Colleges Offer Photo Shoots; Students Can Discard the LinkedIn Selfie
Have you ever seen a colleague upload a new LinkedIn profile photo and said to yourself, “A selfie? Really?!”
What you really wanted to tell them how unprofessional it looked but alas, you held your breath instead.
Well, according to a piece in The Wall Street Journal, schools like Lawrence University are offering professional headshots to their students for free. Here’s the thing — per the social media site, profiles with photos are 11 times more likely to be viewed than profiles without pictures.Considering all of the eyeballs viewing various profiles, it makes sense to have a high quality image looking polished and professional.
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