- Connected Apps will automatically update your LinkedIn profile with your skills
- Adobe and GitHub will soon be added to the supported list
- LinkedIn has 1.3 billion users, so this should help you stand out
LinkedIn has launched a new initiative to let users display what software they actively use on their profile in an effort to verify competency claims.
The company explained in a blog post that the intent of Connected Apps is to provide evidence of real product use, rather than just self-declared skills, making it easier for recruiters and employers to verify claims.
“Once connected, each app generates a simple statement based on your real-world activity,” the Microsoft-owned platform explained.
LinkedIn verifies your claimed skills by seeing which apps you use
The connection works by linking supported apps directly to a LinkedIn profile, and then the system will automatically fill in details about how the individual uses a given app and what skills they demonstrate. Importantly, users cannot manually change these descriptions to falsify skill requirements, and users will be notified when a summary is added or updated.
In a support document, LinkedIn described the summary as a “structured, data-backed description of what you actually do with the tool.”
“We’re building new ways for members to show real, credible evidence of what they’re capable of, right on their LinkedIn profile,” added CEO Dan Shapero.
Supported apps can be added to a profile via Add section > Connected apps. Descript, Duolingo, Lovable, Relay.app and Replit are among the first apps to be supported, with Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, GitHub and more on the horizon.
The platform now claims to have 1.3 billion members, driving the latest 12% year-over-year growth in quarterly revenue.
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