Winning your next opportunity on Expert360 starts with your Expert Profile.
Consider your Expert profile like you would a digital passport - a completed and up-to-date profile is key to finding work and being found for work.
Your profile should accurately represent everything that you bring to the table, from your experience and skills right through to your personality and interests. It’s designed to give clients the information they need to access your suitability for the project and whether you will be the right cultural fit for their organisation.
The below guide is based on client feedback and best practice from some of our most successful Experts winning work on Expert360.
Profile Photo
It sounds really simple, but Hiring Managers want to know who they are interacting with on the other side of the platform. A professional, clear photo is a great way to start an authentic connection.
A Compelling Summary
Your professional summary should provide a short snapshot of your professional expertise. Sitting at the very top of your profile, it is the first thing the client sees and should compel them to view your full profile, so make it concise and about 4-5 sentences. Bolding keywords and using bullet points is also a very effective way to get yourself noticed.
Industry Expertise
Select the industries you have worked in and have experience in, rather than the industries you have a desire to work in. Clients are really looking to see how your industry experience compares to theirs, which is displayed as tiles on your profile. It is also a great way for you to demonstrate expertise rather than being a jack of all trades.
Work History
This is your opportunity to highlight all the valuable experience you have picked up working for great businesses and brands over the years.
Education
Add in all your qualifications and short courses. Often certain qualifications are a prerequisite for projects and even required for compliance through the onboarding process.
Rate
Setting an indicative Rate you'd like to charge for your services so we can better match you to projects that will meet your Expectations. Find out more
Availability
Updating your availability is essential to creating a winning profile. There is a dedicated section on your profile to update your availability for work and we encourage you to keep this updated to ensure our system can match you to the right opportunity. If you don’t indicate your availability you might miss out on your next great opportunity.
Ratings
Once you start to win projects, our clients rate you on things like Communication, Stakeholder Management, Expertise etc, and these will automatically go onto your Public Profile for clients and Expert360 team to see. This really helps build your credibility within our ecosystem and speed up hiring decisions for future work.
We hope this gives you all the context you need to set yourself up for success. If you are looking to see how a person with a similar expertise promotes themselves on Expert360, we are very happy to share some examples to inspire you.