What is profile strength and how do I raise it?
Profile strength is the percentage shown on your dashboard in the Boost your success card. It counts eight checks on your profile, each worth the same share, and goes up as you complete them. It is a guide to what is missing from your profile, not a score of how good you are.
What it counts
The percentage is the number of checks you have met out of eight, rounded to a whole number. The eight checks are:
- A professional headline.
- Your contact details.
- Your immigration or work authorization status.
- Your job preferences.
- Your gender, if you choose to add it.
- Your date of birth, if you choose to add it.
- A verified email address.
- Completed self-declaration (self-verification).
Because the checks are equal, each one moves the figure by about 13 points.
Steps to raise it
- Open your dashboard and find the Boost your success card.
- Use the button Complete profile. It opens the first step that is still open.
- Finish the step and save. Come back to the dashboard and the button points to the next open step.
- Repeat until the card has nothing left to ask.
Where each step lives:
| Step | Where |
|---|---|
| Headline | Account settings, Summary |
| Immigration status | Account settings, visa requirements |
| Job preferences | Account settings, Preferences |
| Gender and date of birth | Account settings, About |
| Self-declaration | Verification, questionnaire |
Good to know
- Your contact details and email verification count toward the percentage, but they are not listed as steps with a button, so your figure can read below 100 while the card lists everything else as done.
- The card disappears once every step it lists is done.
- Gender and date of birth are your choice to add. They are counted once you have added them.
- Self-declaration is different from a background check. An employer asks for a background check and you are always asked for consent first. See background check request.
- If the card cannot load your figure, it shows a retry message instead of a number.
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This is general information, not legal, tax or immigration advice. Rules change and your situation may differ. Consult a licensed attorney or qualified adviser.