Am I a tool if I put my doctorate after my name on LinkedIn? Not email signature or anything like that. Just LinkedIn and resume?

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You earned it so it is ok to put it after your name. Not everyone has one, so it makes you stand out from the rest.

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It’s not a huge deal, but I lean towards no. If people want to look at your educational quals, they are listed below.

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As in “,PhD”? I would if I had one… why else do you get a PhD?

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Great insight, thank you! I totally agree, if you’re able to defend your PhD you absolutely earn that right. I take no issue with it, but the perception is my concern.

My thing more so is I am actually passionate about my work, credentials aside, and I’d rather people meet me then find my LinkedIn or something and see I have it as opposed to seeing me scrolling and pre judge. For me I would rather be judged by my work than credentials. I think the humility is all I’m aiming for.

A colleague who has their PhD asked me why I didn’t advertise it in that way. I work with the hourly guys and gals a lot to look at gaps they see on a day to day basis and do work at higher levels to make their lives easier. Our C-suite knows, as does my team, and at that level it doesn’t matter to me at all. I just don’t ever want to seem arrogant or like a know it all when I’m talking to people with high school diplomas. I prefer to just roll up my sleeves and listen vs lecture and not get any inputs from them

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Do it!

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It makes you stand out in the wrong way, as someone vain focused on titles. Having a PhD is definitely a big achievement, you can showcase that in your education section of your LinkedIn profile.

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Keep walking in your purpose and your purpose will open the right doors for you - there is a reason why on your life’s journey you were able to get your doctorate don’t let anyone dim your light.

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You definitely should.. The tools are the ones "flexing" MBAs, especially when they are from weak programs or for-profit schools.

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I see people putting other titles that are a lot less impressive

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If you add one its ok, specifically a PhD

It gets annoying when the "certifications" are longer than the name itself
MBA,PhD,PMP, ACDC, Sox Purple Belt, Ambassador

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Do it. It's only cringe if it's in some wishy washy topic or from an online for-profit university.

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Do it

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Sounds like you assume too much. I use it everyday and it was a fully funded program. I understand why academics do it. I would rather not be regarded as an academic, but by my work, hence the question.

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