It’s time for another Facebook redesign. But when you switch to the new look, it might remind you of something familiar: LinkedIn.
Facebook switched around the order of a few things on your profile, and the new layout adds categories that could give your page more of a resume feel — important if your friend network includes professional connections.
Before Facebook forces everyone to switch to the new design, you can get a head start and update your profile right now. I recommend getting the new look because it requires you to tweak a few fields to make sure you’re presenting your profile in the most flattering way. (Go to facebook.com/about/profile to switch over.)
On the new profile, your basic information is displayed on the top in a short narrative digest, such as where you work and where you live. You can now add what languages you speak to the list. (If you only speak English, don’t bother adding that detail. It will look tacky.)
The profile also displays the five most recently tagged photos of you. Your friends can still only see the photos they have permission to view. To clean things up and only show your best photos, hit (x) in the top right corner of each photo to remove one from the section. Deleting it from this view does not delete it from Facebook.
You can list others who attended work and school with you, what projects you’ve done and classes you took.
If you have a large company, it can be strange to list a handful of people you work with and leave others off the list. Better to only use this feature if you have a small company and can include everyone. The same goes with listing schoolmates.
Check with your boss first if it’s OK to list a project you’re working…