Your XING profile is your online business card. We recommend you complete all your entries carefully and update information on a regular basis. The following areas are particularly important when it comes to making sure you get found:
Upload a profile photo
Your photo is absolutely key to making that first impression when visitors click on your profile. Choose a photo that clearly shows your face and that is personable. Like everything else on your profile, you can update this photo as often as you like.
Make use of the cover image
If you’re a Premium Member, you can use the cover image at the top of your profile page to add a personal touch. You might want to upload an image that shows what you stand for, or how or where you work. Or perhaps you’ll opt for a punchy marketing message or simply a friendly welcome.
About me
Introduce yourself to your profile visitors in this field. Other than in the "Skills" field, which should only be filled with relevant keywords, you can tell your profile visitors more about yourself here in a few sentences. Who are you, what do you have to offer or what should other members know about you?
Professional experience
Enter the individual positions you have held throughout your career here and describe the individual remits of each of these positions in some detail, so as to give profile visitors as comprehensive a picture of you as possible.
Educational background
Here you can enter the university or college you attended. Include details about the subject or subjects you studied to make clear where your areas of expertise lie. You should include any vocational training under your professional experience.
Skills and Interests
This section is important because the entries you make here help you get found by users who share your interests. We can also use these entries to provide you with personal recommendations for contacts or jobs that are suited to you.
- Enter your expertise and skills in keywords under "Skills", or – if you’re a freelancer – your services.
- Under "Interests & Hobbies" you can include your areas of interest both in a professional context and in relation to your personal hobbies. This lets members get to know you a little better.
Tip: We recommend you present yourself here as broadly as possible, with a wide range of relevant keywords describing you or your work, your know-how and skills. This is the most effective way to be found by other users. You may want to include synonyms too for keywords you have already entered.
Languages / Qualifications / Awards
Do you speak any foreign languages, or have you acquired specialist qualifications and maybe even received an award for them? This information may be of interest to recruiters and headhunters on XING.
Portfolio
The portfolio gives you various opportunities to present yourself professionally on XING with information, texts, images, videos or PDF files. If, for example, you’re self-employed, you can showcase your products or services here.