How To Take a Professional CV and LinkedIn Photograph at Home

Written by Rossina Gitto, Founder @ The Humans of HR, April 2020

Have you had the same CV and LinkedIn headshot for a while? There’s no need to hire a photographer to take a new photo, you can take a new one yourself right at home. Although having a good photograph isn’t what gets you a new job, it will make your CV stand out and definitely help you get one step closer to landing an interview. For this reason, you should consider changing it if it is old or unprofessional.

Keep reading to find out how to take your new headshot on any device.


About The Author
About The Author

Rossina Gitto is the Founder of The Humans of HR. She is a Labour Psychologist and holds a Master’s Degree in International Human Resources Management from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas. Having a vast experience living, studying & working abroad in 8 different countries, she is passionate about the global perspective of People Management. She contributes content on a wide range of topics at The Humans of HR.


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We believe everyone is entitled to have access to professional content that is backed up by the work of the scientific community no matter where they come from. That is the reason why we started writing, and also why we will continue to do so. In order to keep growing and keep our content open to our global audience, we would like for you to consider supporting our work.

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