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Learn how to update your profile information and manage your professional presence on Empuls. Your Empuls profile is your professional presence on the platform. A complete, authentic profile helps colleagues discover and connect with you, identify each other’s strengths, and strengthen team bonds.
You need to be logged into Empuls. Your profile is automatically created at sign-up but is incomplete until you add information. The more details you provide, the more discoverable you’ll be.

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Access Your Profile

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Click your profile picture or avatar

Look for it in the upper right corner of the screen.
Profile picture menu in the upper right corner of Empuls
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Click My Profile

Select this option from the modal that opens to begin making changes.

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Add a Profile Picture

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Click the profile picture area

Profile picture area on the My Profile page ready for upload
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Select Upload Photo

Upload Photo option in the profile picture editor
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Choose the right format

Use a clear photo in JPG, JPEG, PNG, or GIF format, under 10 MB.
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Crop your image

Adjust it to clearly show your face and shoulders.
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Save your changes

Your profile picture updates immediately.
6

(Optional) Add social profile links

You can link to:
  • LinkedIn
  • GitHub
  • Twitter / X
  • Personal website or blog
Use a professional headshot with good lighting, a simple background, and a natural expression.

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Add Personal and Professional Details

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Write your bio

Aim for 2–3 sentences covering:
  • Your professional background
  • What you’re passionate about
  • What colleagues should know about you
Bio field in the profile editor with formatting options
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List your skills and expertise

Include:
  • Programming languages and tools
  • Soft skills and domain knowledge
  • Languages you speak
  • Certifications you hold
Skills and expertise tags being added on the profile page
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Add the languages you speak

Help colleagues know how to communicate with you.
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Add your hobbies and interests

Share details such as:
  • Sports and fitness
  • Creative pursuits
  • Travel and exploration
  • Cooking, gaming, volunteering

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Manage Privacy Settings

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Go to Privacy Settings

Find this in your profile editing section.
Privacy Settings link in the profile editing section
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Adjust visibility

Change the visibility of your personal information, such as your birthday or date of joining.
Profile visibility controls for birthday and date of joining
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Save your preferences

Click Submit to confirm your privacy choices.

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View Your Recognitions

Empuls allows you to view all your past recognitions in one place, including birthday wishes, long service awards, and yearbook entries. To view your recognitions, scroll down the Profile page to see all the recognitions you’ve received. You can view wishes for birthdays, work anniversaries, and other milestones.
Recognitions section on the profile page listing received wishes and awards

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Filter your activity

On your own profile, the My Activity section lets you narrow down the recognitions you’ve received and given. Filters are available on the web app, in Slack, and in the Microsoft Teams My Profile pop-up. Select a chip to choose which recognitions to view: If you have migrated past recognitions, a Past recognitions chip also appears. Filters don’t apply to this chip. To filter your activity:
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Select a chip

Filters that don’t apply to the selected chip are disabled.
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Choose one or more values from the filter dropdowns

On the award chips, you can combine Reward Cycle / Campaign and Award. Empuls shows recognitions that match any of your selections.
3

Remove a selection to clear the filter

The list updates as you add or remove values.
Filters appear only on your own profile. When you view another member’s profile, the activity list stays unfiltered.
On small screens, the filters stack vertically, and each filter opens as a picker sheet from the bottom of the screen.