For job seekers
One credible headshot. Every professional touchpoint.
Choose, review, and deliver a professional portrait that looks like you, fits the role you actually want, and remains clear everywhere recruiters encounter it.
01 · Role fit
Match the portrait to the work—not a generic executive fantasy
| Target direction | Recommended expression | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Management & consulting | Calm, confident, restrained formality | Luxury-office fiction or inflated executive cues |
| Technology & product | Modern, natural, approachable | Forced suits or an overly staged studio look |
| Creative & design | Distinctive but face-first | Backgrounds or styling that overpower identity |
| Sales & customer success | Open, credible, light natural smile | An overly severe or heavily retouched expression |
| Academic, medical & legal | Accurate, professional, low-distraction | Invented uniforms, credentials, titles, or workplaces |
| Early career | Clean, natural, appropriate to real experience | Artificial seniority or executive positioning |
02 · Source brief
Prepare references that represent you now
- 01Use 8–12 recent photos that clearly look like you, with front and slight-angle views, even light, and both neutral and natural smiling expressions.
- 02Exclude screenshots, group crops, beauty filters, sunglasses, hats, extreme wide-angle selfies, old photos, and files you do not have permission to use.
- 03Write down the target role, industry, seniority, geography, and desired level of formality before selecting a look.
03 · Identity review
Credibility comes before polish
Reject a candidate that looks impressive but no longer looks like you.
- 1You are immediately recognizable against recent source photos.
- 2Face shape, eyes, teeth, hairline, age cues, skin marks, glasses, and other distinctive features remain accurate.
- 3Skin retains natural texture and the portrait does not look filtered or plastic.
- 4Clothing, grooming, background, and seniority cues match your real experience and target role.
- 5Hair, eyewear, earrings, hands, collars, and clothing edges contain no generation artifacts.
- 6The face remains natural and clear in a circular crop and at mobile-thumbnail size.
- 7A person who knows you confirms that the final candidate looks like you.
04 · Delivery matrix
Export every channel from one approved master
| Destination | Suggested output | Composition | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn profile | 800 × 800 JPG | Square master with circular-crop safety | name-linkedin.jpg |
| Job platform profile | 800 × 800 JPG | Centered, neutral, face clear at small size | name-job-profile.jpg |
| Resume or CV | 600 × 800 JPG | Portrait head-and-shoulders; only where appropriate | name-resume.jpg |
| Personal website | 1200 × 1200 JPG/WebP | Allow more shoulder or environmental context | name-website.jpg |
| Email signature | 256 × 256 JPG/PNG | Readable at very small size | name-email.jpg |
| Speaker or author bio | 1600 × 2000 JPG | High-resolution portrait with layout room | name-bio.jpg |
| Application system | Use the stated requirements | Prioritize aspect ratio, pixels, and KB limit | name-application-company.jpg |
| Archive master | Highest approved PNG | Do not repeatedly compress; export from this file | name-headshot-master.png |
Resume-photo norms differ by country and industry. Check the application instructions before including a photo, and verify every platform’s current pixel and file-size limits.
Final check
Would a recruiter meet the same person?
Choose the image that is recognizable, role-appropriate, technically clean, and honest about your real experience.