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.
To view your connections:
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Click the
My Network icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage. -
Click
Connections on the left under Manage my network. -
From the Connections page, you can:
- Sort: You can click on the Sort by dropdown to sort connections by Recently added, First name, or Last name.
- Search by name: You can look up a connection by typing their name in the
Search by name search bar. - Search with filters: Click Search by filters to further refine your search by Connections, Connections of, Followers of, Locations, Talks about, Current company, Past company, School, Industry, Profile language, Open to, Service categories and Keywords. To access some of these filters click on All Filters at the top of the page.
- Message: Click Message on the right of the connection's name to message them.
- Remove connection: Click
More icon next to Message on the right of the connection's name and select Remove connection and confirm your action.
To view your connections:
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Tap
My Network in the navigation bar. -
Tap Manage my network.
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Tap
Connections. -
From the Connections page, you can:
- Sort: You can tap on the
Sort by to sort your connections by Recently added, First name, or Last name. - Search by name: You can look up a connection by typing their name in the
Search bar. - Search with filters: Tap the
Search icon and tap Advanced to further refine your search by Connections, Connections of, Followers of, Locations, Talks about, Current company, Past company, School, Industry and Profile language, Open to, Service categories and Keywords.. To access some of these filters tap on All Filters at the top of the page. - Message: Tap Message on the right of the connection's name to message them.
- Remove connection: Tap the
More icon next to connection's name and select Remove connection and confirm your action.
- Sort: You can tap on the
To view your connections:
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Tap My Network in the navigation bar.
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Tap [number] Connections near the upper left.
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From the Connections page, you can:
- Message: Tap Message on the right of the connection's name to message them.
- Remove connection: Tap the
More icon next to Message and select Remove connection and confirm your action.
Note:
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The search results displayed when viewing connections are limited to 100 pages or 1000 results.
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Your connections can also be found on the People tab of the search results page, by selecting 1st within the Connections filter.
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