LinkedIn Profile Picture Guidelines Straight From LinkedIn

LinkedIn is an essential tool when it comes to job hunting, but many people are unsure of the best way to take advantage of this social networking site.

The following blog post will provide you with tips and guidelines for taking a picture that will gain you more attention and help get your profile in front of the right employers.

Take a professional headshot by using natural light against a neutral background or use the camera's built-in flash with no ambient light source.


Keep your hair out of your face and wear professional attire.


Don't forget to smile! Be sure not to hide behind objects such as bookshelves, plants, etc so that your whole body can be seen by potential employers on LinkedIn.


LinkedIn has a great new feature that allows you to add an image in order for people who are viewing your profile on the site to know more about what it is exactly that makes YOU unique!


But there's one rule: You can only use photos with yourself or headshot photos.


So make sure when choosing how best to represent yourself online, choose wisely because once added to all their work will be lost if they decide removing this part would better suit someone else?

10 Tips Straight From LinkedIn

1 Choose a Photo That Appears Like You!

There is no doubt you might have noticed such photos who in real life appears different and in photo extremely different.


Maybe the photo is 10 years earlier, so now they look terribly opposite.


The image might be jarring to see in person and you may even question this person's credibility as well!


In order to give candidates an excellent experience and put them at ease when interviewing, make sure your LinkedIn profile picture is up-to-date (within the past few years) and reflects how you look on a daily basis.


If there are any changes in appearance that might affect what they see from one day or meeting with someone new such as Freshly Painted Lips Are Not Accepted For This Role!, consider taking fresh photos before coming into town so it will be easy for interviewers immediately identify who's waiting inside!

2 Use a high-resolution image

Size matters when it comes to social media, especially LinkedIn. The ideal size for your profile picture is 400 x 400 pixels and larger files are also fine (although 8MB max).


Try not to choose an image that's too small or low resolution because the clarity will be poor in these cases - this could make photos look blurry upon upload onto networks such as Facebook where they'll most likely end up if you don't take care before uploading them!

3 Ensure your face occupies 60% of the frame

When you want to use a picture of yourself standing atop some distant mountain peak on social media, it's not ideal if your goal is for candidates to know what kind of person they'll be working with.

A better strategy would involve cropping just above where their face begins so that 60% (or more) space is dedicated only towards the user while still leaving room underneath/around images since this will help them stand out from other users who may post selfies all day long!

4 Show yourself in the picture only

Showing candidates that you’re collaborative and love your team is a great way to reel them in.


But if you use the group photo as your profile pic, it might be unclear which person they should contact for more information or an interview opportunity-- until now!


To leave no doubt about what kind of individual we're looking at (and who will never crop out any hands!), choose one solo portrait instead; this eliminates all confusion over whether there are multiple people with similar features on display here.

5 Don’t go for a selfie

Trust me, getting someone else to take your selfie for you is worth the trouble.


Not only will they help direct and pose in a way that's more natural than what happens naturally on camera but also depending on which phone you're using (front or rear), sometimes an incorrectly oriented image such as mirror images can appear when captured by either side-camera lens!

A friend/coworker could really come through with some great shots if he/she were allowed full run of the mobile devices while being photographed; many phones these days have high-quality cameras inside them so there isn't any excuse not to try out taking pictures oneself first just before passing off project.

6 Right Expression is the key

Your profile picture is a golden chance to communicate your personal brand.


So if you consider yourself a little more serious, it's okay to look serious in the photo- but generally speaking, smiling can help put candidates at ease and make you seem approachable too!


One study showed that people view us as being likelier (more likely) than not when they see our pictures with a smile on their faces. Another found out which expressions were rated most favorably: open mouth smiles vs closed-mouthed ones--and teeth showing won twice as many votes than just having them displayed without expression by someone looking off into space.

7 Keep clear backgrounds

Keep your banner simple and clean. If you want to showcase cool details of where you work, though, that might be better for a different type of picture altogether!

8 Wear Professional Outfit

Are you looking for an office dress code? Do your friends and family think of the way people dress when they enter a workplace. If so, then keep reading!

One thing that can make or break getting hired is what we call “the first impression." A person's clothing has absolutely no effect on their future job opportunities; however, it does speak volumes about whether or not this individual would be fitting into any given culture at work--and with whom those employees might prefer working most days (or ever).

9 Capture the photo in natural light

When you want your pictures to look their best, there are many factors that can affect how they turn out. harsh fluorescent lighting may make them appear tinted and shadows caused by camera flashes give off an unappealing shine on the skin, but natural light usually provides the most pleasing result with minimal contrast textures or blown-out colors if direct sun exposure was avoided during capture time - especially for exterior shots!


To get this type of effect try taking outside under overcast skies where it's the slightly shady spot (anywhere far enough away from direct radiant heat) sunrise/sunset moments as well.

10 Utilize filters wisely

LinkedIn now provides six filters that you can implement to your profile picture, each of which will give a little bit different look and feel.

Think carefully about what kind of mood you want to convey before choosing the right filter for yourself or make some tweaks in less time-consuming ways such as adjusting brightness/contrast Saturation Vignette directly on LinkedIn—so there’s no need to learn Photoshop!