Writing a good summary is harder than it looks. You need to capture the essence of something longer; this could be an article, a book chapter, a report. You then distil it into something brief and ...

In a way, your résumé summary is a miniature elevator pitch - an overview of your skills and achievements, designed to attract the attention of a recruiter. Imagine, if you will, that the hiring ...

You might approach your LinkedIn summary the way you do the "objective" part of your résumé — you would rather ignore it, or you're not sure if you need it, or maybe you're not even sure what, exactly ...