LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network with over 850 million members worldwide. As one of the most popular social media platforms for business professionals, LinkedIn allows users to connect with colleagues, discover career opportunities, stay updated on industry news, and more.
One of LinkedIn’s key features is its notification system that keeps users informed about activity on their account. LinkedIn sends various types of email notifications to users to alert them about new messages, connection requests, mentions, profile views, and other updates.
In this article, we’ll provide an overview of the main types of email notifications sent by LinkedIn and look at how you can manage your notification preferences.
Connection Requests
LinkedIn will send you an email notification whenever someone sends you a connection request. The email will contain the name and profile information of the person requesting to connect with you.
You can then click on the “Confirm” or “Ignore” buttons within the email to accept or decline the connection request. Or you can log into your LinkedIn account to manage the request.
By default, emails about new connection requests are enabled. But you can adjust this setting under “Email Preferences” in your account settings.
Messages
LinkedIn messaging works like an email inbox within your LinkedIn account. Whenever someone sends you a new message, you’ll receive an email alert from LinkedIn containing the message contents and sender’s information.
The email notification makes it easy to quickly respond to the message directly from your email. Or you can log into your LinkedIn account to view and respond to messages.
Email notifications for LinkedIn messages are turned on by default. You can opt out by updating your preferences in account settings.
Mentions
If another LinkedIn member mentions your name or company anywhere in their profile or posts, LinkedIn will inform you via email.
Mention notifications are useful for staying updated when others recommend you, share your content, or reference your work on LinkedIn.
As with other notifications, you can customize whether you receive emails about LinkedIn mentions in your account settings.
Profile Views
Your LinkedIn profile view count lets you know how many times your profile has been viewed. But LinkedIn can also send email alerts when certain members view your profile.
By default, you’ll be notified when your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree connections view your profile. You can modify this to only get notified when your 1st degree connections (direct connections) view your profile.
Turning off profile view notifications entirely is another option if you find them unnecessary.
Shares and Likes
When another member shares or likes one of your posts or articles on LinkedIn, you’ll receive an email notification informing you of the activity.
These alerts are useful for tracking how your LinkedIn content is resonating with your network and which posts are gaining the most engagement.
You can manage if you receive emails about shares and likes under “Email Preferences” in your account settings.
Group Mentions and Posts
If you are mentioned in a LinkedIn Group post or someone replies to your Group post, you can get email notifications about that activity.
Group-related emails are on by default but can be disabled if you are a member of many active Groups.
Reminders and Recommendations
In addition to notifications about direct activity on your account, LinkedIn also sends emails designed to keep you engaged on the platform.
For example, LinkedIn may send reminder emails if you have messages or invitations that have been outstanding for some time. They may also send recommendations to join certain Groups or connect with suggested members.
While these can be useful prompts, some users may wish to limit promotional or reminder emails from LinkedIn.
Managing Your Notification Preferences
Here are some tips for managing your LinkedIn email notifications:
- Go to your account Settings > Communications > Email Preferences to view and update your preferences
- Toggle notifications on or off individually for things like profile views, mentions, Groups, messages, etc.
- Choose the frequency of digest emails like notifications summaries and reminders
- Update email frequencies for recommendations to limit promotional emails
- Customize which LinkedIn emails you consider “promotional”
- Check Settings > Communications > Permissions to manage which non-connection members can share your content and send invitations
Third-Party Emails
In some cases, you may receive emails seemingly from LinkedIn that are actually sent by third parties or members directly. For example:
- Job recruitment emails sent independently by recruiters
- Marketing emails or newsletters from members, pages, or Groups you followed
- Contact request emails from non-connections
These are not directly controlled by LinkedIn’s notification settings. You will need to unsubscribe from the external source or adjust your personal account permissions to limit third-party emails.
Conclusion
LinkedIn provides users with a variety of email notification options to stay up-to-date on activity relevant to their professional network and interests. While notifications are useful, it’s recommended to periodically review your preferences and disable any unnecessary alerts.
Focusing your notifications on the activity you truly care about will help LinkedIn work better for you. The platform’s detailed notification settings give you control to fine-tune your email experience based on your needs.
| Notification Type | Default Setting | Usefulness |
|---|---|---|
| Connection Requests | On | High – Lets you quickly accept or deny requests |
| Messages | On | High – Allows responding to messages from your email |
| Mentions | On | Medium – Makes you aware of relevant mentions |
| Profile Views | 1st Degree On | Low – Viewers unlikely to be important |
| Shares and Likes | On | Medium – Good to see top posts, but can be excessive |
| Group Mentions and Posts | On | High if highly active, Low if many inactive groups |
| Reminders and Recommendations | On | