Courtney Robertson

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Courtney Robertson is an Open Source Developer Advocate, professional educator, and WordPress Contributor

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    Have you checked your LinkedIn Profile recently? They’ve made a few updates to the way the profile page looks. Here’s a quick peak at the changes: A few highlights to the changes include: PDF Download link Checklist of action items to further improve your profile Summary adjustments

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