A case of mistaken identity - almost! Not too long ago I was due to meet with a potential client so as you’d expect I checked out their LinkedIn profile to see how they’re currently positioned and get a bit of extra background. So far, so good but it soon got very awkward.
The profile wasn’t too bad. It had a good, professional profile photo and a decent attempt at a banner image. And that was exactly the problem.
We’d arranged to meet in a local cafe, and they got there a few minutes before I did. I knew that because I’d sent a text that I might be a few minutes late and they replied that they were already there.
When I arrived, I looked all around the cafe but for the life of me, I couldn’t see which table they were at. Then, out of the corner of my eye I spotted someone tentatively waving at me.
I almost did a double take when I realised this was the person I was meeting. They didn’t look anything like their profile photo. If anything they looked a good 10 years or more older.
When was the last time you updated your profile photo?
When last did you refresh your headline and About Section?
#adamsview #linkedin #personalbranding
The profile wasn’t too bad. It had a good, professional profile photo and a decent attempt at a banner image. And that was exactly the problem.
We’d arranged to meet in a local cafe, and they got there a few minutes before I did. I knew that because I’d sent a text that I might be a few minutes late and they replied that they were already there.
When I arrived, I looked all around the cafe but for the life of me, I couldn’t see which table they were at. Then, out of the corner of my eye I spotted someone tentatively waving at me.
I almost did a double take when I realised this was the person I was meeting. They didn’t look anything like their profile photo. If anything they looked a good 10 years or more older.
When was the last time you updated your profile photo?
When last did you refresh your headline and About Section?
#adamsview #linkedin #personalbranding