March 2018
Create a LinkedIn Profile in Another Language
Did you know that you can create your LinkedIn profile in more than one language? This could be a great idea if you (or your audience) speak more than one language. After logging into LinkedIn, 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 of the verbiage 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 40+ 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, then go into the second language profile to translate the content.
- If a person has created a profile in more than one language and your profile is in one of those languages, LinkedIn should display the profile in the language in common (LinkedIn seems to have removed the ability for you to select a different language when viewing another profile).
- Below is a screenshot of what you’ll see each time you try to add a new language.
