Do you look at LinkedIn’s People Also Viewed section on your profile? If not you should! It gives you a treasure trove of information on who LinkedIn thinks is in your competitive set and/or peer group or who have similar profiles/backgrounds to yours. If you have this feature enabled on your profile, it will show a list of profiles of people that viewers of your profile have also viewed. While the people in People Who Viewed can change each week, it can be a useful indicator to gauge whether your LinkedIn brand is what you want it to be. Note that you have no direct control over who shows up there, LinkedIn determines it algorithmically, based on the viewing habits of your viewers. It is solely based on who else your viewers view besides you. The people at the top of the list have the most views by people who have also looked at the profile you’re viewing. You can remove this section from your profile from the desktop version. LinkedIn has gotten it totally right when it comes to me, as there’s a mix of people I personally know and who do the same sort of work I do…
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How to Use LinkedIn's People Who Viewed Section to Your Advantage
