A slightly happy expression could make you seem more trustworthy.
Your LinkedIn photo has the potential to convince employers that you're honest - a trait that most companies value highly.
The trick? Look a little happy.
That's according to new research
from New York University, which found that people sporting positive
expressions - with upturned eyebrows and an upward curving mouth, even
if they weren't overtly smiling - are more likely to be perceived as
trustworthy.
Those featuring angry expressions - with
downturned eyebrows, even if they weren't obviously frowning - are more
likely to be seen as untrustworthy.
Unfortunately, the
study also found that you can't do much to change how competent you
appear. That depends largely on your facial structure, which (barring
cosmetic surgery) you can't really alter.
The
researchers conducted a series of experiments that suggest perceptions
of trustworthiness are more easily moldable than perceptions of
competence.
In one experiment, participants looked at
different computer-generated faces and were asked which one they would
choose to be their financial adviser and which one they thought would be
most likely to win a weightlifting competition.
Previous research
has found that, when dealing with money, people generally prefer to
interact with individuals they perceive to be good-intentioned and
trustworthy. And dominating a weightlifting contest depends highly on
physical ability.
read more at http://www.businessinsider.in/This-type-of-LinkedIn-photo-can-make-you-look-more-trustworthy/articleshow/47822672.cms
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