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No Photo You know yourself when looking over someone's profile on LinkedIn, the first thing you do is check out their photo.  I personally get messages and requests daily. If there isn't a photo, I delete it immediately.  Bad Photo If it is a bad photo, I think about it a second, then delete it. If it is a nice professional photo showing a confident business person, I definitely check out their profile and most likely add them as a contact. First place recruiters look is your photo Don't just take my word for it.  The Ladders  research into recruiter behaviour proves it. As shown in the heat map below, whilst looking over profiles, the first place the recruiter looked was the photo and they spent 19% of their total time looking at it. That's a lot of heat! Professional Photos are not expensive... Business Insider  has some great tips on the do's and don'ts for you profile photo. And as it isn't that expensive, I would say it is an easy investment. My basic h...

Adding Keywords to your images can help your profile be found on LinkedIn and Websites What Are Keywords? Keywords are what search engines and sites like LinkedIn use to find relevant pages or profiles. So if I'm a recruiter looking for a top level CFO, I might search executive management, financial reporting, business strategy or performance management as these are the key skills I'm looking for.  Keywords drive recruiters and clients to your profile.   Loading up your LinkedIn profile with relevant keywords will ensure that your profile will pop up in searches. Use keywords in your: 1. Headlines 2. Job Title 3. "About" section 4. Skills and endorsements 5. Photographs Keywords in your photographs In addition to adding keywords in the sections described above, adding keywords to your LinkedIn Profile photo can help searchers find your profile. Your photographer can load up your profile images full of keywords relevant to your particular profes...

Apart from the obvious, like really good lighting and equipment), the following are my top 5 tips for making the best impression with your LinkedIn Profile Photograph. Tip # 1 - Smile or Not To Smile? It is important to appear competent at your work. Lawyers do not want to look like Realtors and Realtors don't want to look like Accountants. There really is a difference. It is possible to have a profile image that has a combination of competence and approachability with a hint of likeability. The best approach is to smile with your eyes. Smile or no smile? Tip #2 - Plain Background Using a plain background without distractions ensures that you are the main focus of the image. Don't use chairs, walls or desks as props. These are OK for website imagery but not for LinkedIn. There is such a small space for you to impress your profile visitor so use it to the best of your advantage. Tip # 3 - Background Colour Go for the most striking background colour for your sk...