LinkedIn is still performing tasks that convince job seekers to apply. But the company is launching a new set of AI-powered upgrades to make it hoped to make this prospect more attractive.
The company is launching an improved search tool designed to make it easier for job seekers to find relevant roles. So far, LinkedIn’s job search capabilities have relied on matching keywords. However, with the update, LinkedIn is throwing away keywords to support AI, so its system can understand the work list at a deeper level. The company believes this should allow job seekers to search for posts in more natural language.
“Search used to be [a] Very specific boxes and really important boxes are those that say on the box, “Show me the title or keyword or skill”, and basically you have to hope that you can find the title or keyword or skill that the system understands, explains Rohan Rajiv, product manager at LinkedIn.
This may sound like a subtle change, but it is a potentially powerful change because it allows people to have more specific questions about themselves. Users can still search for roles based on work tiles such as “product managers” (such as “product managers”), but LinkedIn will also be able to understand more complex searches such as “business development roles in the video game industry.”
As additional transparency, LinkedIn will also be superficial metrics when a given company actively reviews the application after release. Advanced subscribers will also access AI-driven “work guidance” and are able to practice interview questions, tones, and other tasks.
Despite this, AI-powered tools can only go that far. “The reality is that we have a market where the number of job seekers is growing faster than the number of jobs year-on-year,” Rajiv said. And he knows that his plea, hunters stop applying for as many open roles as possible, which is not the advice many people want to hear, even though he sticks with it.
“The truth is, in job search, volume is not your friend,” he told Engadget. “It’s just an extra app, but you multiply it with 500 people and suddenly, the poster has 500 new applicants to screen. That just makes the situation worse.”
However, he does think LinkedIn can do more to guide people in the “right” role. “You can imagine the possibility of this: Let’s say, ‘Hey, this work may [is] Not suitable, but based on your skills, let me build a search to help you find what you need. I think that’s the future. ”
