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How do I hide my LinkedIn profile from search engines?

Matt Glodz
How do I hide my LinkedIn profile from search engines?

We explain how to remove your LinkedIn profile from Google searches

LinkedIn is a professional networking tool, so there are some advantages to keeping your LinkedIn profile visible to search engines.

However, if you prefer to keep your social media presence to a minimum or would like to remain discreet when someone tries to look you up, you can adjust your profile's public visibility to ensure that your LinkedIn profile does not appear in Google search results.

Even if you remove your profile from Google, recruiters will still be able to find you on the platform.

To remove your public profile from search engines, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Click on "Edit public profile & URL"

LinkedIn - Edit Public Profile & URL

Step 2: Adjust the "Your profile's public visibility" setting to "Off"

LinkedIn: Public Profile Visiblility Off

Step 3: Wait for Google to process the change

Once you switch off this privacy setting, you should see the following confirmation popup.

Remove LinkedIn Profile from Search Engines

From this point, search engines will no longer be able to crawl your profile.

As a result, you will no longer appear in search engine results.

For example, when I search my name, my LinkedIn public profile is the first thing to appear on Google.

Remove LinkedIn Profile from Google Search Results

If I were to adjust the profile setting as described above, Google would no longer be able to access my information.

Once you adjust this setting, your LinkedIn profile will disappear from search results within a few days (or sometimes weeks).

As LinkedIn says on its website, "The information that appears in search engines like Google, Bing or Yahoo! is gathered and updated by the search engines themselves. The speed in which your information gets updated or removed from those searches depends on how often each search engine updates their information."

In Summary

By following the steps above, your public profile's visibility will be limited to users who are not logged into LinkedIn.

Though the change won't take place instantly, you can rest assured that your profile will no longer appear in search engine results.

However, be sure to also review your privacy settings in detail to double-check how your profile will appear to users internally.


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About the AuthorMatt Glodz


Matt Glodz is the Founder and Managing Partner of CV Pilots and a Certified Professional Resume Writer.

After studying business communication at Cornell University, Matt worked for global companies, where he noted that qualified candidates were frequently denied interview opportunities due to poorly written documents.

At CV Pilots, Matt combines his solid business and writing background to craft CVs that give his clients the best chance of landing interviews. He has lived in the UK, US and Italy.

Based in London, he currently works with applicants ranging from CEOs to recent graduates and has been writing CVs for over 10 years.

He has been quoted on numerous business and career-related topics in outlets including Business Insider, CNBC, Fortune, Glassdoor, The Ladders, The Times and Thrive Global.



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