
Nowadays, a LinkedIn profile has become almost indispensable in your search for a new job. I used this search to compile facts and figures about LinkedIn for example the number of members within a country or company.Social media can be a very convenient way to find a job. The most relevant results, according to LinkedIn, appear on top of the list.Ī few years ago LinkedIn stopped the possibility to search all profiles within a country, as at least one keyword or filter was necessary. You cannot sort on number of connections or recommendations anymore. Sorting results – Unfortunately that is gone.Counters – You can immediately see the number of search results with each filter.Save search – Not a new feature but good to mention again is the possibility to save your searches so you’ll be automatically alerted when the results change.Suggested searches – Now when you type in a search term such as “product manager” you’ll see example search queries for people or jobs related to product manager as well as a preview of top results to help you find what you’re looking for in one click.This means even if you search for the same thing as someone else, your results will be customized to you. Smarter query intent algorithm – The more you search for content on LinkedIn, the more it learns and understands your intent over time to provide the most relevant results.

Auto-complete – As you type your search term (in the top bar) you’ll be prompted with options for what you may be looking for, and the more you search, the better it will get at predicting what you want.You can immediately see which companies are advertising the most jobs in your field and where most jobs are (location). Looking for a new job? The Jobs search interface had a makeover too and works fast. Here’s a screenshot of the new Advanced People Search: The standard filters deepen your search with location, company, industry, profile language, school and more. counters) and you can still search and view 3rd+Everyone else profiles! We got more results with richer information (i.e. A few people were afraid that LinkedIn was going to further limit the search results for free users. The layout has changed and the standard plus premium filters are still there. All you need to do is type what you’re looking for into the search box and you’ll see a comprehensive page of results that pulls content from all across LinkedIn including people, jobs, groups and companies. No longer you need to search for people, companies, updates or jobs separately.

Starting today, searching on LinkedIn has become better and smarter. A search on LinkedIn was never a good experience.
