Ever stopped following someone on LinkedIn because they seem to spend their day updating their profile?
Sometimes when you login to LinkedIn and check your news feed there is update after update from one of your network who has made small changes to their profile, but it clogs up your news feed. Have you ever stopped following someone on LinkedIn because they seem to spend their day updating their profile?
Here’s how to make sure this doesn’t happen to you.
If you don’t wear your invisibility cloak, every detail of your profile amendment (qualification details, experience details) will keep popping up to your network which may have the effect of some of your network unfollowing you as the information is too much.
Your LinkedIn Invisibility Cloak
To wear your invisibility cloak follow these steps:
Go to Account & Settings (click on your thumbnail photo, top right)
Scroll to Privacy & Settings and select manage
Look half-way down the page and select the Privacy Controls shown here
LinkedIn Privacy Controls
Look at the first three items and
Turn on/off your news mention broadcasts – UNTICK THE BOX
Turn on/off your activity broadcasts – UNTICK THE BOX
Select who can see your activity feed – CHANGE TO ONLY YOU
Automatic LinkedIn updates that you can’t control
Do be aware that these updates are automatically published (you have no control over these):
Adding a new job position
Adding a new link to a website
Recommending someone
Following a company
Adding a connection
Adding additional skills to your profile
Sharing content with your network
Editing the title of your current position
Current work experience anniversaries
Any questions about LinkedIn? Please ask @AnnmarieHanlon