4/9/2023 0 Comments Linked in pictureTo those I wish to say: “People, please do NOT confuse LinkedIn with other Social Media Networks”, this is the largest Network of Professionals in the world. That being said, lately I see more and more individuals with Profile Pictures that are not appropriate for the LinkedIn platform. Your Profile Picture will appear in your groups, messages, status updates, endorsements & recommendations, searches, posts & comments, so take it seriously and find some time to upload one in order to make the best possible first impression!!! Always remember that people judge appearances very strictly and will therefore judge and make relevant assumptions about you from your Profile Picture. I think you get the “picture”! Your Profile Photo should be about the professional best of YOU and only YOU! And pleeeeease NO Selfies! This is a professional Profile Picture at a Professional Social Media Network, therefore it should be treated accordingly. ✘ You wearing a Hat, Sunglasses, T-Shirt, a Bathing Suit, or you without a shirt on. Ok, now lets lay down some things that should NOT be included in your LinkedIn Profile Picture: ✔ Is showing your entire head and face, together with your upper body. ✔ Has a neutral background (preferably white or pale colour, however some people choose green or blue, or blurred backgrounds as well). Make sure you are looking directly at the camera and with a warm & likeable smile. ✔ Represents you as approachable, trustworthy and competent. ✔ Looks serious, professional & clean and portrays you wearing a formal to semi-formal business outfit (suit or casual). ✔ Is a recent photo of you and represents how you presently look like (a less than 2 years old picture is preferable). ✔ Is taken by a quality digital camera (so that numerous shots are taken before you pick the best one!) or even better: by a professional photographer. ✔ Is a JPG, GIF or PNG file under 4MB in size. ✔ Has a high resolution and is of a minimum size of 200 x 200 pixels and a maximum of 500 x 500 pixels (i would advise it is closer to the upper end of 500 x 500 pixels). You therefore need to make sure that your profile picture: Having a profile photo brings your profile to life, enhances your credibility and validates who you are so people can see who they are connected with, who they are about to do business with, who they are about to consider hiring, who their future employer is going to be, who their future partner is going to be… etc.īut merely having just any profile photo is not enough, you should focus on having a profile photo that is professional & focuses on the people you want to reach! You definitely don’t want your viewers to think that something is wrong with you, and that you are not serious, do you? Still not convinced that if you don’t have a profile picture you are not in the “game”?Īccording to Forbes, “Like a house that’s on sale, the assumption is that if there’s no photo, something’s wrong”. Now to go a step further, a LinkedIn profile with a professional looking photo is viewed 11 times more frequently than a profile with NO photo.Having a Profile Picture is one of LinkedIn’s prerequisites in order to achieve a LinkedIn profile All Star Status (All Star Status is an indication that you have a well completed LinkedIn Profile). Therefore, users with profile photos have a far greater chance to be found by relevant parties (hiring managers, future employers, potential customers, classmates, ex business associates etc). LinkedIn prioritizes profiles of users with images on the search results pages.Users who have a profile photo have a greater Inmail response rate than users who don’t have one (it is said that users with a profile photo receive a 40% open rate in their Inmails).According to LinkedIn, users who have a profile photo, receive 7 times more views than users who don’t have one.You may change your mind after you finish reading the five bullet points below! Let me lay down some pointers for you: In this post we are going to talk about a very interesting section of your LinkedIn Profile and one of my personal favorites – your Profile Picture! What? You have No Profile Photo in Your LinkedIn Profile?
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