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LinkedIn makes big changes to Profiles affecting X-Ray search

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LinkedIn recently removed some key pieces of information from our public profiles.

Your public LinkedIn profile is what can be seen by someone who is not logged into the website. It’s also the version of your profile that is visible to search engines.

 

What information is not on LinkedIn public profiles? 

  • Headline
  • The vast majority of your About section, apart from the first 90 characters (approx)
  • All your work experience
  • Volunteering
  • Education
  • Skills
  • Interests

 

How can I see what my public profile looks like now?

Copy and paste your profile URL into a private browsing window (if you’re using Google Chrome, it’s called an incognito window). 

 

What does this mean for recruiters and sourcers?

This will have ramifications for the findability of our profiles – so make sure you get important keywords into visible areas of your profile. You might want to consider how you use the Projects section – see my handy guide to adding Projects to your LinkedIn profile. (link to other blog post)

Perhaps the most important consequence of this for recruiters and sourcers is how much this will impact X-Ray search. We will start to see far fewer search results when we X-Ray search LinkedIn from now on. So tools like our LinkedIn Profile Custom Search Engines will start to become less effective. 

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