English
Etymology
From link in (“to connect in a useful or meaningful way”).
Pronunciation
Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
- (trademark) A social media site focused on career development and professional networking.
- 2025 April 1, Nick Valencia, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, Tami Luhby and Sean Lyngaas, “‘It’s a bloodbath’: Massive wave of job cuts underway at US health agencies”, in CNN[1]:
- The notices sent to staffers in the office suggested that they contact the former director of the office if they had a complaint — but that director died late last year, Karen Shields, a former CMS executive, posted on LinkedIn on Tuesday morning.
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Noun
LinkedIn (plural LinkedIns)
- (informal) A particular profile on LinkedIn.
- Her LinkedIn includes a laundry list of accomplishments.
- 2019 March 11, Martha Sorren, “Hannah From 'Summer House' Has A Podcast All About Describing Your Personal Hell”, in Bustle[2], archived from the original on 17 August 2022:
- All three of them worked for the Betches brand — Paige as a writer, Jordan in client relations, and Hannah as a creative video producer, according to their LinkedIns.
- 2023 June 3, Hannah Albertine, “A 2023 User's Manual to Dating Apps”, in Philadelphia[3], Philadelphia, P.A.: Metrocorp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 October 2023:
- To join the app's waitlist, users must authenticate their accounts by connecting their LinkedIns — that tells you pretty much all you need to know.
- 2023 October 3, Kate Hoad-Reddick, “I celebrated my parental leave on my LinkedIn, as I would for any new job”, in CBC News[4], archived from the original on 11 November 2023:
- This is a job like any other; it's one I love desperately but one that's also a tremendous amount of work. Dare I update my LinkedIn to showcase such a profound new opportunity?