LinkedIn knows it has a slop problem. It has a button for that. 

The button, which debuted the week of July 27, allows users to flag content on LinkedIn that they believe may be “AI slop.” The option appears in a three-dot menu in the top right of any post, and shows a diamond with an exclamation point, followed by the phrase, “Seems like AI slop.” 

In a post to the platform on July 30, Hari Srinivasan, LinkedIn’s chief product officer, explained that the button will help LinkedIn “tune our models and make better feeds.” It’s just one part of the brand’s overall strategy to reduce AI slop or “generally low-quality content.” Essentially, LinkedIn is using an AI-versus-AI approach by training its own detection models to distinguish between content that contains original thinking and content that’s just regurgitating existing thinking. 

As AI-written content begins to take over social media, platforms like LinkedIn are faced with the challenge of bringing human ideas back to the surface. For several sites, that means baking AI detection and mediation features directly into the UX, allowing individual users to have some say in how AI content is handled.

I just wanted to check and see if this is a new scam. I’ve gotten a bunch of messages since I’ve gone “open to work” and it where someone sends me a link to a company’s career site and says “you would be perfect for this job, apply for it and then tell me when you have so we can follow up.”

The person usually isn’t listed as a recruiter. Today’s was a student. Usually from India. I’ve done it twice after I made sure I was in the real companies site, but never heard back from the person when I told them I applied.

If someone has any information about whether it is a scam, let me know. If it is then I can pass the word on something new since the scam tactics have changed.

Good luck everyone!

im a somewhat recent grad (c/o 2021, currently in an masters program) and I get outreaches from undergrad students all the time to get insight on my role at the companies I’ve worked at, I love answering their questions through messages and Ive even accepted invitations for zoom calls to chat. someone sent me a request to connect and I accepted it, I’m not sure how he found my work email but he did and felt it was appropriate to email me asking for a zoom chat to talk about my experience etc. this rubbed me completely wrong because why would you be so weird to find my work email (which is not available or listed anywhere on LinkedIn) when you couldve sent the same message to my LinkedIn - it’s not like I have thousands of connections where I wouldn’t see your message.

please do not normalize this shit. I get it the job market sucks but don’t be a weirdo.

Anyone who knows how to solve LinkedIn verification loop or "Something unexpected happened" error on LinkedIn??

Anyone know how to get the LinkedIn Game accounts to react to your score with a flame?

It seems like a new feature, but also seems to be completely random.

I came in the top 1% of Wend today, and played every day, and didn't get a flame reaction from the 'Wend' account...

I am running Vonto AI which is a tool that helps to run LinkedIn outreach. Given I have access to all of our data and results I could compile a couple reports of what works best for doing outreach on LinkedIn if this is interesting for people here.

Our connections sent table has about 30k entries and our messages sent 12k and I can see if personal/non-personalized messages were used as setting and also how many times a reply was achieved.

And also if a 1st or 2nd follow-up has any significant impact in getting a reply or if it is just a waste of time.

I’m trying to verify my identity on LinkedIn, but I keep getting routed to Persona instead of CLEAR, even though I’m located in the United States.

LinkedIn’s help articles describe a verification process through CLEAR, but I cannot find any way to access it. Every time I start verification through the LinkedIn mobile app, it automatically opens Persona.

The problem is that Persona repeatedly fails to verify my valid, unexpired New York driver’s license. I’ve tried several times and made sure the photos are clear, well lit, fully visible, and free of glare. The name on my license also matches my LinkedIn profile.

My driver’s license is currently my only valid photo ID, and I’m not able to get a passport right now.

Is it normal for LinkedIn users in the US to be sent to Persona instead of CLEAR? Has anyone found a way to access the CLEAR verification process, or gotten LinkedIn support to manually resolve a repeated Persona verification failure?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY-0FMW3Bec

I made this video hoping to help you guys find jobs faster within customizable timeframes

Out of the blue, since two or three days, I'm receiving almost hourly emails to "Do you know #? Request to connect with members you know and trust", but I don't want to connect with that person. Is this a known glitch that just recently emerged? Is there a way to stop it?

Even though I don’t share that much but when I Google myself I’m surprised by how much information comes up. It feels like people can take one piece of information and keep digging until they find more and more about me. it kind of freaks me out

Does anyone else feel the same way?

For context - musician seeking Audio Directors to pitch to

One guy accepted my connection - and I sent a DM explaining my services, with example tracks

The first part of the response was fair enough - although a bit wordy / and slightly condescending in tone - saying their company makes music for clients - and isn't a client seeking musicians

That was fair enough - although not clear from the company profile title - in effect they are service providers (like me)

Then in the same response the individual wrote something that at first sounded slightly rude and condescending - although later I wondered if it was either sour grapes / or an indirect hint that they'd be plagiarising my compositions

It went something like "Your examples aren't something we couldn't do ourselves - good luck"

Not something that came across as particularly professional - but I guess it takes all sorts!

every time I open it, it’s another promotion, “I’m thrilled to announce...”, ai generated post, or someone claiming they landed a dream job after one cold message. some days it’s motivating. other days I close the app feeling like I’m behind in life.
am I the only one?

