Your social profiles are yours alone.

They should buy your work, not your identity

In addition to my income-generating projects, I currently work for two technology companies. I have been working for one for a few years and the other for only a few months.

A few days ago, one of the executives at the new company asked me for an updated copy of my resume (to present to one of the clients), claiming that I needed to complete and update my LinkedIn profile. I had just finished working at the last company but had yet to add the new position. And I was questioned a lot about it.

Why didn’t you add our company? You are part of the XXX family now…

This irritates me almost as much as the old company’s request that I adapt my entire personal LinkedIn profile according to the company’s identity: institutional background banner and corporate standard profile photo (yes, they hired a photographer to standardize the photos).

I understand that companies may require employees to update their social profiles by the company for several reasons:

• Branding and Consistency: Companies want to maintain a consistent and professional brand image. Employees with updated profiles that align with the company help reinforce this identity.
• Credibility and Trust…