LinkedIn: Should I include vaccination information on my profile and resume?
Experts believe that information on vaccination status can be ambiguous.
A properly designed LinkedIn profile is 50% of success in finding a job in Canada. The information that professionals show in their resume and profile should be carefully analyzed. It should not cause ambiguous reactions from employers. Putting your grafting status on your profile and resume can seem like over-personalizing information. On the other hand, omitting it may discourage employers.
The opinions of career experts invited to Forbes on this subject were also divided. Here are some of them.
Daisy Wright, founder of Wright Career Solution, believes that vaccination status information should not be placed on a profile or resume because it falls under the same type of data as age, race and more.
Employers themselves may note among the conditions of employment the proof of vaccination. If this is not the case, it's worth doing the research. And only if you understand that data on vaccination status can help with the placement, mention it on your CV or in your covering letter, but never in your profile.
Sveta Regmi — Teachndo founder and career consultant says you have to be unconventional if you want to get your dream job. She suggests placing graft status information unobtrusively on your resume or cover letter. In addition, it is worth analyzing in advance the attitude to this issue in the field where you want to get a job, so that you can intelligently build a strategy of behavior.
Virginia Franco, co-founder of Job Search Journey, reminds us that information about a company's position on vaccination can always be found out in advance. And afterwards, if it matters, a vaccination status designation can give you an advantage.
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