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Maya Chen

Maya Chen

Career & LinkedIn Editor

Maya writes about the career side of your photo: LinkedIn profile optimization, job applications, and how hiring managers actually react to profile pictures. Her focus is measurable outcomes — more profile views, more recruiter replies, more interviews.

59 guides published on LinkedIn optimization, personal branding, job search. Articles are assigned by subject area, not rotation — Maya Chen does not write outside this beat. Every piece is fact-checked against primary sources before publication under our editorial standards.

Articles by Maya Chen

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

Professional Email Address Examples: The Naming Patterns That Work, and What to Do When Yours Is Taken

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Job Search & Interviews

Resignation Letter Examples: Nine Copy-Paste Letters, Sorted by Situation

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Teams & Remote Work

Out of Office Message Examples for Every Situation (and the Settings That Make Them Work)

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

LinkedIn Connection Request Message: Templates for Nine Situations, and Why Each One Works

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Teams & Remote Work

How to Add a Profile Picture to Outlook: Every Version, and Why It Sometimes Won't Change

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Job Search & Interviews

Reason for Leaving a Job: What to Say in the Interview, on the Form, and to a Recruiter

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Job Search & Interviews

Where Do You See Yourself in 5 Years? What the Question Tests, and Answers for Six Situations

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Headshot Guides

Why Do You Want to Work Here? The Answer Structure, and 8 Worked Examples

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Headshot Guides

How to Answer Salary Expectations: Three Honest Scripts and When Each One Backfires

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Teams & Remote Work

Icebreaker Questions for Work, Sorted by the Room You're Actually In

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Teams & Remote Work

One on One Meeting Questions for Both Sides of the Table

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Teams & Remote Work

Internal Newsletter Ideas: The Sections People Actually Read, and the Routine That Keeps It Alive

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Job Search & Interviews

Salary Negotiation Email: Six Templates, and the Mechanics That Matter More Than the Wording

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

How to Write a LinkedIn Post People Actually Read (When You're Not a Creator)

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Job Search & Interviews

What to Bring to an Interview: The Checklist, and What Changes Round by Round

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Job Search & Interviews

Phone Interview Tips: How to Win the Screening Call

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Teams & Remote Work

Virtual Team Building Activities, Organized by the Problem They Solve

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

The LinkedIn Featured Section: What to Pin There, and How It Actually Works

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Job Search & Interviews

The STAR Method Interview: Build a Story Bank Instead of Memorizing Answers

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

Elevator Pitch Examples: 15 Pitches, Organized by Situation

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

LinkedIn About Section Examples for Seven Different Situations

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Teams & Remote Work

Employee Spotlight Ideas: Six Formats, Real Question Banks, and the Photos That Carry Them

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Job Search & Interviews

Questions to Ask at the End of an Interview (Organised by Who's in the Room)

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Job Search & Interviews

Second Interview Questions: What Changes in Round Two

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

Email Signature Best Practices: What Belongs, What Breaks, and Whether Your Face Goes In It

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

Professional Bio Examples: The Short, Medium and Long Versions You Actually Need

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

LinkedIn Headline Examples for Every Career Situation (With the Reasoning)

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Teams & Remote Work

Employee Headshots: How to Run a Company Photo Day Without Losing a Week

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Job Search & Interviews

How to Follow Up After an Interview: The Full Sequence, With Templates

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

Instagram Profile Picture Size and Facebook Profile Picture Size: What Meta Actually Publishes

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

LinkedIn Recommendation Examples: Five That Work, and Why

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

Personal Brand Statement Examples: 15 Real Ones, and the Method Behind Them

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Job Search & Interviews

How to Introduce Yourself in an Interview: The First 90 Seconds, Scripted

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

Your GitHub Profile Picture: What It's Actually Doing for You

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Job Search & Interviews

What to Wear to a Job Fair: Dressing for Four Hours on Your Feet

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Job Search & Interviews

Business Casual vs. Business Professional: The Line, Drawn Garment by Garment

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

Open to Work on LinkedIn: Green Frame or Recruiters Only?

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Job Search & Interviews

Interview Outfits: What to Wear, Decided by the Company You're Interviewing At

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Teams & Remote Work

Your Slack Profile Picture Is the Work Photo People Actually See

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

LinkedIn Cover Photo: What to Actually Put Above Your Headshot

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Job Search & Interviews

What to Wear to a Video Interview: The Wardrobe Rules a Webcam Changes

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

How to Change Your LinkedIn Profile Photo: Desktop, Mobile, Visibility and Frames

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Job Search & Interviews

Does My Photo Affect Hiring? Age Bias, LinkedIn and What You Actually Control

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

Approachable LinkedIn Photo or Authoritative Headshot? How to Tune the Signal You Send

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Job Search & Interviews

Headshots by Career Stage: What a New Grad, a Mid-Career Pro and an Executive Each Need

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Teams & Remote Work

Team Page Design: How to Display Team Photos Without It Looking Broken

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

LinkedIn Profile Picture Ideas for Every Role (With the Reasoning)

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Headshot Guides

Professional Headshots for Women: What to Wear, and What the Research Actually Says

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Teams & Remote Work

New Hire Headshots: How to Make a Photo Part of Week One

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

How Often Should You Update Your LinkedIn Photo? The Honest Rule

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Job Search & Interviews

Video Interview Appearance: How to Look Confident on Zoom and Teams

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Teams & Remote Work

Company Headshot Guidelines: A Copy-Paste Template for HR and Brand Teams

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

Beyond the Headshot: The Complete Personal Branding Photo Kit

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Job Search & Interviews

12 LinkedIn Photo Mistakes That Cost You Interviews (and How to Fix Each)

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

LinkedIn Photo Sizes and Specs 2026: The Complete Reference

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Teams & Remote Work

Team Headshots for Remote Teams: How to Get a Consistent Look Across Every City

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Job Search & Interviews

Photo on Your Resume? The 2026 Rules, Country by Country

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LinkedIn & Personal Branding

LinkedIn Profile Picture Tips: The Complete 2026 Guide

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Headshot Guides

How Much Do Professional Headshots Cost in 2026? An Honest Price Benchmark