How to make a QR code for your LinkedIn profile
At a conference or job fair, typing a name into LinkedIn on the spot is awkward. A code on your badge or card opens your profile in one scan.
LinkedIn has its own profile code in its app. This page explains when a separate code is the better choice.
How do I make a QR code for LinkedIn?
Set a clean public profile link in your LinkedIn settings, open it in a browser to check how it looks, then make a code that opens it.
- Make sure your headline and photo are up to date before you print.
- View your profile while signed out to see what strangers see.
Why not just use LinkedIn's own QR code?
LinkedIn's built-in code works well for quick exchanges in the app. A separate dynamic code is useful when you want it on print, with your own style, or want to point it at a portfolio today and a different page tomorrow.
Where should I put it?
Business cards, name badges, conference slides, resumes and your email signature as an image. Keep it at least 2 cm (0.8 inch) square.
Questions
Can I change the page the code opens?
Yes, with the edit link.
Is this suitable for a resume?
Yes. Include the web address as text too.
Cost?
$3 once per code.
Will recruiters scan it?
Some will. It is a convenience, not a guarantee.
Can the code open my company page?
Yes. Use the page's address.
Does it show my phone number?
Only what your public profile shows.
Get a dynamic QR code for $3
Pay once. Pick the page your code opens, print it wherever you need it, and change the page whenever you like.