The People Also Viewed feature displays a list of LinkedIn members based on a variety of factors, including profiles that viewers have also looked at, as well as similarities in job titles and industries. This feature may be visible on the right…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Other Similar Profiles feature helps you find relevant members you may consider engaging with based on profile-related similarities such as company, industry, and function. Other Similar Profiles are displayed on the right pane of your profile…

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. If you use contacts sync, we have…

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…

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…

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…

A contact is anyone who's listed on your Contacts page. This includes 1st-degree connections on LinkedIn, contacts you've synced from other sources and LinkedIn profiles you've saved.

LinkedIn is introducing two features that will help both job seekers and hirers fully engage with the power of their platform.   The #social hiring feature will notify members when a first- or second-degree connection is hiring for a…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…