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Title: LinkedIn will require recruiters and executives to verify their
identity to cut down on scams

Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:00:40 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/social-media/linkedi...

LinkedIn will now require some users to verify their identity before they
change job titles in an attempt to cut down on scams on the platform. The new
identity verification rules will specifically apply to executives and
recruiters who interact with job seekers or represent a company in one form
or another.

As part of these changes, LinkedIn says users who add or update their title
to anything recruiter-related (recruiter, talent acquisition, etc.) will have
to verify their workplace on their profiles. The same identity verification
rules will apply to executives, as well, which LinkedIn says covers titles
like "Executive Director, Managing Director, and Vice President." Verifying
your workplace requires you to provide an official email address that uses
your company's domain name. The new requirement only applies to people
changing roles, existing recruiters and executives won't have to verify.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn has offered similar verification tools to select companies upon
request, but now the platform says it'll open up the option to every company
with a LinkedIn page via a new "Premium Company Page subscription." A
verified company should be easier to trust when paired with verified
employees.

While LinkedIn is best known as a home for thought leadership and a necessary
evil in job hunts, it's also the site of a large amount of fraud. Scammers
impersonate company employees to collect data from fake job postings or
conduct elaborate investment schemes, as CNBC reported in 2022. LinkedIn has
automated systems for weeding out fake accounts, and rolled out an earlier
wave of anti-scam features focused on job postings in 2023, but this new
system should offer even more security.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/linkedi...
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