What Your LinkedIn Picture Says About You

What Your LinkedIn Picture Says About YouWhat Your LinkedIn Picture Says About YouThe old saying goes that a picture is worth a thousand words. And in the case of your LinkedIn picture, that could translate into thousands of dollars, as potential employers review your pic to see if youre hireable or elend.JDP, a pre-employment prescreening company, analyzed 2,000 LinkedIn profiles spanning 11 industries to see which segments of the workforce are getting it right- and whos getting it wrong.Overall, industries such as real estate, HR, recruiting, marketing, advertising, and PR all scored an A. abverkauf and business development, along with health, wellness, and fitness, snagged a B. People working in the finance/banking sectors, along with IT and computer science, got a C. Healthcare and education workers got a bad grade- a D. And finally, those in government and retail got a big fat F.As for showing their pearly whites, more than three-quarters of people (75%) flashed a full smile, wh ile 12% managed a tight-lipped smile and 12% werent smiling at all.What to WearAccording to the infographic, 42% of all the LinkedIn profiles reviewed featured people wearing business casual clothes. Slightly more than one-quarter (26%) were socially dressed, while 24% went the formal route, and 8% opted to be completely casual with their clothing.People who were formally dressed were in the following fields finance, banking, real estate, and government.Business casual clothing adopters were in marketing, advertising, PR, IT, computer science, HR, and recruiting.Social people were in retail, health, wellness, fitness, and healthcare.Quality of prestigeA lot goes into the making of a good LinkedIn profile photo. These industries got the highest scores (15 = a perfect score), based on framing, lighting, and resolution.Marketing/Advertising/PR 11.8Real Estate 10.6HR/Recruiting 10.3Overall, professionals in the marketing, advertising, and PR industries scored the highest in terms of the ir profile pictures. Government workers and retail employees scored lowest, in terms of photo quality and finesse.If all this info has you questioning your own LinkedIn picture, learn how to strike a pose- and get hired for the job- with these tipsCut out the crop.You look fab in a photo with your family and want to make it your LinkedIn profile. Unless you can crop the photo so its not obvious that youre eliminating your uncle, try to find a pic thats just of you alone. Cropped photos ranked poorly in the infographic.Dress to impress.People who wore business casual clothing ranked higher than those sporting stuffy suits or sunglasses and flip flops. No matter what industry youre in, make sure that youre dressed to look your best.Smile genuinely.A fake or forced smile can come across as untrustworthy, which is not a good first impression for a potential employer. So be sure to smile in your LinkedIn pic, even if you are more of a closed-mouth smiler. Appearing friendly is very impor tant when an employer considers contacting you for a job interview.Skip the selfie.Sure, you might be the selfie queen, but theres a time and a place for those kinds of pics. If your outfit is amazing, and youre having a good hair day, resist the urge to reverse the camera and have someone take your photo instead.Look to the light.Lighting can make or break any photo. Make sure that your photo is well lit so that a recruiter can see exactly what you look like. Save the moody or harsh lighting for your personal (and private) social media accounts.