Whatever works, works. I stopped caring about LinkedIn a while ago, so I just switched my profile pic to a pic of me shooting a flamethrower with a hawaiian shi

Whatever works, works. I stopped caring about LinkedIn a while ago, so I just switched my profile pic to a pic of me shooting a flamethrower with a hawaiian shirt on about a year ago. Results: interest from recruiters didn't drop at all, in fact, it increased (though I do not attribute it to the pic). However, a few recruiters specifically mentioned that they thought the pic was cool, and that alone was worth it. Also, it isn't just recruiters from "hip tech startups" responding positively to it. I got hit up since then by a bunch of different places, including the usual FAANG, finance companies (Citadel/Two Sigma/etc.), tech startups, etc. No one seems to have an issue with the profile pic, and I like it, so why not. And no, it wasn't intended as a humblebrag, a lot of people I know get hit up by recruiters in the same way, despite them having pretty standard pictures and not being some coding superstars. And I am not one either.