Make your LinkedIn profile pop to viewers with a background image that tells your career story. This presentation gives you 10 thematic ideas for your background. They're all quick and easy to implement. Each theme is illustrated with an inexpensive photo downloaded from Canva and properly sized for LinkedIn. You can see a brief companion video on how to use Canva here: Use Canva to Make a LinkedIn Background Image (w/VIDEO) http://buff.ly/1LtX8V4. From Donna Svei, Executive Resume Writer http://www.avidcareerist.com/executive-resume-writer/

1. 10
SMART
& EASY
LINKEDIN
BACKGROUNDS
P R E S E N T E D B Y D O N N A S V E I
E X E C U T I V E R E S U M E & L I N K E D I N P R O F I L E W R I T E R
D O N N A S V E I @ G M A I L . C O M / A V I D C A R E E R I S T . C O M

2. Where You Live
Your city's harbor/skyline
Design Spec: 1400 x 425. Drag & Drop an Uploaded or Stock Image to Your Template. Size It.

3. Where You Live
Design Spec: 1400 x 425. Drag & Drop an Uploaded or Stock Image to Your Template. Size It.
Your city's landmark

4. Where You Work
Your company
Design Spec: 1400 x 425. Drag & Drop an Uploaded or Stock Image to Your Template. Size It.

5. Where You Work
On the road
Design Spec: 1400 x 425. Drag & Drop an Uploaded or Stock Image to Your Template. Size It.

6. What Your Company Does
Its industry
Design Spec: 1400 x 425. Drag & Drop an Uploaded or Stock Image to Your Template. Size It.

7. What Your Company Does
A service it provides
Design Spec: 1400 x 425. Drag & Drop an Uploaded or Stock Image to Your Template. Size It.

8. What Your Company Does
A product it makes
Design Spec: 1400 x 425. Drag & Drop an Uploaded or Stock Image to Your Template. Size It.

9. What You Do
A service you provide
Design Spec: 1400 x 425. Drag & Drop an Uploaded or Stock Image to Your Template. Size It.

10. What You Do
A product you make
Design Spec: 1400 x 425. Drag & Drop an Uploaded or Stock Image to Your Template. Size It.

11. Equipment you use
What You Do
Design Spec: 1400 x 425. Drag & Drop an Uploaded or Stock Image to Your Template. Size It.

12. COMPANION
VIDEO
USE CANVA TO
MAKE A LINKEDIN
BACKGROUND IMAGE
HTTP://BUFF.LY/1LTX8V4
P R E S E N T E D B Y D O N N A S V E I
E X E C U T I V E R E S U M E & L I N K E D I N P R O F I L E W R I T E R
D O N N A S V E I @ G M A I L . C O M & A V I D C A R E E R I S T . C O M

13. 10
SMART
& EASY
LINKEDIN
BACKGROUNDS
P R E S E N T E D B Y D O N N A S V E I
E X E C U T I V E R E S U M E & L I N K E D I N P R O F I L E W R I T E R
D O N N A S V E I @ G M A I L . C O M & A V I D C A R E E R I S T . C O M

14. Image Credits
(All images from Canva.com)
Cover: Canva Layouts
Slide 2: Leung Cho Pan
Slide 3: Cracker Clips Stock
Slide 4: Backyard Productions
Slide 5: cascoly
Slide 6: THP Stock
Slide 7: Dolgachov
Slide 8: Photocreo
Slide 9: dariolapresti
Slide 10: Leung Cho Pan
Slide 11: mediagram
Credits: Canva Layouts