#Linkedin profile picture professional#

#Linkedin profile picture professional#

The idea is to illustrate how I am perceived by the onlookers based on my profile picture, and certainly you can see how your own picture might promote or damage your professional efforts here on LinkedIn. I picked 7 of my pictures, 6 of them would fall into the 'pro' category and 1 is just a snapshot of me.

To demonstrate this, I decided to use my mug as a guinea pig.

Now, if you browse through the 'LinkedIn Tips' Channel on Pulse, and look for advice to make the most out of LinkedIn and which pitfalls to avoid, you will see that there are a good number of articles that mention getting a professional picture on your LinkedIn Profile.Īctually, the majority of LinkedIn experts wrote an article on that topic, interestingly enough, having a professional picture in your LinkedIn profile is far from enough. Many send me connection requests and start following me right after I publish insights on LinkedIn, this, in turn, allows me to notice patterns displayed by members in my network, which in turn helps me refine my articles and pointers. I have written many articles about LinkedIn, and they often generate the most, views, shares and comments, I also believe they may be the most beneficial articles that I can publish on Pulse as each one of us is striving to further our careers here on LinkedIn! So What does YOUR LinkedIn profile picture say about you? Like it or not, we ALL judge books by their covers! This might not be a popular thought, but it is a fact of life and the pictures we chose on our profile can determine how we will be perceived by other LinkedIn members.