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LinkedIn is making it easier to search for people with AI

2025-11-13T09:33:05-05:00

LinkedIn is launching an AI-powered search feature that allows you to find people by describing who you're looking for. Now, instead of searching for an exact name, job title, or company, you can enter a more descriptive search, such as "Northwestern alumni who work in entertainment marketing," or even pose a question, like "Who can help me understand the US work visa system?"

From there, LinkedIn will use AI to surface the best matches for your query. LinkedIn senior director of product management Rohan Rajiv tells The Verge that the platform will rank results based on the connections you might have with someone, as well as their relevance …

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LinkedIn takes on hiring scams with recruiter verification

2025-09-04T06:50:37-04:00

LinkedIn is trying to help put a stop to recruitment scams by requiring anyone with a recruitment-related job title to verify their place of employment. Executives will have to go through the same process, while company page verification is now rolling out more widely too.

Existing recruiters won't need to go through verification immediately, but anyone who adds or updates their job title to something related to recruitment, such as "Recruiter" or "Talent Acquisition Specialist," will need to verify themselves. Expect to see scammers adopting off-beat job titles that aren't on LinkedIn's list.

Verification is free, and the simplest form on …

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LinkedIn’s new AI search tool lets you describe your ideal job

2025-05-07T08:14:37-04:00

LinkedIn is launching a new generative AI tool that allows users to find job listings by describing their perfect role. The platform's updated AI-powered search bar now provides users with job posting results based on natural language descriptions, such as "find me entry-level brand manager roles in fashion," and "jobs for analysts who love sustainability challenges."

The idea is to provide greater flexibility for people hunting for a new job compared to the restrictive search filters for location, industry, and role already available on LinkedIn. Rather than manually checking each vacancy to see if it matches their skills and interests, us …

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LinkedIn will let your verified identity show up on other platforms

2025-04-24T05:03:33-04:00

LinkedIn is expanding its free verification system to the wider web, allowing external sites and platforms to integrate LinkedIn verification rather than building their own tool. Adobe is among the first companies to sign up.

Adobe is integrating LinkedIn verification into its new Content Authenticity app and existing Behance portfolio platform, allowing creators who've gone through LinkedIn's verification to display a "Verified on LinkedIn" badge on their profiles. If verified creators use Adobe's digital Content Credentials tools, their identity will also appear alongside their work whenever it's shared on LinkedIn.

"It's getting progres …

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How to stop the AI you’re using from training with your data

2024-12-07T09:00:00-05:00

There's plenty to consider when it comes to deciding whether you want to engage with the many generative AI bots now available inside our apps. These include the ethics of copyright use, soaring energy demands, and the diminishing of human creativity, to begin with.

Something else to bear in mind when engaging with these tools is they're often going to use your flesh-and-blood human inputs to further train their underlying models. While some AI companies make efforts to anonymize this data, it's something you may not feel comfortable with. The good news is, in most cases, you can find a setting to turn the training off.

Disabling AI traini …

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LinkedIn is training AI models on your data

2024-09-18T19:25:49-04:00

If you're on LinkedIn, then you should know that the social network has, without asking, opted accounts into training generative AI models. 404Media reports that LinkedIn introduced the new privacy setting and opt-out form before rolling out an updated privacy policy saying that data from the platform is being used to train AI models. As TechCrunch notes, it has since updated the policy.

We may use your personal data to improve, develop, and provide products and Services, develop and train artificial intelligence (AI) models, develop, provide, and personalize our Services, and gain insights with the help of AI, automated systems, and infere …

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LinkedIn expands its AI job-hunting features for Premium subscribers

2024-06-13T17:27:40-04:00

LinkedIn is rolling out new AI-powered features to help users find jobs, tailor their resumes, and even get advice from AI chatbots. But these new features come at a cost, as they'll be available to Premium subscribers beginning in English worldwide.

One tool lets you search for jobs on LinkedIn by typing a prompt in natural language. In a blog post, LinkedIn chief product officer Tomer Cohen gives the example of "find me a remote marketing job in Detroit that pays at least $110,000." If the results are good, I could see this being a useful way to seek out potential jobs.

LinkedIn can also review your résumé and provide personalized sugges …

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I regret to inform you that LinkedIn’s games are very fun

2024-05-08T12:30:59-04:00

I almost didn't get Pinpoint this morning. Here's what it taught me about B2B sales.

I'm kidding! But I have to admit something: I've been going on LinkedIn every day recently, and I'm having a great time. Last week, the company announced it was adding three games to its app, both on desktop and mobile, as a naked engagement ploy to get you to open the app every day. I hate to say this, but it's working.

The three games are called Pinpoint, Crossclimb, and Queens. Pinpoint is basically The New York Times' Connections game but in reverse: the game gives you items, and you have to guess the category. Crossclimb is like the Times' mini crossw …

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LinkedIn is the latest company to get in on gaming

2024-05-01T09:30:00-04:00

LinkedIn is now in the gaming business. Starting today, users on the LinkedIn mobile app or on desktop can play one of three different games - Pinpoint, Queens, and Crossclimb. You'll be able to play each game once per day, and after your daily session, you'll get access to all kinds of metrics including your high score and daily streak, different leaderboards, and who in your networks has also played. The games are available here under the LinkedIn News and My Network section on desktop or the My Network tab on mobile.

Here's a brief rundown of the three games.

Pinpoint is a word association game. The game will unveil five different words …

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LinkedIn was down

2024-03-06T17:27:48-05:00

Just one day after Meta's network went offline for a while, LinkedIn was inaccessible around the world, cutting off job listings, resumes, and even influencers. DownDetector started noting reports of problems after 3:45PM ET.

Both the apps and website went offline temporarily, while LinkedIn's status page confirmed the issues with a message posted at 4:04PM ET saying, "Some members may be experiencing issues on LinkedIn. We're actively working on this and will provide updates as we have them. Thanks for your patience!" As of 5:05PM ET, the most recent message says, "This has now been resolved and we're back up and running. Apologies for any …

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