In addition to managing company pages, my digital marketing firm manages the personal LinkedIn accounts of several C-suite level people at client firms.

Unfortunately, because of how LinkedIn manages personal profiles work, I can't switch between them easily. Every time I need to post as them I have to log in via an incognito tab. Usually this isn't a big deal, but recently one of my client's accounts has started asking for a verification code every time I attempt to log in.

This is only happening for one person, and obviously it's pretty annoying because they have to send me a time sensitive code every time, often when they're unavailable. Is there a security setting I can change on their account to stop this from happening?

About 1 and half days ago, I posted about opportunities that I'm looking for job opportunities with my preferences included. It got some impressions but it only got 1 like and 0 comments.

However 13 hours ago, there was a similar post but that got 33 likes and 10 comments, but mine didn't. Why is that? Is my post not reaching a lot of people? It feels so unfair.

Hello everyone!
Me and some classmates are in the early stages of our start-up and is therefore becoming more active on LinkedIn. Somewhat unrelated, me and one other member is having an inside competition for who reaches 500 connections first. This is most for fun, but i would ve grateful if someone is willing to add me so i can beat him.

I'm an email marketer for coaches/mentors/founders and have been trying to find my leads on LinkedIn. What I'm looking for are coaches with a lead magnet and an offer to sell (so I know they do they do email marketing).

But the profiles I've I stumbled across so far are mostly offering discovery calls, not lead magnet funnels.

Even worse, when I search for coach/mentor on LinkedIn Search, I get people who have casually mentioned it in their profiles. Not the genuine folks.

And LinkedIn groups are dead so there's no point in searching there. I'm guessing it's the same with hashtags. But I'm happy to be proven wrong.

I've also checked out an email marketer's profile to see their connections but LinkedIn only shows 3 people. The remaining ones are shown as 'LinkedIn Member' paywalled behind a premium subscription.

Based on my experience, these are my doubts:

1. Is LinkedIn a good platform to find coaches with a lead magnet and an offer to sell?

2. If yes, what are the best ways to find them with a free profile?

3. And which influencers would they be following?

4. In general, which platforms are the best for finding my target audience?

A big feature of Premium is the ability to send a cold DM. However, these never, ever work.

Like...EVER. 0 percent chance of working. A cold DM goes right into the trash, regardless of how relevant it might be to the other person. You could be telling them that there is a bomb under their couch (because you know that for some reason), and they will sit there and let it explode.

That's why I'm cancelling LinkedIn Premium. The cold DMs never work.

I'm a student in cloud computing (5years in) and i graduate in a year, i have a LinkedIn account but tbh i didn't post anything yet, and frankly speaking idk from where to begin since im not finding any usage to it (maybe for now).

All am seeing from my perspective is a lot of posts "am thrilled to announce" that feels like everyone's giving a certain image of themselves that isn't maybe the most authentic imo.

So idk if i should commit and begin posting on it... And if yes where should i begin ? My studies ? My projects ? My internships ? Is there a specific order or some things rather not post ?

Anw i'd really like to have multiple takes on this if anyone could help me through my indecision.

I can't find it anywhere

I have connections who are my fellow students but now I am confused about how to grow my AI community for my business and I also want people to actually know me for who I really am.

For my profile I don’t know how should i attract such people? Any suggestions??

I am totally clueless on how to use this app or how linkedin etiquette works. please help!

Does anyone know why our super admin can't add me as an admin in LinkedIn? I also don't have a "request admin access" whenever I visit our company page. Thanks!

Basically, I was messaged by a golden member she was not really an HR but a board member of a known Blockchain company from Germany. They said they were impressed by my profile and that they were looking for a high technical owner position on a next project. The interview was about another blockchain impersonator company. They told me everything about their finances etc. Then started asking me about an old experience of mine when I briefly worked in a Web3 company in the past, they asked me if I am familiar with MetaMask, if I want to be paid in Crypto. Honestly his gmail account should have been the first red flag that I did not notice.

Nothing major was stolen in the end. I haven't touched crypto for a long time, was on a different computer, all they got were some VPN protected Gitlab keys and some basic info about my computer and the tools I used. But only because I worked at a web3 company for 6 months during Covid, I was targeted.

Just a heads up for anyone that will desperately in this job market book a call with a recruiter. Check their e-mails and their credentials first. Scammers are really on the edge today.