Invitations and Networking
When inviting members to connect, you can add a personalized message for up to five of the connection requests that you send each month, each with a character limit of 200. Notes: Related tasks Learn more To add a message to an invitation: To add a…
Events and Networking
LinkedIn Events feature helps you organize online and offline events. As a LinkedIn member, you can create an Event, add details regarding the theme and itinerary, and invite other members to join. You can choose to create the Event from your…
Events, Networking, Audio Events, and LinkedIn Live
Event organizers can cancel and delete the event they created. For LinkedIn Pages, any super or content admin of the Page can cancel or delete an event. Both canceling and deleting are permanent actions that can’t be reversed. Cancel an Event You…
Invitations, Basics, Connections, and Networking
Building your LinkedIn network is a great way to stay in touch with alumni, colleagues, and recruiters, as well as connect with new, professional opportunities. A primary email address is mandatory to send invitations. Members become 1st-degree…
Connections, InMail and Inbox, Messaging, Networking, and Recruiter Lite
You'll receive a new allotment of InMail message credits every month, on the first day of your billing cycle. The InMail messages credit auto-renewal date is based on the date of your initial sign-up. You can find this date on your My Premium page…
Basics, Connections, and Networking
On LinkedIn, the basic type of connection is a contact you know personally and who you trust on a professional level. Once you've connected to them on LinkedIn, you are considered a 1st-degree connection. Note: Learn more To view your…
Connections, Networking, and Invitations
You won’t see the Connect button on a member’s profile if: Note: InMail messages allows you to send a direct message to a member you aren't connected to within your network. If you have a Basic (free) account, you must upgrade to a Premium account…
Connections and Networking
LinkedIn members can have up to 30,000 1st-degree connections. To ensure an optimal experience on LinkedIn, we recommend: Connect with people you know personally and trust professionally Follow anyone whose posts you want to keep up with…
Invitations and Networking
We have invitation limits in place to protect our overall member experience and to ensure that our members only receive relevant requests Your LinkedIn account may be temporarily restricted from sending invitations to people for the following…
Basics, Connections, Messaging, and Networking
You can edit or delete a sent (text only) message from within a conversation on LinkedIn. Notes: Learn how to delete, archive and mark messages as read or unread in bulk. To edit or delete a single message: To edit or delete a single message: You…
Data and Privacy, Invitations, and Networking
We strongly recommend that you only accept invitations to connect from people you know, because 1st-degree connections are given access to any information you’ve displayed on your profile. You can control who can send you invitations from the Who…
Events, Networking, Audio Events, and LinkedIn Live
If you want to attend Events on LinkedIn that will add value to your professional growth, there are many ways for you to find Events that may interest you. Here are some: Search for events on LinkedIn Recommended events by LinkedIn LinkedIn…
InMail and Inbox, Connections, Messaging, and Networking
You can easily respond to a LinkedIn Recruiter InMail message to express your interest in a role. You’ll have two options Yes, interested… and No thanks… when responding to a Recruiter InMail message. After clicking on an option, a templated…
Networking and Notifications
The catch up tab within the My Network page is designed to help you start meaningful conversations with your network by showing you the most relevant updates. You can view specific updates by filtering for job changes, hiring opportunities…
Messaging, Connections, and Networking
You can send Open Profile messages to any Premium member who has enabled Open Profile, even if they're outside of your network. To send an Open Profile message: Note: If you have a Premium subscription but your credit card on file is expired, you'll…
Connections, Networking, and Invitations
LinkedIn members have conveyed that they don’t like receiving invitations from people they don’t know, and that they will often ignore or mark those invitations as spam. We have invitation limits in place to protect our overall member experience and…
Networking
At LinkedIn, we are constantly evaluating our features and thinking about how we can best add value for our members and customers. As part of this process we may decide to upgrade or eliminate certain offerings so we can invest in the features that…
Connections and Networking
At LinkedIn, we are constantly evaluating our features and thinking about how we can best add value for our members and customers. As part of this process we may decide to upgrade or eliminate certain offerings so we can invest in the features that…
Basics and Networking
At LinkedIn, we are constantly evaluating our features and thinking about how we can best add value for our members and customers. As part of this process we may decide to upgrade or eliminate certain offerings so we can invest in the features that…
Networking
At LinkedIn, we are constantly evaluating our features and thinking about how we can best add value for our members and customers. As part of this process we may decide to upgrade or eliminate certain offerings so we can invest in the features that…
Events, Networking, Audio Events, and LinkedIn Live
