LinkedIn has introduced a new verification badge for recruiters in their app to help combat recruitment scams and spam. Recruiters can now confirm their identity in order to receive an in-stream badge that verifies their authenticity. This process can be completed through LinkedIn Recruiter, which will soon offer this option as a way to confirm their identity, similar to the ID verification system for regular users. The new verification badge will add a tick icon to a recruiter’s profile, indicating to other members that they are a legitimate person and not a bot account.
The verification process was first introduced for regular users in April of last year, where LinkedIn partnered with third-party ID verification providers to confirm user details. This has added an extra layer of security and assurance to the platform, resulting in verified profiles seeing increased engagement with 60% more profile views, 50% more comments and reactions on posts, and 30% more messages. LinkedIn hopes that extending this verification process to recruiters will help in addressing the growing issue of scammy recruitment pitches on the app. Posing as a recruiter is a common tactic used by scammers to deceive people, and LinkedIn aims to minimize this fraudulent activity through the verification process.
LinkedIn acknowledges that while they are successful in detecting and intercepting fake accounts and scams, there is still a need for ongoing efforts to foster genuine and trustworthy interactions on the platform. The introduction of recruiter verification is part of these efforts to ensure that job offers and recruitment pitches on LinkedIn are coming from legitimate sources. This additional layer of verification will help users determine the authenticity of job offers and prevent them from falling victim to scams. While it may take away some of the excitement of receiving random job offers, the overall improvement in security and trustworthiness on the platform is worth it.
The new recruiter verification feature will be available to recruiters who use LinkedIn Recruiter starting in mid-April. This update comes as part of LinkedIn’s continuous efforts to enhance security and trust on the platform and provide users with a safer and more reliable experience. By incorporating verification badges for recruiters, LinkedIn aims to create a more secure environment for job seekers and professionals to connect and interact. This move is in response to the rise in recruitment scams and fraudulent activities on the platform, as LinkedIn seeks to maintain its reputation as a trustworthy and reliable professional networking platform.