| by Amy Carabase

Tips & Tricks | Selecting the Best Photo for your LinkedIn Profile

Recruiter Tips & Tricks – How to select and upload the best photo for your LinkedIn Profile

According to LinkedIn data, people with a profile photo receive 9X more connection requests than people without. Use a LinkedIn profile photo that represents you.

You can snap a photo on your mobile device, upload it to LinkedIn and touch it up using their filters.

View this video tutorial from LinkedIn click here.

How to add a LinkedIn Profile Photo:

To add a profile photo:

  • Click the Me icon or your current profile photo at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.

  • Click View Profile.

  • Click on the Camera icon in your introduction section.

    • If you’ve already added a profile photo, you won’t see the Camera icon so just click on your current photo to edit.

  • From the Add photo pop-up window, you can:

    • Click Use camera to take a photo using your device’s camera.

    • Click Upload photo to select an image from your computer.

  • Follow the prompts to take a new photo or upload one.

  • After uploading the photo, you can:

    • Crop the photo, use photo filters, adjust, change the position and size, rotate, or select the visibility of your profile photo.

  • Click Save photo.

Tips

  • Select a high-quality photo

  • Use good lighting

  • Have a neutral background

  • Pets and family are wonderful, but your profile photo should just be you

Download a PDF guide here.

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