The First 65+ NEW LinkedIn Features in 2023! Part I

Updated Regularly with all the? #NEWLinkedInFeature(s) captured in the Wild, so far, in 2023!

Many of us are still spinning as 2022 surprised us with?100+ New LinkedIn Features . In retrospect, 2021 was just a smooth?40+ ?but had some big game changers, and who can forget 2020's?50+ ?additions that started this series? Before all that and since 2003, the evolution of this platform was just a handful of changes a year documented in the?LinkedIn Timeline .

???On April 15 we maxed out this Newsletter Article size limits and had to make a PART II PART I below is all the (s) Caught in the Wild in 2023 up to 65 and that's when PART II kicks in. So be sure to check out both. ???

Welcome, to the 4th Annual Edition of the Crowd Sourced & Continuously Evolving?#NEWLinkedInFeature(s) Series:?

?[contributed to this collaborative article] will now show up in your Feed, like a post, when someone within your network adds content to one of the [AI-powered Collaborative Articles].

This post also shows a preview of their contribution and provides you the opportunity to support the collaborative Author by clicking [↑ Upvote as insightful] which helps them potentially earn their [Community Top Voice] badge.

04.02.2023 (65)

?[Send post] has added the option to select multiple recipients. Click [Send post] Check the ?? on one or many of the (Suggested) or from your [?? Search] results for specific network and it turns ?. Next add a Message and Click either (Send separately) or (Create a group).

POSTED: 04.01.2023 (64)

?[Suggested posts] BETA are AI-curated additions to your Feed to help you discover more relevant content that you might not otherwise know about. [In] will do the heavy lifting to find out what’s trending amongst professionals in your field and surface great conversations on topics that might be very relevant to you.

03.31.2023 (63)

?[Top skills] allows a Member to add up to 5 Top Skills to their About section. Skills will be suggested and can be overridden.

As [Assigned skills] suggested up to 5 but could take up to 50 and became a way to calculate Years of Experience of a particular Skill, LinkedIn wanted a new way to display our Top 5 skills.

POSTED: 03.31.2023 (62)

?[Repost Impressions] will now show the original Author the additional impressions a repost or reshare adds to their total impressions of a Post.

Clicking the (View analytics) only provides the analytics for the total post to the original Author.

POSTED: 03.31.2023 (61)

Caught in the Wild by Yahya T Khedr ?

?[Personalize invite] button added next to (Connect) on Mobile. Not only does this make the option more obvious for Members, it also removes 2 steps from the old process that required you to click the More icon (...) to get the popup menu and then select the Personalize invite option.

On both iOS and Android.

Captured in the Wild by Michael Refuerzo, CPD, CPT

POSTED: 03.20.2023 (60)

?[Add a photo] added last year to [Celebrate an occasion] as a lower option to the prepackaged images, is now is the default option.

Discovered in the Wild by Mark Williams

03.20.2023 (59)

?[Enhance your profile] for Premium Accounts, is an AI-powered assistant to help strengthen your profile by identifying the most important skills and experiences then summarizing using your voice, career highlights and aspirations into just a few sentences to highlight in your About summary and Headline sections.

Here's how you will know when you get this Premium feature rolled out to you: this [Enhance your profile] notification box will appear at the top of your profile

LinkedIn's claim is, by using this AI tool, you'll "stand out for almost 2x as many opportunities"

POSTED: 03.15.2023 (58)

?[AI-Powered Job Descriptions] helps create Job Postings with just a bit of starter information like job title, company name, workplace type, job type, and location and then leveraging Open-AI ChatGPT a draft description will be created for the poster to review and edit.

Launching today in the US, India, UK, Canada, and Australia with plans to roll it out globally later this year.??

POSTED: 03.15.2023 (57)

?[Notification filters] added to assist in sorting notifications by (All) (My posts) & (Mentions).

When you click on (My Posts) you'll get a ▼, click again to get a dropdown box of sub-filters for:

(My Posts | Comments), (My Posts | Reactions) & (My Posts | Reposts)

Co-founded in the Wild with Beth Granger

POSTED: 03.14.2023 (56)

Mobile Capture in the Wild by Tom Broxham

03.17.2023

?[Create a post] UX Redesigned with colored boxes and saves a click in the process.