LinkedIn Events are an easy way to create and join professional events such as meetups, online workshops, seminars, and more. LinkedIn members can find and join communities, grow their business, network with others, and learn new skills. The…
Basics, Connections, and Networking
There are several ways to find people you may know on LinkedIn. You can: Import your email contacts and invite them to connect. Look through the People You May Know section. View our Alumni page to see people you went to school with. Use the Search…
Invitations, Basics, Connections, and Networking
You can withdraw an invitation to connect to other LinkedIn members or to join Pages or Events if the recipient has not yet responded. After you withdraw an invitation, you won’t be able to resend an invite to the same recipient for up to three…
Messaging, Connections, and Networking
A conversation thread starts when a message is sent to one or more people via LinkedIn messaging. If you no longer need to keep a conversation or group chat, you can delete conversation threads individually or in bulk. You can also edit or delete a…
Messaging, Connections, and Networking
You can send a message to your connections directly from the following sections: The sent message will be visible in the recipient's message list and possibly in their email, depending on their LinkedIn notification settings. Note: You can only…
Networking and Connections
Your professional network is essentially a professional directory specific to each LinkedIn member, made up of the number of professionals they personally know. You can begin building your professional network by connecting with professional…
Messaging, Connections, Search, and Networking
You can use filters to search for a specific conversation from your LinkedIn messaging inbox: You can also search for messages by keyword or recipient in the Search messages bar. Note: An InMail message is a message sent to someone who isn’t a…
Events and Networking
The LinkedIn Events feature is designed to make it easier for members to grow their networks and build authentic, face-to-face relationships with other LinkedIn members who share common interests. Check out some of the frequently asked questions…
Messaging, Connections, and Networking
You can start a group chat with two or more of your 1st-degree connections. Notes: Learn how to: To start a group chat: This creates the group chat where added members can converse with each other. To start a group chat: In order to help members…
Connections, Messaging, and Networking
You can bulk delete, archive, and mark messages as read or unread to easily manage your inbox. You can’t restore or access deleted messages. Click the Messaging icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage. Click the More icon on the left rail…
Connections, Messaging, and Networking
You can send a message request to communicate with coworkers, event attendees, members who are #OpenToWork or Group members that you aren’t already connected with. You’ll be notified if you receive a message request, and you can decide to either…
Messaging, Connections, and Networking
LinkedIn Messaging conversation windows are pop-up chat windows located on the bottom right of every page on the LinkedIn.com website. You can leverage this feature to chat with anyone in your connections list to make conversations faster and more…
Invitations and Networking
On LinkedIn, the basic type of connection is a contact you know personally and who you trust on a professional level. Once you've "connected" to them on LinkedIn, you are considered a 1st-degree connection. You also have an extended network of…
InMail and Inbox, Connections, Messaging, and Networking
LinkedIn doesn't provide templates for InMail messages. However, you can customize your InMail messages and follow some best practices which could increase your response rates. If you're looking to network with someone about a new job or business…
Messaging, Connections, and Networking
When you receive messages from other members, LinkedIn sends notifications to your primary email account (optional based on your settings) and through LinkedIn messaging. You can respond to these messages through your LinkedIn account. Note: We now…
InMail and Inbox, Connections, Messaging, and Networking
InMail messages allows you to directly message another LinkedIn member that you're not connected to. You can send an InMail message to a LinkedIn member from the introduction section on their profile or by sending a new message. InMail messages can…
Messaging, Connections, Search, and Networking
You can search for sent and received messages on LinkedIn using filters or keywords. Though LinkedIn does not have a sent folder, sent messages can be found within an existing conversation thread in LinkedIn messaging. Learn more about replying to a…
Networking and Groups
You can find LinkedIn Groups you’re already a part of and discover new groups to join by using the Search bar at the top of your homepage. Note: There may be multiple groups on LinkedIn for each interest, organization, or affiliation. Note: You may…
Networking
Your network on LinkedIn is made up of your 1st-degree, 2nd-degree, and 3rd-degree connections, as well as your followers and fellow members of your LinkedIn groups. You can build your network by sending invitations to connect with other LinkedIn…
InMail and Inbox, Connections, Messaging, and Networking
You can view the number of available InMail message credits from your My Premium page. The number of InMail message credits equates to how many InMail messages you’re able to send directly to LinkedIn members who you’re not connected to. To view…