I recently read a post by careers blogger Bob McIntosh. He listed fifteen terrible things you could do with photography to derail your LinkedIn profile.
The trouble is, Bob didn't show pictures. So I have put his list alongside some Google Image LinkedIn examples - many from MarketingProfs and Andrew McCarthy - for all of us to chortle over, then rush off and check our own image :-)
The fifteen things were (in no particular order, and using Bob's words as captions):
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The action shot of someone in his office, playing touch football, or climbing rocks, etc |
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The photo of an orangutan. Let’s be serious. |
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The false representation photo of a person 10 years earlier should be a crime. |
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The “I’m taken off guard” photo with cinder block background. This does wonders…for a prison shot. |
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The plain ole poor quality, like a blurry photo that appears to be taken with a Polaroid |
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The family portrait. Whose profile is it anyways, yours or your wife and children? |
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The selfie taken with a cell phone gives the amusement park mirror effect |
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The dating scene photo is one of my favorites. Not. Beautiful women and handsome men are great for dating sites, not LinkedIn |
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The under water effect–this person looks like she’s literally under water. |
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The “Look, I’m working” photo with the office wall in the background looks like the person is trying too hard |
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The half smile or downright frown photo. Hey, people are drawn to happy people |
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The bad-ass look, shades and all. This I’ve seen and wondered if the guy was in a gang. |
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The company logo. There’s a LinkedIn company page for that. |
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The photo with the person riding his Harley. |
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The purple face or red-eye photo. I’ve seen this and thought there’s no way a person’s face can be purple like this |
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And one of the ones that Bob missed: the I am having FAR TOO MUCH fun photo and look like I should be in a porn movie |
Check out Andrew McCarthy & the MarketingProfs work below as well: they illustrate their writing and have other REALLY great examples of what not to do :-)
References:
- McCarthy, Andrew (27 May 2013). 10 Examples of Terrible LinkedIn Profile Photos | Bad LinkedIn Profile Pics. Retrieved 31 October 2013 from http://andrewmacarthy.com/andrew-macarthy-social-media/10-terrible-examples-of-linkedin-profile-photos-bad-linkedin-profile-pics
- McIntosh, Bob (28 October 2013). 15 photos that will sink your LinkedIn profile. Retrieved 31 October 2013 from http://thingscareerrelated.com/2013/10/28/15-photos-that-will-sink-your-linkedin-profile/
- MarketingProfs (30 July 2013). 19 Reasons Your LinkedIn Photo Is an Epic Fail. Retrieved 31 October 2013 from http://www.slideshare.net/mprofs/19-reasons-your-linkedin-photo-is-an-epic-fail
Sam
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