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How to Turn Your LinkedIn Into a Recruiter Magnet

Hosted by Alex Harlan

Fri, Sep 25, 2026

8:30 PM UTC (45 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

Free to join

217 students

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What you'll learn

Optimize Your LinkedIn Headline & Profile Hook

Craft a strong headline, banner, and About section to capture recruiter attention and drive profile clicks.

Improve Your Profile SEO to Attract Recruiters

Use keywords, skills, and job-aligned content to appear in recruiter searches and increase visibility.

Create a Work Experience Section That Conveys Your Narrative

Turn your experience into results-driven content that improves credibility and profile strength

Use LinkedIn Outreach to Create Opportunities

Learn how to send tailored connection requests and messages to build relationships and generate interviews.

Why this topic matters

“Recruiters use LinkedIn to search, filter, and evaluate candidates” is something most people overlook, and it’s why optimized profiles consistently get more opportunities. In this session, you’ll learn how to structure your profile, improve your visibility in searches, and position your experience to attract inbound messages from accounting & finance recruiters.

You'll learn from

Alex Harlan

Finance PM @ Google | 1,400+ Clients Coached | Founder @ SummitResume.com

Alex Harlan is a Finance Program Manager at Google and Founder of Summit Resume, where he has helped 1,400+ accounting and finance professionals land competitive, 6-figure roles at Big 4 and corporate finance teams.

Alex started at Google as an Accounting Analyst, driving 64+ successful launches for products including YouTube NFL Sunday Ticket. In 2024, he was promoted into a finance PM role where he drives billions in finance automation while spearheading north-star system architecture to ensure scalability, maintainability, and adaptability as Google continues to grow.

Alex is also the career development lead at Google Atlanta, and, has been a keynote speaker at 120+ career events to a combined 20,000+ professionals at institutions such as Northwestern, Georgia Tech, and UW Seattle.

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