--- title: 6 Ways to Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out description: Attract job recruiters to your profile with smart updates to your account. canonical: https://time.com/4204741/6-ways-to-make-your-linkedin-profile-stand-out/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-03T05:11:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:01:46.876Z og:title: 6 Ways to Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out og:description: Attract job recruiters to your profile with smart updates to your account. og:url: https://time.com/4204741/6-ways-to-make-your-linkedin-profile-stand-out/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc94dbcb83d34265b/69887ba10b72e341ae6e7ec9/work-relationships-balance-career-success-balance-betterment-goals1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: work-relationships-balance-career-success-balance-betterment-goals-motto-stock og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 6 Ways to Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out twitter:description: Attract job recruiters to your profile with smart updates to your account. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc94dbcb83d34265b/69887ba10b72e341ae6e7ec9/work-relationships-balance-career-success-balance-betterment-goals1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 6 Ways to Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Feb 3, 2016 5:11 AM UTC  Peechaya Burroughs for TIME by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Feb 3, 2016 5:11 AM UTC Job hunting now goes way beyond the resume. Your online presence can affect your chances at getting a job, so how you present yourself on career sites is crucial. What photo you choose, how you organize your profile, and even your page’s URL can impact what a recruiter thinks about you—and how easily people can find you. When building your profile, think about how you would want your future boss to know you. Is your photo outdated or unprofessional? Do you mention jobs that aren’t relevant to your current career track, or are you lacking a clear statement about your professional goals and interests? A LinkedIn account can act as a digital resume, so make sure to put as much time and effort in your online profile as you would your formal resume. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4204741/6-ways-to-make-your-linkedin-profile-stand-out/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4204741/6-ways-to-make-your-linkedin-profile-stand-out/"},"headline":"6 Ways to Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out","datePublished":"2016-02-03T05:11:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:01:46.876Z","description":"Make your profile interview-worthy","url":"https://time.com/4204741/6-ways-to-make-your-linkedin-profile-stand-out/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc94dbcb83d34265b/69887ba10b72e341ae6e7ec9/work-relationships-balance-career-success-balance-betterment-goals1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc94dbcb83d34265b/69887ba10b72e341ae6e7ec9/work-relationships-balance-career-success-balance-betterment-goals1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"work-relationships-balance-career-success-balance-betterment-goals-motto-stock","caption":"work relationships balance career success balance betterment goals motto stock","creditText":"Peechaya Burroughs for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4204741/6-ways-to-make-your-linkedin-profile-stand-out/","name":"6 Ways to Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out"}}]}] ```