And having a solid LinkedIn profile includes choosing a cover or background photo. While having the standard LinkedIn background photo is a good starting point while you brainstorm ideas ...

And having a solid LinkedIn profile includes choosing a cover or background photo. While having the standard LinkedIn background photo is a good starting point while you brainstorm ideas ...

A friend recently asked me what makes a good LinkedIn cover photo and why he should have one. The short answer: Photos help tell stories — in this case your career story. Just as a news ...

First Facebook did it. Then Twitter. And now LinkedIn. All three social media giants offer the option to display a "cover photo" on your profile. That's the wide image that appears across the top ...

A lot of big corporations want to be a part of LinkedIn and make their presence felt. To do so, you need to keep your cover photo updated. In this post, we will learn how to change the cover photo ...

Job seekers will now be able to optimize their resumés and cover letters to get closer to the top of the pile, thanks to LinkedIn's newest AI features. In today’s crowded job market ...

Spammers may be using your photo for the fake profiles they set up on LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook, and other social networks. Here’s how I found out, and what you can do about it. While working ...

LinkedIn announced Wednesday that it's hopping on the social networking bandwagon of Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, by letting users upload cover photos on their profile pages. The feature will ...

New York Magazine cropped several black attendees out of a cover photo for a Monday story about a GOP party where the writer ...

Critics slammed New York Magazine for cropping black people out of a photo of a pro-Trump party it ran on its cover this week — with the story inside claiming that the crowd was almost entirely ...

While most viewers will focus on your headshot and headline, your cover photo is one more way to brand yourself. There is still more work to do on your LinkedIn profile to set you apart.

We spoke to LinkedIn's official career expert Nicole Williams about whether a cover photo is necessary and how to select the right one. She says everyone should "definitely upload a cover photo." ...