Upload it in the Basics tab of the profile builder. It appears in the hero section at the top of your public profile, above your name and title. A photo is optional — no publish check depends on it.
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Where the control is. Open the Profile builder, go to the Basics tab, and use the photo upload control there. It is the first thing on the tab: a round preview, the label "Profile photo" and an Upload photo button. The same control replaces an existing photo: once a photo is in place, the button reads Change photo.
If the control is not there. The photo control appears only when it has been switched on for your account by the Profiled team. If your Basics tab starts with the "Public profile URL" panel, it is not on for you yet. Nothing is wrong on your side, and the rest of the tab works the same without it. To ask about it, use the support form.
Adding or changing a photo.
- Click Upload photo (or Change photo) and choose a PNG, JPEG or WebP file of up to 5 MB.
- A window titled "Adjust your photo" opens with a round crop. Drag the picture to position it, and use the Zoom slider to size it.
- Click Save photo. Cancel closes the window and changes nothing.
The picture is stored as a 512 × 512 WebP image, so there is nothing to crop or resize beforehand. A file of any other type is refused with the message "Use a PNG, JPEG, or WebP image.", and a file over the size cap with "That image is too large (max 5 MB)." Advice on choosing a picture is in Tab 1 — Basics.
Removing it. Click Remove, next to Change photo. There is no confirmation step: the photo comes off your profile right away, and nothing is shown in its place.
Upload limit. 10 uploads per rolling 24 hours. That is deliberately generous enough to get the crop right without needing to wait. Each click on Save photo counts as one upload; removing a photo does not count. Past the limit you see "Too many uploads. Try again later."
Where it shows. The hero section of your public profile, above your name and title, and as the preview image when a link to your published profile is shared. It does not appear anywhere a visitor cannot already see, and it is not used for anything other than display.
Deleting it. Your photo is removed permanently if you delete your account — it is purged along with the rest of your data rather than retained.
Should you add one? It is optional and nothing gates on it. A photo makes a public profile read as a person rather than a record, which matters on a page designed for hiring managers to investigate you directly. But a profile without one publishes exactly the same.
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- What exactly do visitors and recruiters see on my public profile?
- What should I do first after logging in?
- How do I delete my account, and what actually gets deleted?
Last verified: 2026-10-01