Here’s an example of how your LinkedIn profile will display on a desktop. For information on navigating the LinkedIn Mobile App, see LinkedIn’s Help Center.
Scroll over the hotspots to learn more about the page functions and features.
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Search Bar: search for people, companies, and more.
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Navigation Bar/Menu Tab: navigate to other the sections and pages of your LinkedIn account.
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Snapshot of Profile and Activity: shows your profile photo and headline, the number of your current connection and recent activity, including the number of people who have viewed your profile and the number of views on your posts.
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Groups, Events, Hashtags: access groups and hashtags you follow and preview the events you’re attending or hosting.
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Publishing Box: the space to share posts and updates.
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Me Tab: houses your account management tools allowing you to adjust and manage various settings.
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LinkedIn Feed: where you’ll see posts and updates from the people in your network or the pages your follow updates.
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News Tab: keep up on current events trending topic relevant to your interests.
The My Network tab is the central place to review your existing connections and make new connections.
Here you can:
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Manage Network – Access existing connections, pages hashtags, and other entities you have connected with.
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Invitations – Connection requests from others will appear here. When you accept a request, it will tend to automatically suggest other people you may know.
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Add Contacts – Attempt to connect your email address to sync contacts. For full instructions, see the Email Import guide in the Build and Grow Your Network portion of this playbook.
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People You May Know – Recommended connections for you based on your employment, education, industry, and more.
View and respond to messages you have sent to or received from your connections. You also may see InMail from individuals you’re not connected to, or Sponsored InMail messages which are essentially advertisements.
View notifications from your network, including life updates from your connections. This could include birthdays, job changes, and more. These events offer the perfect opportunity to reach out to your connections with kind words. Be sure to see our Engagement Playbook for general guidance on engaging with others as well as the Engaging with Others section of this guide for further inspiration on LinkedIn engagements.
Click through to your profile, access privacy settings, the LinkedIn Help Center, or if you are an “admin” of a Company Page, you can access it here under the manage section.
Settings & Privacy: This area allows you to change settings like notifications and privacy settings. Generally, we advise that you keep notifications on to keep up with updates. We also advise that you keep your profile public. Otherwise other people won’t discover you easily.
Company Pages: Learn more about Company Pages in our Company Pages Playbook.
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