Captured in the Wild by Ralph Birnbaum

3.13.2023 (55)

?[Group analytics] providing Group Owners and Managers actionable insights on how their group is performing in terms of member growth and content engagement. Only available on desktop and not accessible by Group members. Analytics are available for up to 90 days on Growth?and?Engagement.

POSTED: 03.13.2023 (54)

?[Pre-approved group membership] is an AI driven invite to Groups that have a focus that matches your activity. The notification that you've been added to a group provides you a ~7 day notice and the hyperlinked option to Opt Out.

Found in the Wild by Justino Mora

POSTED: 03.11.2023 (53)

?[Who’s viewed your profile] WVMP has become [Premium insights]. [Premium insights] mirrors Creator Mode's WVMP including Filter viewer data by time range and or demographics, weekly viewer trend graph, personalized skill suggestions, Interesting viewers, & Highlights.

???Basic (Free) accounts will no longer have access to WVMP

Found in the Wild by Lynne Williams, Ed.D. Candidate

POSTED: 03.11.2023 (52)

?[Sound effects] now a settings option, defaulted to on, because now occasionally [In] will play a sound effect to draw your attention to something that's happened, such as receiving a message or when you join an event.

Settings

Found in the Wild by Jeff Young & 1st posted by Teddy Burriss

POSTED: 03.11.2023 (51)

?[Message a Page] button (BETA) to be added to single Admin Company pages, enabling Members and Prospects to start conversations with Brands directly.

Not seen in Wild yet, so no visuals.

Shared by Michelle J Raymond & Guy Strijbosch

If you want to be in the BETA test, fill out the form by March 30th 2023: https://lnkd.in/dtDYDFxM

03.07.2023 (50)

?[Welcome note] feature in Groups updated: when a new member clicks on the group join request accepted notification or lands on the group page via direct join/auto-approval, the new member will see the welcome note from the group admin (i.e. if the welcome note is set).

03.07.2023 (49)

?[★ Admin] badge added to Groups

03.07.2023 (48)

?[Top Community Voice] program launches as a crowd source award component for top contributors to the [AI-powered collaborative articles].

Gold Badge, Earned for 60 Days, displayed on Profile in the Top card and after Member's name, when they appear on the platform.

The golden Top Community Voice badge for Leadership, depicted in the GIF, is conceptional, since no real examples exist yet in the Wild.

POSTED: 03.07.2023 (47)

First real Top Community Voice badge I've seen issued belongs to Mindy Stern SPHR

on 03.25.2023

?[AI-powered collaborative articles] are Articles initiated by AI-powered conversation starters, developed with the LinkedIn Editorial team, on trending topics and then reaches out to Experts on LinkedIn to share their insights into the article build.

LinkedIn has invited a select group of experts to contribute insights within these articles based on their work experience, skills proficiency, and prior engagement on the platform.

If members find you as one of the most [??Insightful] voted contributors to these collaborative articles you could earn a [Community Top Voice] badge.

POSTED: 03.03.2023 (46)

?[Other events for you] added to LIVE events (& replays) to show Members upcoming LIVE events that might interest them, based on [In]'s AI's analysis of their previous preferences and activity.

Click (See all) to get a full personalized page of upcoming LIVE events.

[Other events for you] should make it a bit easier to find new LIVEs.

Found in the Wild by Gillian Whitney

03.02.2023 (45)

?[Share your resume with all recruiters] allows the additional information your Resume holds, that may not be on your profile, about your experiences, skills, education, and accomplishments, to be shared with all Recruiters on LinkedIn so that it may increase your chances of getting noticed.?

Launching in March 2023.

POSTED: 02.28.2023 (44)

?[I'm Interested] will help you directly signal your interest in working for a Company, from their Company page.?Once you click [I'm Interested] your profile and information will then be privately shared directly with recruiters at the company to consider you for a role in the future. Limit 50 per Member.

Only Companies who use LinkedIn’s Recruiter products will be eligible to display the [I'm Interested] option.

Pro Tip ??: When signaling your interest, prioritize the top 15-20 companies you’re most excited about to help maximize your chances.?

