LinkedIn Profiles LinkedIn Profile 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A recruiter views your LinkedIn profile but you don't have Premium. How can you see who viewed your profile in the last 90 days?
- You can see all viewers regardless of their privacy settings with a free account
- You can only see viewers from the last 5 days with a free account
- You must upgrade to Premium to see any viewers
- You can see up to 5 viewers from the past 90 days with a free account (Correct answer)
Correct answer: You can see up to 5 viewers from the past 90 days with a free account
Free LinkedIn accounts can see up to 5 recent profile viewers; Premium unlocks the full 90-day viewer list.
Question 2: What does adding a 'License number' to a LinkedIn certification entry accomplish?
- It verifies the certification through LinkedIn's badge system
- It allows visitors to click through and verify the credential externally (Correct answer)
- It is required for the certification to appear in search results
- It enables the certification to be endorsed by connections
Correct answer: It allows visitors to click through and verify the credential externally
Entering a license number provides a verifiable reference that profile visitors can use to confirm your credential with the issuing organization.
Question 3: Which LinkedIn profile section is best suited for displaying a published article, a portfolio PDF, or a link to an external project?
- Accomplishments
- Featured (Correct answer)
- Experience description
- Interests
Correct answer: Featured
The Featured section is specifically designed to pin and prominently display media, links, posts, and documents at the top of your profile.
Question 4: How does LinkedIn determine which of your skills to display first in the Skills section by default?
- Alphabetically
- By the order you added them
- By endorsement count, highest first (Correct answer)
- By LinkedIn's algorithm based on your industry
Correct answer: By endorsement count, highest first
LinkedIn defaults to showing skills with the most endorsements at the top, though you can manually pin up to three skills.
Question 5: What is the purpose of LinkedIn's 'Open Profile' feature available to Premium subscribers?
- It makes your profile visible to everyone regardless of search settings
- It allows any LinkedIn member to send you a free message without InMail credits (Correct answer)
- It disables the '500+' connection display to show exact counts
- It enables profile analytics beyond 90 days
Correct answer: It allows any LinkedIn member to send you a free message without InMail credits
Open Profile lets any LinkedIn member—even those outside your network—send you a message for free without spending InMail credits.
Question 6: When listing a volunteer experience on LinkedIn, which field is optional but recommended to increase profile completeness?
- Organization name
- Role/Title
- Cause category (Correct answer)
- Start date
Correct answer: Cause category
Selecting a cause category (e.g., Education, Environment) helps LinkedIn surface your profile to recruiters filtering by values and causes.
Question 7: Which action most directly increases the 'Social Selling Index' (SSI) score on LinkedIn?
- Increasing your connection count above 500
- Consistently sharing and engaging with content in your industry (Correct answer)
- Upgrading to a Premium or Sales Navigator plan
- Adding more certifications and skills to your profile
Correct answer: Consistently sharing and engaging with content in your industry
SSI is driven by four pillars—establishing your brand, finding the right people, engaging with insights, and building relationships—all of which improve through consistent content engagement.
LinkedIn Profiles LinkedIn Profile 3
A recruiter views your LinkedIn profile but you don't have Premium.
How can you see who viewed your profile in the last 90 days?