This document provides guidelines for choosing an appropriate profile picture for LinkedIn. It advises against using blank, caricature, wedding, low resolution, baby, Facebook, logo, team, pet, or superstar pictures as those may not properly represent you professionally. The ideal LinkedIn profile photo should be a clear, recent headshot that clearly shows your face as it appears everyday.

1. Blank Picture
You have a face and so should
your profile.
Caricature
You don’t look like this in real life,
then why look like this on LinkedIn.
Wedding Picture
You may have looked your best but
that’s not how you dress everyday.
Low Resolution Picture
Unless you are a blockhead, your
picture should not be pixelated.
Cute Baby Picture
You may have been a cute baby
but that may not be the case now.
Facebook Profile Picture
You have a cool FB profile picture
but this is your professional profile.
Logo
Unless your brand is worth a billion
dollars, stay away from logos.
Team Picture
Great picture.
So which one are you ?
Pet Picture
Your pet may mean a lot to you but
means little to your LinkedIn profile.
Superstar Picture
If you were a superstar, no one would
care about your profile picture .