{"id":1960,"date":"2023-07-18T06:31:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T06:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/?p=1960"},"modified":"2023-07-18T11:44:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T11:44:22","slug":"how-to-hide-birthday-on-linkedin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/de\/how-to-hide-birthday-on-linkedin\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Hide Birthday on LinkedIn?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-670f6eff699bc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-670f6eff699bc\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/de\/how-to-hide-birthday-on-linkedin\/#Why_Do_You_Need_to_Hide_Birthday_on_LinkedIn\" title=\"Why Do You Need to Hide Birthday on LinkedIn?\">Why Do You Need to Hide Birthday on LinkedIn?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/de\/how-to-hide-birthday-on-linkedin\/#How_To_Hide_Birthday_on_LinkedIn\" title=\"How To Hide Birthday on LinkedIn?\">How To Hide Birthday on LinkedIn?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/de\/how-to-hide-birthday-on-linkedin\/#Is_Hiding_Birthday_Good_for_LinkedIn_Profile_Optimization\" title=\"Is Hiding Birthday Good for LinkedIn Profile Optimization?\">Is Hiding Birthday Good for LinkedIn Profile Optimization?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/de\/how-to-hide-birthday-on-linkedin\/#Final_Wrapping\" title=\"Final Wrapping\">Final Wrapping<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>While creating a LinkedIn profile, you will be asked to provide ample of information. It is right to say that this platform will have enough information to tell someone about your entire life. Isn\u2019t it a threatening factor for LinkedIn users?<\/p>\n<p>Are you a guy who is privacy concerns a lot? You should check out your profile and hide details that are not necessary for others to know. For example, you should learn <strong>how to hide birthday on LinkedIn<\/strong> and make it invisible from your profile.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, you can find how to hide other sections of your profile for keeping yourself safe. Keep in mind that you shouldn\u2019t hide those sections that are necessary for others to see. For example, you should keep\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/de\/how-to-add-projects-in-linkedin\/\">projects on LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0visible to recruiters.<\/p>\n<p>In this blog, we are going to show you <strong>how to hide birthday from your LinkedIn profile<\/strong> as it is useless for recruiters. Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Do_You_Need_to_Hide_Birthday_on_LinkedIn\"><\/span><strong>Why Do You Need to Hide Birthday on LinkedIn?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before you learn how to hide such basic details, it is important to know why you need to do so. The reason is you will have a clear idea of whether you should remove it or keep it visible to others.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, the main concern to <strong>hide birthday<\/strong> and other basic details is privacy. Not everyone wants to expose their basic details like a phone number, birthday, and others to everyone on social media. It is because they want to keep some details hidden in terms of the privacy of their data.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why, many people don\u2019t show their birthdays to users on social media. Another reason is that people don\u2019t want strangers to interfere in their lives. For this purpose, they want to keep them away from their details.<\/p>\n<p>When you have shared your birthday on LinkedIn, it might be possible that you are getting wishes on this day. No doubt, you may enjoy reading those wishes but not everyone does so. It might be irritating for someone to read them and invest time in replying to them.<\/p>\n<p>Such people just go to their profile hide their birthday on LinkedIn and keep relaxing on this day. In turn, they will enjoy their moments instead of getting disturbance by their special events. Due to these reasons and a few others, many LinkedIn users keep their birthdays hidden from other users.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Hide_Birthday_on_LinkedIn\"><\/span><strong>How To Hide Birthday on LinkedIn?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>By reading the above sections, you have learned about those factors due to why you need to hide basic details from LinkedIn. Now, we are going to show you how to hide birthday on LinkedIn step-by-step.<\/p>\n<p>Click on your display picture given in the top menu in the right section<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1961\" src=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Click-on-your-display-picture-given-in-the-top-menu-in-the-right-section.jpg\" alt=\"Click on your display picture given in the top menu in the right section\" width=\"816\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Click-on-your-display-picture-given-in-the-top-menu-in-the-right-section.jpg 816w, https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Click-on-your-display-picture-given-in-the-top-menu-in-the-right-section-300x27.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Click-on-your-display-picture-given-in-the-top-menu-in-the-right-section-768x69.