Launching in March 2023.

POSTED: 02.28.2023 (43)

?[LIVE connected tab] added to the bottom right of the page, that provides constant connection to the LIVE while allowing us to move around and interact on LinkedIn and the Audio follows us. If you click the red [LIVE] tab it takes you back to the LIVE.

Discovered in the Wild while watching Sonal Bahl 's

02.24.2023 (42)

?[Status Page] is one-stop checkpoint that will allow you to see if LinkedIn is experiencing issues with almost?real time alerts for any issues that are impacting a large amount of our members.

Status Page ?

02.22.2023 (41)

?[Waiting Room] added to LinkedIn Lives for those who show up early (or if an event is running late), Just click Join on the Event page a few minutes before the Live begins.

Found in the Wild by Jeff Young

02.21.2023 (40)

?[Articles & Newsletter Scheduler], announced in late January by Tomer Cohen , has finally begun to roll out.

?? Strangely hidden, you must click (Publish) before you get the ?? Scheduling option on the Share promo post page.

Spotted in the Wild by John Espirian

02.14.2023 (39)

?[Activity page] redesigned to include tabs for (*Posts), (Videos), (Images), (*Articles) & (Comments) that will show up to the last two years of activity.

* indicates tabs that were on the old Activity page, missing is the (Documents) tab as it is included in (Posts).

On Desktop & Mobile.

Found in the Wild by Wendy van Gilst

POSTED 2.10.2023 (38)

2nd Graphic from Keren Baruch Director of Product at LinkedIn's Newsletter on 02.23.2023

3rd Graphic from my profile to show how you can select the 2nd Tab option.

02.23.2023

?[Key skill suggestions] has been added to the Premium version of [Who's viewed your profile]. Think of it like SEO suggestions to help you be found by the right people for what you want to be found for on your profile.

This new feature will compare your Profile to a Job Title and show you what skills it (Found in your profile), (Suggested for you) & provide (More for your desired role) for you to consider.

Found in the Wild by Sarah Burgess

POSTED 02.10.2023 (37)

?[?] Star your important Messaging conversations so that they stand out and are easier to find. [?] Star does not move and pin them to the top of the messaging but if you click on the three Filter Lines icon in the [?? Search Messaging] box, then select the Starred option, it will show only those Messaging conversations.

On Desktop & Mobile (hides behind the [...] more icon)

Found in the Wild by Judi Hays

02.06.2023 (36)

?[Talks about #] Filter added to People Search under (All filters).

May also be a good way to discover Top # for target Titles.

Found in the Wild by Sarah Clay

POSTED 02.03.2023 (35)

?[Pricing] added to Service provider pages with the option of providing an hourly rate in 1 of 70+ Currencies or contact for pricing. Pricing will display in the Service provider page's About section as either 'Starting at XX per hour' or 'Contact for pricing'.

Found in the Wild by Karen Hollenbach

02.02.2023 (34)

??[Fair Chance Employer]?returns to help you find work if you have a criminal record, applying with these safe companies, you won’t have to worry about getting to the kill question "Do you have a criminal record?" at the end of the application. Originally a new feature in 01.08.20 ?,then it disappeared in 2021, and now its back.

POSTED 02.01.2023 (33)

?[Reactions] loses the Curious option. Phasing out over the month of February.

Curious was designed to express when you’re intrigued by a thought-provoking perspective or question, and you want to learn more.

POSTED 02.01.2023 (32)

?[Analytics & Tools] page gives Creator Mode Members one place to access the performance insights and creator tools they need to engage and build their audience: find detailed audience insights, profile views, and post-performance alongside access to creator tools, all in one place.

Watch the Video

1.31.2023 (31)

?[Subscribe link] & [Subscribe button] will help Newsletter Authors grow their audience by publishing these on their social, email, and web channels. Members will automatically subscribe to your newsletter when they click them.

1.31.2023 (30)

?[Connect if you know each other] adds a quick (Connect) button on your profile if you have the (+Follow) or Creator Mode option turned on.

?? Clicking this (Connect) on Mobile will automatically send a Blank Invite with out the option to personalize your message ??

