Should you use LinkedIn’s “open to work” banner?

This is a snippet from a CNBC Make It story , written by Gili Malinsky.

When you’re looking for a new job, it may seem like a no-brainer to let as many people as possible know.?

But career experts differ on their opinions about LinkedIn’s “open to work” banner, the green sign that shows up just under your photo if you choose to activate it.

“It is the biggest red flag” in a job candidate, says Nolan Church, former Google recruiter and current CEO of salary data company?FairComp. “There is a truism in recruiting that the best people are not looking for jobs,” he says, and therefore those people would not be advertising that they’re looking for work either.

Former Amazon recruiter and current career coach Lindsay Mustain agrees. When it comes to recruiting, it’s all about a power dynamic, she says.

With that banner activated, “because you need something from me, that means that I have the power in this conversation,” she says.

But not all career experts agree.

When Angelina Darrisaw’s executive and leadership coaching company C-Suite Coach was hiring, the banner “was something that just made looking for candidates a lot easier,” she says.

“For those smaller companies, it can be really, really helpful in identifying new talent,” she says, adding that, “you determine the quality of the talent in the interview process, not by them putting their hand up and saying, ‘Hey, I’m available.’”

Ultimately, it might be down to cultural fit.

Do you use LinkedIn's "open to work" banner? For more details on when the banner can be useful — and when it's not going to matter — check out the full story.

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