your linkedin profile pic makes a difference #linkedinprofile

7 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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Your LinkedIn profile picture matters to employers. Skip outdated MySpace photos, bathroom selfies, and heavily edited moody shots. Use a recent, simple professional headshot that shows the real, happy, presentable version of yourself.

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So if your profile picture is like a MySpace picture, it's probably not going to come across well. Every profile you have online is a potential data point for an employer. So if your profile picture is like a MySpace picture, it's probably not going to come across well. We don't need any bathroom selfies. We don't need an artistic, moody picture with a bunch of gradients or editing. It needs to be very simple, very straightforward. Don't overcomplicate it, making sure you're not catfishing You're not fishing employees. There's no need to put a profile pic from something 15 years ago. Just make sure your profile picture is you, you look happy, you look presentable.