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Ask HN: The value/impact of listing many roles or topics on LinkedIn profile?

by aruanavekar on 12/10/22, 5:34 PM with 3 comments

Here are some examples of LI profiles

Ex-company names Ex-titles Degree / collage alumni

Tech Founder and Innovator. Co-Founder, C-suite - Startups. Technology/Digital Officer of the Year. Speaker and Thought Leader in #saastech, #digitaltech #digitaltransformation. Global Advisor & Mentor.

EVP of Growth at Company | The REAL CMO/CRO | Award Winning Marketer | Public Speaker | Strategist | Podcaster

  • by PaulHoule on 12/10/22, 5:52 PM

    In those particular cases I think every title is a warning sign for pathologcal narcissism. If people are going to see it that way, one title is enough. If they aren’t going to see it that way you could clobber them with 50 titles and they still won’t get it.

    Note that these aren’t diluted with any real accomplishments (though Baudrillard taught us that the use of the world ‘real” is itself a danger sign.). They are not a ‘public speaker about ancient rome’ or somebody who ‘grew revenue of a company 475% in three years’, etc.