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🚨 On LinkedIn:

If they say they were “impressed by your profile,” you can check the “Who’s viewed your profile” section to verify:

• If their name shows up there recently, yes—they actually looked. Doesn’t say how long but you get the idea you can check it out.

• If they don’t appear:

→ They may have used a private browsing mode,

→ Viewed you a while ago, or

→ Are just being polite/fishing for engagement.

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👀 Interpreting “Impressed by your profile”:

This phrase is often used when:

• They’re trying to build rapport quickly

• They saw a single post or comment and made assumptions

• They skimmed your headline and background without truly exploring

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🧠 Tip:

If someone says they’re impressed, a great response is this simple question:

“Thanks! Curious—what stood out to you most?”

Key here is to counterbalance the impressed:

That makes them clarify whether they actually looked or just said it to sound warm.