Found in the Wild by Beth Granger

POSTED 01.30.2023 (29)

?[Formatting check] will compare your resume for format compatibility with the typical resume screening software (ATS: Applicant Tracking Systems) used by recruiters. Formatting check identifies were issues may exist and gives you the option of importing into LinkedIn Resume Builder to directly fix the issues, as well as suggesting key-wording around market value Skills.

Found in the Wild by Sarah Burgess

Watch the Video

POSTED 01.26.2023 (28)

?[Skills match] was added to Job descriptions which compares your profile to the key Skills identified in the position.

The Green Checked Circle means the Skill matches your profile. The Greyed out Checked Circle means the Skills identified in the position were not found in your profile. Clicking the [+Add] will pace it in your Skills section and allow you to assign it to other experiences on your profile.

If you already have 50 Skills you will not be able to [+Add] until you remove a skill to make room.

POSTED 01.24.2023 (27)

?[Post on feed] allows anyone to share a Job Posting in their feed by just clicking the share ? process arrow at the top right corner of the Job posting, then selecting Post on feed from the dropdown.

This action will created a post that you can then add your text to and will include a descriptive graphic direct link. If the reader clicks (View job) they will be delivered to the Job posting.

1.24.2023 (26)

?[Newsletter subscribe] is now auto-added to the [Featured] section in the 1st position, to make it easier for profile visitors to discover, subscribe, & share your Newsletter.

Not to be confused with [Add Newsletter]?which became a manual [Featured]?option back in 01.17.2022

01.23.2023 (25)

?[Following] other companies is now available to Company page admins.

Found in the Wild by Michelle J Raymond

01.23.2023 (24)

?[????Post scheduling] is now available on iPhone iOS.

?? If you receive the blue?"Scheduling is not supported for this type Learn more" message, don't bother clicking Learn more, because you won't, tap the Visibility option and select any option but (Anyone + Twitter).

Watch the Video Shorts

POSTED 01.22.2023 (23)

?[? Feature on top of profile] allows us to save our post(s) to our Featured section of our profile with one click. [? Feature on top of profile] can be found behind the More icon (...) in the top right of our post(s).

Found in the Wild by Mic Adam

POSTED 01.22.2023 (22)

?[Interests] have been added to the Activity filters on the Mobile app that appear when you click See all activity, saving Members time from scrolling to the bottom of a profile to find this info. Interests shows the Top 3 & a See all... of what the Members follows in Top Voices, Companies, Groups, Schools & on Feb 11th 2023 Newsletters.

Interesting enough I found what this Mobile app filter, featured a slightly different Top 3 compared to what it featured if I scrolled down to the bottom of my profile to the Interest section.

Found in the Wild by Judi Hays .

1.21.2023 (21)

?[??] Comment Settings is now on all Articles and when you click on the ?? it opens a box with three options of ◎Anyone (Anyone who may view may also comment), ◎Connections only (Only connections can comment) or ◎No one (Comments disabled), click one and select either [Save changes] or [Cancel]

01.20.2023 (20)

?[X], found in the top right corner of a Post in your Feed, if clicked will remove Post from your Feed and LinkedIn will use the Feedback to improve your feed. If you click (Undo) and the Post will be back in your Feed (& hopefully the Feedback is deleted too).

01.20.2023 (19)

??[Newsletter]s subscriptions, starting Feb 11, 2023, will be displayed on your profile like shared interests, pages, and groups.

If you don't want the Newsletter to show on your profile you need to Unsubscribe: https://www.dhirubhai.net/mynetwork/network-manager/newsletters/

This may be on hold as of 02.21,2023 to implement an out out. See POSTED

01.20.2023 (18)

??[Schedule post] from your Company page, allows Admins to use this feature that began rolling out to Member in 09.02.2022 .

Found in the Wild by Lynne Williams, Ed.D. Candidate

Watch the Video

POSTED 1.20.2023 (17)

??[View this collection ?] provides a Curated Collection of trending content that our?LinkedIn News ?Editors think we may find of interest in the following categories: Newsletters, Videos & Top 10.

