How to make a LinkedIn profile QR code
Type the profile name from your LinkedIn address, the part after linkedin.com/in/, or paste your full profile link. Scanning the code opens your profile, where a recruiter or client can read your experience and tap Connect.
To find your profile name, open your own profile on LinkedIn and look at the address, or check Edit public profile and URL. Setting a clean custom name, like ali-khan-accountant, makes the link easy to read too.
Adding a QR code to your CV or resume
A small code on your CV lets a recruiter jump from paper to your full profile, with recommendations, certificates and posts that do not fit on two pages. Place it in the header next to your phone and email, or in a corner of the first page. Around 2 cm wide is enough on an A4 page.
Keep it simple: a dark code on white, no fancy shapes, and a short label like Connect, which is the default. If you send your CV as a PDF, the code still works when someone scans the screen with their phone.
LinkedIn QR code for business cards and events
Bankers, engineers, consultants, HR staff and students at job fairs use it on visiting cards and badges. At a networking event, you can show it on your phone screen instead of spelling your name. Trainers add it to the last slide of a workshop so participants can connect after the session.
The Auto logo shows a briefcase icon in LinkedIn blue. You can switch to your own company logo if you prefer.
Print and design tips for a professional look
Blue on white or black on white suits a CV. Avoid busy dot styles on small prints; square or rounded dots scan best at small sizes. Download SVG if a designer is preparing your visiting card, or the large PNG if you are adding it to a Word or Canva file.
Before you add the code to your CV, make sure the profile it opens is ready to be seen. Add a clear photo, a headline that matches the job you want, and recent experience. A code that leads to an empty or outdated profile does more harm than good. Students can list projects, internships and certificates, which often fill the gap that a short CV leaves.
Print the CV and scan the code from it, not only from your screen. Printers sometimes shrink images, and a code that looked fine on screen can become too small on paper.
LinkedIn QR not showing my profile?
- Make sure your public profile is visible in LinkedIn settings
- If you changed your custom URL, old codes break, so update the CV too
- Some details may show only to logged-in members; that is a LinkedIn setting, not the code