April 2017
Did you know that you can create your LinkedIn profile in other languages? This could be a great idea if you (or your audience) speak more than one language. To get started, click View profile and then select Add profile in another language from the top right-hand corner. Once the pop-up box displays, select the language to add and start entering your name and headline (this is the minimal data required to get started). Later on, you must create all content in the other language (LinkedIn will not translate content for you).
A few more useful facts about this feature:
- These “alternate” profiles are NOT new accounts. They are connected to your current profile and are accessed with the same login and password.
- LinkedIn offers 44 language choices, but you must choose only one as the default language.
- If you want to add new sections, you must first add them to your default profile and then go into the second language profile to translate the content.
- If someone’s default profile is in English and they view your profile (which is in two languages), they will see your profile in English since that is the default language of the viewer’s profile.
- Once you create another profile in another language, you will have the option to change the language displayed, using a button to toggle between the languages/profiles in the top right corner of your profile.
