“Personally, I don’t give much credence to those Profiles that do not have a photo,” stated Will Armstrong of Serco, Inc. “I have to wonder what they are trying to hide, and I feel less connected to them.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Before you decide to use a more “casual” photo, rather than a professional-looking headshot, consider that several recruiters have spoken out against this practice. “I’m not fond of LinkedIn photos that are personal or silly,” declared recruiter Christine Alling.<\/p>\n Andy Foote, Executive Director at LinkedIn N Chicago, was more direct: in his list of LinkedIn blunders, he noted that “No photo, or worse, some kind of random arty or meaningless attempt” was a significant mistake on the part of job seekers.<\/p>\n I’ll eagerly back this up, as two of my clients recently encountered scenarios that seemed to match their LinkedIn-photo philosophy: the job hunter who dressed in a suit secured several offers, while the manager that posed with his wife and kids struggled to gain traction in his search.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Even if you don’t want to spend the time (or money) on a professional photographer, there are ways to obtain an acceptable photo. As one recruiter noted, you always have the option of dressing in a suit, and finding someone proficient with a digital camera to take several pictures.<\/p>\n You just might find that putting your best face forward will result in more interest on the part of employers.<\/p>\n Job-Hunt’s LinkedIn for Job Search Expert Laura Smith-Proulx<\/a>, Executive Director of An Expert Resume<\/a>, is an award-winning executive resume writer, national columnist, author, LinkedIn and SEO enthusiast, and past recruiter. Laura is author of How to Get Hired Faster: 60+ Proven Tips and Strategies to Access the Hidden Job Market<\/a><\/em>. Follow Laura on Twitter at @ResumeExpert<\/a> and on LinkedIn<\/a>. Job-Hunt’s LinkedIn for Job Search Expert, Laura Smith-Proulx shares feedback she collected from recruiters on the use of a photo on LinkedIn Profiles – why photos work, and which are best for job search.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":24397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"old-site-template.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recruiters","category-social-networking"],"last_modified_at":"","edited_by":"Wendy Fecteau","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5091"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19125,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5091\/revisions\/19125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Bottom Line<\/h3>\n
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