8 red flags to search for when looking at someone's LinkedIn profile

Tips for recruiters, to save you time.

8 red flags to search for when looking at someone's LinkedIn profile
Hiring and red flags

By Deep Patel, Forbes.com

Main titles

  • Missing years
    Time taken off between careers needs to be evaluated according to the circumstances.
  • Beware of a pattern of changing jobs.
    Evaluate your candiates for long term committment.
  • Be wary of misrepresentations.
    Make cross checks, and examine details.
  • Falsehoods
    Previous employers and timeline inconsistencies can expose lies.
  • Check the spelling
    Spelling mistakes are too trivial to ignore in today's workplace.
  • Not enough actual or practical experience
    You can't reach enlightenment from a book, as the saying goes.
  • Having an appropriate picture
    Photo give such a tremendous advantage that any picture quality flaws raise legitimate questions.
  • Not ensuring that their profile looks good on mobile devices.
    A messy profile could reveal that the candidate could have a tendency to ignore the obvious

Source: forbes.com