedIn Profile PlagiarismSadly, this will likely generate profile and resume copycats and make it harder for people to stand out in their marketing documents.Of course, some of this already goes on, but Resume Assistant will make it easier for Word users to copy other people’s profiles â€" including yours.This video shows you how easily a copycat could use Resume Assistant:View all my “how to” videos on myDonna Svei YouTube Channel.You Are Opted In to Resume AssistantDid that video impress you? If it did, you need to know that un less you opt out of Resume Assistant, LinkedIn can share information from your public profile with Word users anywhere.Thus, I recommend opting out â€" unless you want to risk having your profile copied.You can do so via your desktop and mobile devices:How to Opt Out of Resume Assistant from Desktop DevicesLog in to your LinkedIn profile.Click Me on the right side of the top, horizontal rail.Then click Settings and Privacy.Then click Privacy.Find the first section, How others see your profile and network information.Scroll down and click Microsoft Word.Click the toggle to “No.”Like this:Setting the toggle to “No” stops LinkedIn from sharing your profile with Microsoft Word users.Heres a quick how to video:How to Opt Out of Resume Assistant from Mobile DevicesGrab your mobile and:Go to your LinkedIn app.Load your profile.Click the Settings gear in the upper-right corner of your screen.Then click “Privacy.”Scroll down until you see “Microsoft Word” and click.Set the bu tton to “No.”Double Check Your Opt-OutIve had several reports of LinkedIn members being opted back into Resume Assistant after they opted out. Thus, its smart to recheck your setting a few days after you make the change and every month or so.(Its 6/20/19 and I just noticed that ONCE AGAIN LinkedIn has switched my privacy setting to Yes on this topic. Grrrr.)How to Check for CopycatsAre you curious to see if anyone has copied your profile? You can take a unique string of five or six words from your profile, place them inside quotation marks, and search for the string on Google.If you find that someone has lifted part or all of your profile, send them a polite note asking them to stop. If they dont, then report them to LinkedIn.Let’s Connect on LinkedInPlease don’t hesitate to invite me to connect on LinkedIn. The more I know about my readers, the better I can make my blog.You Might Also LikeHow to Stop Lying on Your ResumeFeatured on CareerSherpa Updated June 2019 2018 2019, Donna Svei. All rights reserved.Donna SveiDonna Svei, an executive resume writer and former C-level executive, retained search consultant, and CPA, writes all of AvidCareerists posts. She has written for and been quoted by leading business, general, and career media outlets, including Forbes, Mashable, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Lifehacker, Ask.com, Social Media Today, IT World, SmartBrief, Payscale, Business News Daily, and the Muse. Let her background and experience inform your job search strategy and decision making.Learn more about Donnas executive resume writing service or email Donna for more information. LinkedIn â€" Privacy Settings (4 Posts)