Whole Life LinkedIn

The very funny Kory Ford once tweeted that LinkedIn was "the awkward dork of the social media world."
That's as maybe, but it seems to be gaining some traction over the last year or so (i.e., since I have started actually using it??*).

So, what with all of us morphing from people and employees into social media brands these days, what if LinkedIn changed to reflect the entire person you are?

I'm not sure if this would make it less awkward dorky or more so, but it would be very handy for parents returning to work after a long absence, non-corporate types and... bloggers looking for a quick blog post topic...

For example, my current LinkedIn profile looks something like this:

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SUMMARY

I have 12 years' experience in stockbroking operations with particular strengths in equity and options trade clearing, data and documentation management, and compliance. I am also good at managing and developing staff.

   [exciting, no??]

EXPERIENCE

[list of positions held]

LANGUAGES

Greek

SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

Most endorsed for:

Operations Management - Stockbroking Operations - Project Implementation - Documentation

JACKIE ALSO KNOWS ABOUT...

Data Management - Staff Management - Options - Electronic Trading - Equity Derivatives... etc etc etc

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But my Whole Life LinkedIn profile might look more like this:

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SUMMARY

I have 12 years' experience in stockbroking.....(etc)

I have 7 years' experience parenting, managing mess and stress, juggling competing priorities, reducing goals and expectations, coping with adversity and coping with not coping. I am very good at compartmentalizing work and home life as men are supposed to be. 

LANGUAGES

Greek

Greek-English mix (including English words spoken in Greek accent while speaking Greek)

Swearing under breath

Child-safe exclamations (Golly! Jinkies! Goodness Gracious!)

Motherese 

SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

Most endorsed for:

Decision making

Undoing toy packaging

Geleez

Blingles

Play-Doh pizza

Merging onto freeways

Drawing pictures for kids 

Making up songs and rhymes

Plunger coffee

Smoothies and milkshakes

Recognising reflux

Making friends with dogs

JACKIE ALSO KNOWS ABOUT...

Quick and easy meals

The Disney canon

Laundry

New release non-fiction

Twitter

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What would your Whole Life LinkedIn look like?

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*I'm a late adopter, so if I'm using it everyone's using it.