![]() We know they’re a potential match for what we’re looking for, but we can’t confirm it or reach out to them without forking out for a paid account. We could not see the name or profile information of this person, even though they came up in our Advanced Search of the network that match our specific skills and criteria. “LinkedIn Member”, formerly “Private Profile” for non-connected LinkedIn profiles But when she attempted to view a profile of a 2nd degree connection, she was met with this message (sorry about the poor screen-shot quality!) “ Full profiles outside your network are only available in LinkedIn Recruiter”. One was a 3rd degree connection, and she received the message as above for “Premium Account Holders”. We received an email from Charlotte in Interquest last week showing screen shots of two profiles she attempted to view. This is another worrying development – and an attempted sales opportunity – from LinkedIn. “Full profiles outside your network are only available in LinkedIn Recruiter” The only change here is that LinkedIn are under pressure to make money, and by making recruiters think they need to purchase the LinkedIn Recruiter product to see LinkedIn profiles.Īlternatively, back in your Google search result, if you right-click on the result and select to view the result in a “ New Incognito Window” (when using Google Chrome), then it’ll open the result in a brand new session of LinkedIn without you being logged in. We’re not encroaching on anyone’s privacy by selecting to see their account and attempt to network with them. Remember LinkedIn is vastly different from Facebook – members have chosen to put their professional details online to receive business opportunities and to network professionally. ![]() This option is still available on those profiles, and is contained within this link:īy clicking on their public profile, even when logged into LinkedIn, you can see their full profile as and how the LinkedIn member selected for visitors to see it. Well, what the Google result brought you to was the logged-in LinkedIn view, but this isn’t what Google saw and directed you to after conducting your search. “Full profiles for 3rd-degree connections are available only to premium account holders – Upgrade your account” Many people have seen this particular scenario: After conducting an x-ray search of LinkedIn profiles to find people with particular experience and skills, the ability to see the full profile of a LinkedIn member that is a 3rd degree or farther connection has been removed when you’re logged into LinkedIn. “Full profiles for 3rd-degree connections are available only to premium account holders” ![]() These are the changes that we’ve noticed so far: While they may look better on the surface, LinkedIn has removed some options for LinkedIn users that were available before, and this has a massive effect on recruiters’ use of the network. ![]() As you’ve probably noticed over the last six weeks, LinkedIn’s general layout has changed to become cleaner and more focussed on important updates from your network, as well as profile layouts getting a facelift. ![]()
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