good example of LinkedIn Profile Image

Get Noticed by Recruiters – Tips for Setting Your LinkedIn Profile Image & Background Photo

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Have you looked at your LinkedIn profile image lately? Did you know that if you have a profile and cover image, you significantly rise in search rankings, including with recruiters? Are you confident that your photo is showing you in the best light, subconsciously sending out the right signals to people viewing your profile?

Here’s a good article I shared with the college students yesterday that are taking my career workshop:
https://lnkd.in/gUrV6-j

And, also think about trying out Photofeeler – a tool where you submit a variety of images of yourself, then let people vote on 3 variables: Competent, Likeable, Influential. It’s amazingly accurate on which would be the best for LI.

photofeeler tool for linkedin profile image

When’s the last time you updated your photo? Is it still that photo from way back when where you cropped someone out of it or you’re completely backlit? How do you think it would rate?

As for your background image, I highly recommend using something that can be used as a conversation starter. It could be an image of your campus, or where you live, or something related to the type of field you are studying or working in. I do NOT recommend putting text in your header as it will often be cut off and not display well on mobile and other types of devices.

Here’s an always up-to-date guide on best practices as well as the best size of images to use on LinkedIn.

Need help figuring out how to optimize your LinkedIn profile as a job seeker? Reach out and I can help: sally@careercompass.coach.

please make sure you have a custom LinkedIn URL

Job seekers, if you don’t have a custom LinkedIn profile URL, now’s the time!

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Puh-lease people. If the link to your LinkedIn profile is still not customized (and especially if you are in the middle of a job search!), take a few minutes to update it now. I was prepping to teach the college students how to optimize their LinkedIn profiles this week and I cannot tell you how many super-talented people still have a URLs like this: 

www.linkedin.com/in/elona-homlmes-788bbb95

why having a custom URL is important for job seekers

Okay, maybe if your name is Jane Smith or Bob Johnson, you’re going to have a heck of a time getting a personalized URL that is just your name. But, come on, if you’re going to be on LinkedIn (and, to repeat, especially if you’re looking for a job!), make it professional and ditch those numbers behind your name. Often times you will be sharing your LinkedIn URL on your resume, cover letter or when setting up informational interviews. Let’s make sure you’re representing yourself the very best possible way.

You don’t know until you know, but now you do…so here’s how to get your own vanity URL:
https://lnkd.in/gjVn8gh

And if you still can’t figure it out, shoot me an email at sally@careercompass.coach and we can do it together!