And instead of listening to your answers, the interviewer will think you’re deceptive," Williams confides. "I see older people who are worried about age discrimination use a photo of themselves in their 30s, but an interviewer wasn’t expecting them to look so different. "Especially for mothers getting back into the workforce, a picture of their child doesn't convey that they're ready for a full-time job."Īnother photo blunder: Misrepresenting your appearance. "No dog, no husband, no baby!" Williams says, adding that your photo is meant to show you at your professional-not personal-best. If you're worried about unwittingly sabotaging your career through social media, check out the ten worst blunders you can commit.
A missing photo can easily lead to missed connections.
She also makes a great point: If you leave a networking event with a handful of business cards, intending to follow up on LinkedIn, it's much harder for you to remember who's who without pictures.
Like a house that’s on sale, the assumption is that if there's no photo, something's wrong." "You're seven times more likely to have your profile viewed if you have one. "One of the biggest mistakes I see is no photo," Williams says.
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