Unemployed people are no longer afraid to look desperate. A new trend on LinkedIn has prompted users open for work to use a banner reading "#Desperate" on their profiles to signal to employers ...

1. Upload a profile picture and ensure your face fills 60% of the frame. LinkedIn members with a profile picture have 21 times more views and nine times more connections than members without one.

Design your banner at 1584 x 396 pixels. Leave space for your profile photo on the left side. Add one clear quote or benefit that speaks to your ideal customer's biggest goal.

Pick a professional photo for your profile picture and create a custom banner using Canva or another platform. "It's the first thing people notice," said Melissa Grabiner, cofounder of Jobs Search ...

A LinkedIn user has gone viral after she recently paired a '#Desperate' banner with her profile image on the social networking website. Courtney Summer Myers spoke exclusively with PEOPLE about ...

From using the ‘Open To Work’ badge, to updating your ‘About’ section, here’s how to make your profile stand out on LinkedIn. She spoke with many career experts to get their take on ...

Optimized LinkedIn profiles are 40 times more likely to receive opportunities. But most people don't do this. Here's how to make your LinkedIn a lead-generating machine.

The ‘Open to Work’ badge on LinkedIn gets a bad rap, say some experts. Here’s how you should be using it in your job search. After social media manager Jensen Rubinstein was let go from her ...