"There's one thing I've always found really hard to do: set up a LinkedIn profile. I still remember the first time I tried, I thought it would be easy. Just write my bio, a few lines about myself, add a photo... how hard could it be? Oh lord, I was wrong. It wasn't just the "perfect wording" panic or picking a photo that looked professional but not stiff."
"It was thinking about how people want to represent themselves here, the version of themselves that seems like a mix of their working self, their office persona, and, somehow, a humblebrag in one. That got me thinking... what does your LinkedIn actually say about you, and more importantly, what does it reveal about the side of you that maybe isn't so "perfect" at work?"
Creating a LinkedIn profile often feels harder than expected because people must balance professional credibility with personal presentation. Users fret over perfect wording, selecting a photo that appears competent without looking stiff, and crafting a persona that blends working identity, office behavior, and subtle self-promotion. The curated profile can obscure less polished aspects of a person and may reveal underlying toxic workplace tendencies through buzzwords, headshots, and recommendations. Quizzes or exercises that encourage building a fictionalized LinkedIn can surface traits such as arrogance, insecurity, performative humility, or competitiveness hidden beneath polished profiles and endorsements.
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