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Users at 360WORK can build their profiles 360WORK Profiles instantly; by either importing their information from a resumé or from their LinkedIn profile.
Importing information from LinkedIn Profile:
If you have an up-to-date public LinkedIn profile, you can import your information to autofill your 360WORK Profile in one click. All you need to do is add your Linkedin handler ID and press the Autofill Profile button from your user profile.
How do I know if my LinkedIn profile is set to be available for public?
If you are on Linkedin, chances are that you do have a Linkedin public profile. By default, all Linkedin accounts have public profiles generated for them automatically. However, your public profile is not the same as the one you see of yourself while being logged in as Linkedin.
What most Linkedin users do not know is that you can fine-tune what you want to show on your public profile, or hide it completely.
Note: 360WORK autofill profile from LinkedIn works only with public LinkedIn profiles. If your profile is not set to be publicly available, we will not be able to import the information.
How to change the visibility of your public profile?
Toggle your profile visibility on or off.
To hide your Linkedin public profile completely
- Log into Linkedin (I recommend you use Incognito mode or private browsing to do so)
- Go to https://www.linkedin.com/public-profile/settings
- Turn the toggle off for
Your profile's public visibility
To create a Linkedin public profile and have it visible
- Log into Linkedin
- Go to https://www.linkedin.com/public-profile/settings
- Turn the toggle on for your
Your profile's public visibility
Linkedin Private Profiles VS Linkedin Public Profiles
Comparing a fully visible public profile and a private profile, the core differences are:
- Skills are not shown on Linkedin profiles.
- Likes and comments on a user's activities are also hidden on a public profile.
Micromanaging visibility of different sections in your profile
- Log into Linkedin
- Go to https://www.linkedin.com/public-profile/settings
- On the right side, there are different toggles for visibility of: