Article 9: What Does 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Degree Connections Mean on LinkedIn?

Indeed you have scrolled through LinkedIn 'N' number of times and seen these numbers as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd beside someone’s name, right?

It’s nothing but, LinkedIn has its own rules for how individuals can interact with one another and who they can connect with.

In this article we are going through the Connections levels on LinkedIn.

On LinkedIn, connections are categorized into different levels based on the degree of relationship or connection. Here are the main connection levels on LinkedIn:-

1.???? 1st Degree Connections (You can have Up to 30k 1st Degree Connections)

2.???? 2nd Degree Connections

3.???? 3rd Degree Connections

4.???? Out of Network

5.???? Group Members????????

Conclusion

Understanding these connection levels is important for networking and building professional relationships on LinkedIn.

Most people simply ignore the degrees of their own network and miss out a lot of good growth opportunities. It's very important as well as inevitable to expand or maximize your connection degree acceptance rate.

So for that you have to follow most of the LinkedIn connection etiquette. For example, while sending a connection request to a stranger, try to personalize your message and show them why you are interested in their profile. The exact message is " If you don’t make effort for people, they won’t make effort for you"...!

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Sankarjith P M