Your resume gets the interview. LinkedIn gets you found.

• Claim a custom URL (linkedin.com/in/yourname)The default number-soup URL looks unfinished on a resume header.
• Headline says what you do + your strongest proof — not just your job titleThe headline follows you into every search result and comment.
• Photo: recent, well-lit, face fills ~60% of the frameProfiles with photos get dramatically more views; blurry selfies cost trust.
• Banner image that isn't the default blueFree real estate — your industry, your city, or a simple color says effort.
• About section: first line survives the “…see more” foldOnly ~2 lines show before the fold; most people waste them on throat-clearing.
• Experience matches your resume — same roles, same datesRecruiters cross-check. Mismatched dates read as carelessness or worse.
• Each role has 2-3 bullet-style lines with a number in themThe same evidence rule as your resume: claims need quantities.
• Top 3 pinned skills are the ones your target job searches forRecruiter search filters weight the pinned three heavily.
• Education filled in, including graduation year if you're a studentGrad-year searches are how campus recruiters find you.
• “Open to work” set — visible to recruiters only if you're employedIt's a literal search filter; the recruiters-only setting hides it from your boss.
• Ask 2 people you actually worked with for recommendationsTwo specific recommendations beat twenty empty endorsements.
• Comment on something in your field once a weekActivity keeps you in the algorithm; silence makes you invisible.

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