You’ve seen it– that green crescent overlay that reads #OPENTOWORK on LinkedIn profile pictures. Is it a good idea? Should you turn it on? There are pros and cons to this photo frame, let me explain… First, let’s first take a step back. LinkedIn has a setting that allows you to communicate your interest in …
This post was last updated: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Your LinkedIn profile picture is an integral part of your personal branding statement. You know this: Your LinkedIn profile picture is how the world sees you. This is not the place for a photo taken with your iPhone or cropped out of a wedding photo. A …
In my quest to help people brand themselves professionally and leverage LinkedIn, I reached out to my friend, Donna Lere. Donna Lere is one of the most sought after professional photographers on the East Coast. Together we teamed up to offer a FREE online Webcast where we revealed effective strategies to taking an impressive headshot …
It’s the start of the new year and I am getting myself geared up for a new year of possibility! I love planning resolutions and creating goals for the upcoming year. One of my resolutions is to update my financial portfolio. Looking at the stocks I own, I was surprised to see that I didn’t …
The Wall Street Journal recently published a great article about the importance of your LinkedIn profile picture. Your profile picture is instrumental in forging your online brand and identity. According to LinkedIn research, profiles with a profile picture are seven times more likely to be viewed than profiles without a profile picture. This is huge! Since your profile picture directly affects your profile’s open rate, rather than uploading an outdated photo of yourself taken at a wedding, why not approach the selection of your profile photo strategically?
Link to WSJ article, The Art of Online Portraiture by CHERYL LU-LIEN TAN
Here are some tips I culled from the article along with my own reaction and recommendations:
New research shows that wearing glasses on an interview may get you hired!
Never mind a crisp shirt or a firm handshake. If you want to impress a potential employer, put on a pair of spectacles.
Job hunters are more likely to be hired if they wear glasses to their interview, according to a study.
A third of adults think spectacle-wearers look more professional, while 43 per cent think they appear more intelligent.
You might not get a date like Dorothy Parker said, but at least you will get hired! 🙂
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