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tap on the \u201cView Profile\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1962 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/View-Profile.jpg\" alt=\"View Profile\" width=\"256\" height=\"109\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the profile page, you will see an option named \u201cContact Details\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1963 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Contact-Details.jpg\" alt=\"Contact Details\" width=\"363\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Contact-Details.jpg 363w, https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Contact-Details-300x91.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on that option<\/p>\n<p>It will show you email, number, date of birth, and other details<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1964 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/It-will-show-you-email-number-date-of-birth-and-other-details.jpg\" alt=\"It will show you email, number, date of birth, and other details\" width=\"537\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/It-will-show-you-email-number-date-of-birth-and-other-details.jpg 537w, https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/It-will-show-you-email-number-date-of-birth-and-other-details-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Go to the section where your birthday is mentioned<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1965 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Go-to-the-section-where-your-birthday-is-mentioned.jpg\" alt=\"Go to the section where your birthday is mentioned\" width=\"544\" height=\"44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Go-to-the-section-where-your-birthday-is-mentioned.jpg 544w, https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Go-to-the-section-where-your-birthday-is-mentioned-300x24.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just below that section, you will see a visibility option<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1966 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Just-below-that-section-you-will-see-a-visibility-option.jpg\" alt=\"Just below that section, you will see a visibility option\" width=\"537\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Just-below-that-section-you-will-see-a-visibility-option.jpg 537w, https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Just-below-that-section-you-will-see-a-visibility-option-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will be set as \u201cYour Connections\u201d by default<\/p>\n<p>By clicking on that, you will see a dropdown menu<\/p>\n<p>Tap on \u201cOnly You\u201d to hide it from everyone<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1967 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Only-You.jpg\" alt=\"Only You\" width=\"674\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Only-You.jpg 674w, https:\/\/techforevers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Only-You-300x51.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By choosing the \u201cOnly You\u201d option, you will make it invisible to everyone. Neither your friends nor any other person on LinkedIn will be able to see your birthday. You can set its visibility at any time using the same procedure.<\/p>\n<p>To change the visibility of any basic detail from your LinkedIn profile can be done similarly. Some changes need other sections to access like when you have to change\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/techforevers.com\/de\/what-is-the-difference-between-following-and-connecting-on-linkedin\/\">connecting on LinkedIn to following<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Hiding_Birthday_Good_for_LinkedIn_Profile_Optimization\"><\/span>Is Hiding Birthday Good for LinkedIn Profile Optimization?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Before making anything visible or hidden on the platforms like LinkedIn, you should understand their benefits and drawbacks. It is because you will find it easy to decide whether you should keep that section visible or not.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly, we can say that hiding your birthday doesn\u2019t have any harmful impact on your LinkedIn profile. It is because you might be using this platform for working. A recruiter or company doesn\u2019t have any concerns with your date of birth.<\/p>\n<p>They only want you to be qualified and proficient for their specific tasks. So, you have to provide those details that they need to decide why you are the best for their company. For example, if you are looking for an internship on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hassan-sardar-a2348017b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong>, you should optimize your profile for that task.<\/p>\n<p>In simple words, you have to share your past projects (if done), qualifications, and other related details. These details will help you to stand out from the crowd. But it won\u2019t affect your profile\u2019s optimization or ranking if you have a hidden birthday from your profile.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Wrapping\"><\/span>Final Wrapping<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the above blog, we have shown <strong>how to hide birthday on LinkedIn step-by-step<\/strong>. You must have got a clear idea about this topic by reading our guide. These steps have been performed first and then written for your clear understanding.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While creating a LinkedIn profile, you will be asked to provide ample of information. It is right to say that this platform will have enough information to tell someone about your entire life. Isn\u2019t it a threatening factor for LinkedIn users? Are you a guy who is privacy concerns a lot? 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