LinkedIn Settings Spotlight: Profile Viewing Visibility

What happens when you view someone's profile on LinkedIn?

Do you know how your profile appears to others when you view them on LinkedIn?

Good news: you can control this aspect of your professional presence with just a few clicks!

Here's a quick guide to editing your profile viewing settings:

1. Click on "Me" on your profile and go to "Settings & Privacy."

2. Under the "Visibility" tab, select "Profile viewing options."

3. 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴:

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: People can see your full name and headline when you view their profile.

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬: Your industry and general characteristics are shown.

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞: Your profile appears as completely anonymous.

The right choice depends on your personal preference and professional needs.

You can change this setting at any time.

Take control of how you appear on LinkedIn and make sure your profile viewing matches your networking goals.

P.S. you can learn more about your profile viewers with LinkedIn Premium but note that you still won't see the names of viewers who choose to browse in private mode or private profile characteristics.