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Ask HN: Should I use silly headlines in LinkedIn to attract attention
Hi there,
do silly headlines and profile images on LinkedIn attract attention or kill it?
How would people react to a headline like this: "Source of complex solutions to your simple problems".
What about the profile image that, instead of my photo in suit and tie, shows "FooBuz" word?
When it comes to business -- I'm dead serious. However, I'm sick and tired of LinkedIn profiles that all look the same.
Just trying to find out if people think it's too unprofessional or cool.
- CyberFonic 7y agoMy impression is that LinkedIn profiles are simply click-bait for recruiters. So I would suspect that your proposed profile changes might reduce the number of unsolicited emails you get. I only use LinkedIn to reconnect with colleagues from past jobs and very occasionally read posts to the few groups that I have an interest in. Basically I use Facebook for family and friends and LinkedIn as a sorta facebook for "professional" connections. Keeping the two spheres of my life quite separate.
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