How to View Profile of Your 3rd Degree LinkedIn Connections
I
can no longer view full profiles of 3rd degree LinkedIn connections with my
free account when I am searching within LinkedIn.
Although
I no longer enjoy automatically being treated to full profiles of 3rd degree
connections while searching LinkedIn with my free account, here are 4 ways in
which I can view a full profile of my 3rd degree connections:
#1 Use Google or Bing to search for the
profile while not logged in
I
can take the headline phrase or a unique combination of keywords from the 3rd
degree profile I am trying to view and use Bing or Google to search for that
phrase/term combo in another browser in which I am not logged into
LinkedIn (or use Chrome incognito).
Here
you can see Chrome on the left in which I am logged into LinkedIn, and IE on
the right in which I am not logged into LinkedIn.
#2 Search for them by name
Even
while still logged into LinkedIn, I can quickly X-ray for the person’s public
profile, snag their full name, then search for them by name.
Because
LinkedIn allows you to see full profiles of people you search for by name (they
assume you know the person, otherwise why would you know their name? <unless
you’re a sourcer>), you can see their full profile while logged in.
#3 Export to PDF
I
can also view full profiles of 3rd degree LinkedIn connections if I click on
the blue arrow below “See Expanded View” and select “Export to PDF.”
Once
I open the PDF, I can see the full profile contained within.
Additionally,
when I scroll to the last page of the PDF, I find a link with “Contact
<first name> on LinkedIn.”
When
I click on the link, I am taken to their profile on LinkedIn, which I can view
in its entirety (note the content from the web profile below is the same as the
PDF content above).
#4 Share the profile
Some
of you may be wondering why I’ve actually never written about the “Share”
method in which you can send a profile to someone else and copy yourself to get
a link to view the full profile.
While
I know this is a popular method for many, it has never really been a viable
method for me because my network is so large that when I try to type in a name
or use the LinkedIn address book, the system either times out or I get tired of
waiting for names to show up/load.
For
the sake of this post I tried to be very patient and after a few attempts I was
able to share a 3rd degree profile with someone, copy myself, and then view the
full profile from the link in the message in my inbox.
However,
it’s much faster and easier for me to simply use methods 1-3 above.
Of
course, the LinkedIn team is likely already looking into closing these holes,
but some of these methods have been published and in use for years, so you may
be able to enjoy them for quite some time.
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