When used correctly, your LinkedIn cover photo can help new connections and hiring managers get a sense of your personal brand and get to know you a little bit better.

Your LinkedIn profile needs a cover photo — the right cover photo at that. You need one that speaks to who you are, what you do or where you live and work. After all, it’s about standing out ...

LinkedIn recommends using a photo with somewhere between 1000-by-425 pixels and 4000-by-4000 pixels. Other resources recommend you use a horizontal image that is 1400-by-425 pixels.

First Facebook did it. Then Twitter. And now LinkedIn. All three social media giants offer the option to display a "cover photo" on your profile. That's the wide image that appears across the top ...

LinkedIn recommends that a cover image be 1584 x 396 pixels. If your image doesn’t quite fit those specifications, the image will be adjusted to fit the screen when you upload the image.