On Mobile app (not found on Desktop yet)

Found in the Wild by?Teegan Bartos, CCMC, CCM ,

POSTED 1.20.2023 (16)

??[Notifications] setting have been redesigned to simplify the experience by reorganizing them into logical topics. Your previous settings choices have been maintained in the transition over to the new design.

Found in the Wild by Nigel Cliffe

POSTED 1.19.2023 (15)

??[Celebrations] helping us celebrate our networks promotions, birthdays and work anniversaries, is now being [Beta] tested with a home on the My Network tab.

Last year on 11.15 we shared backdoor link which is still active if you do not see it on your My Network tab.

Found in the Wild by Lynnaire Johnston for desktop and Nathan Stone for Mobile.

Watch the Video

POSTED 1.18.2023 (14)

??[Job posting] top card redesigned to provide more information about the job including when possible the Location type, When posted, Number of Applicants, Salary range (from posting or [In] dB), Employment type, Employment level, Employee Size Range, Industry, plus hyperlinked Number of Connections that work there, Number of Alumni, First Name Last Name is Hiring for this job, Lists X Skills + X more (or) X of Y skills match your profile & finally when the Job Poster joined LinkedIn (to help avoid Fake Jobs). ?

01.18.2023 (13)

??[Job poster joined LinkedIn in 20XX] has been added to Job Postings to ensure every one posted on LinkedIn is authentic and to provide job seekers with additional context and transparency around the jobs they may consider applying for.

Found in the Wild by Sarah Burgess

POSTED 01.18.2023 (12)

??[Company page Audio Events] Beta that started in October of 2022 is completed and full rollout is commencing.

01.15.2023 (11)

??[?? Joining and posting in this group may increase engagement for posts like this] pops in at the top of the comments section of a post to help Authors discover and join Groups where their content may resonate.

01.13.2023 (10)

??[Share ▼] a LinkedIn Event provides the convenient list of clickable options for a Member to easily share and Event by 3 Post on LinkedIn options of Invite, Post on Feed or Send in a Message and 3 Other options of Copy Link, Twitter, or Facebook.

Found in the Wild by Kenneth Lang

POSTED 01.10.2023 (9)

??[Connect from post] adds two options to quick (Connect) to the Author on their Posts in your Feed, curated by a first-level connection who interacted with it previously. These curated posts intro with a statement like <your connections full name> commented on this, reposted, or celebrates this.

POSTED 01.07.2023 (8)

??[Use Focused Inbox] now allows Members to toggle On ? Off this feature thats began rolling out since 06.01.2022. Found in (Settings & Privacy) under (? Privacy Data) when you click the toggle on the (Focused Inbox) page.

01.05.2023 (7)

??[Top Voices] added to Interests section at the very bottom of our Profiles with an option to [Show all (Number of) Top Voices] in our Network (1st, 2nd, & 3rd levels). The (Number of) will be the actual number of Top Voices within our Network.

Found in the Wild by Erwin van der Zwaag

1.05.2022 (6)

??[People who talk about #] is added to the (Post) Search Results for that hashtag, as its own segment. This new segment refers back to the original Author and additional Author(s) who added the # their optional (Topics) in Creator Mode. Topics displayed on these Creator profiles show potential followers what they post about most.

01.03.2023 (5)

??[On this page] is a new side nav box that contains and lists all the categories from the results of your [?? Search] that you can click on and you'll be taken to that category results.

Found in the Wild by Jeff Young

1.02.2023 (4)

??[Inspired to host your own Audio Event] promo appears on the stage with a link to the educational page on Audio Events.

01.02.2023 (3)

??[Employee posts] are now a click away for the Company page Super Admin just below Start a post. Click on this button and highlights of your employee’s last 6 Months or less of Trending posts with engagement will appear. Admins can remove the Employee(s)' trending posts?form appearing on the Company page but not from LinkedIn.

Found in the Wild by Nyna Caputi

POSTED 01.01.2023 (2)

??[External Links] post review trigger is added to Group Admin options to [Select post review criteria] to identify and hold posts with one or more links to a third-party website for review, to help protect Group Members from overtly Business, SPAM and/or Phishing schemes.

Found in the Wild by John Espirian 's Espresso+ Group.

01.01.2023 (1)

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