your LinkedIn cover banner #linkedintips #techjobs

3 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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Taylor Desseyn explains how to pick a LinkedIn cover banner that actually works. Use something that shows what you care about, like playing guitar, instead of generic stock photos. It starts conversations and catches the eye of people hiring for tech roles.

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The job search today in today's world is about being your true self and tying into your passions, right? And so the COVID banner photo thing is a great way to do it. Any questions? This is Q&A too, so any questions on the COVID banner photo thingy? Does it have to relate to the major? No, it doesn't. No, no, that's what I'm saying. Like, what do you like to do? Like tennis, hockey? Guitar. Guitar? Great. You know, passionate about guitar, targeting cybersecurity opportunities, right? Like, you know, a lot of people put like live, laugh, love, like John 3:16, or like a photo of a mountain. Like, that's just not gonna help you find a job. It's just not, right? What's gonna help you find a job is putting some shit on the top of your profile that makes people want to DM you, right? I could be a guitar player, be like, hey bro, how long have you been playing guitar for, right? It's starting those conversations, which is what you need to do.