Scroll down the sidebar of your LinkedIn Home Page, and you’ll eventually notice the blurb that asks “Who’s Viewed Your Profile?”

If you click on it, you’ll see a page entitled Profile Stats, which is designed to show you other users that have looked at your information.

To get a glimpse of who is searching for you, you’ll want to leverage Profile Stats.

Start by changing LinkedIn Profile Settings (hover the mouse near your name at the top of the page to click on Settings).

Click on “Select what others see when you’ve viewed their profile” and choose Your Name and Headline (recommended) to allow others to see YOUR information when you review THEIR profiles.

Now, on to the good stuff: there are common categories of users who are surfing your Profile (right now!). Go to Profile Stats to see the types of LinkedIn users who are looking for you – and why: Read the rest of this entry »