LinkedIn allows you to control that.ĭo use a professional photo as your profile headshot. If you are in fact looking, then set to 'actively looking' and make sure it is visible only to recruiters. Profiles that have no connections look odd on LI.ĭo review the privacy/security settings for your new account carefully, and set the options in a way that you feel comfortable with insofar as the visibility of your name, photo, etc.ĭo set your preferences in terms of availability for jobs. Moreover, once you create an account, use it to connect with some of your colleagues on LI. Rightly assume I may be looking at other jobs'īy that logic any employees of your company that have LinkedIn accounts are under suspicion, regardless of when they opened accounts.ĭoes it matter if one had an account before they got hired by your company, or started one while working at your company? Of course not. Make a smart decision.'I imagine that if my employer can see that I've done so they'll When the pain of having one outweighs the risk of having two. When does it make sense to create two accounts? Is it a good idea? You’ll have to weigh the risks and make a decision. So is the temptation to create more than one account and deal with any fallout later. But the pain points mentioned above (unique business initiatives and non-competes) are very real. It may also create more confusion if someone is looking for you and they find two accounts. Keep in mind having more than one Linkedin account does violate Linkedin’s user agreement. Duplicate accounts are created on a regular basis – on purpose and on accident (lost passwords, trying to get around account penalties, etc). Or, they may ban you from their platform altogether (which is very unlikely). Linkedin may identify that you have two accounts and force you to merge them or remove one. Will you get in trouble for having more than one account? There’s a noncompete issue with your current employer.You have very unique business initiatives that you want to keep separate to avoid brand/lead confusion.Usually you ask yourself this question when: There are a number of reasons why you may be tempted to create more than one Linkedin profile.

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