Comments on: Are Photos Good or Bad for LinkedIn?

By: centernetworks

centernetworks — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Yea, but even if they could, they wouldn't.

By: Uno de Waal

Uno de Waal — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

If I understood correctly, if you were hiring you could choose to “Not Show Profile Pictures”
Or did I mis read somewhere?

By: Morgan

Morgan — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Yes, guys look for hotties at times, especially for either support or public-facing positions. A fat man may be passed over for health reasons. A woman who looks old may be passed over as well. Other races may be skipped as well, if the employer is an idiot.

It’s just reality, and I think it’s stupid to try to legislate away. People need to get along in the workplace, certain jobs can attract more customers or retain more through physical beauty, and health costs are real.

And if someone is dumb enough to use race as a reason not to hire, they are entitled to go ahead and leverage their own stupidity into a competitive disadvantage as their competitor picks the candidate up.

Anyway, as for LinkedIn, I don’t know if it’s a good idea to show pictures. I think in a perfect business networking situation they wouldn’t have them, but LinkedIn have to try to stay alive, so they may have to get a little more personal to do it.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It’s an option, folks, not a mandatory thing. Lots of people on Facebook don’t have pix either. I do, both at LinkedIn and Facebook. My advice? Take a quality, well-lit professional picture of your smiling face and stick to using that one.

By: Aidan Henry

Aidan Henry — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

To be honest, I’m indifferent. I’d rather meet a smart, ambitious person, than a beautiful, charming human being. Having said that, it’s not always how the world works. Keep in mind…

“Video killed the radio star…”

Cheers,
Aidan
http://www.MappingTheWeb.com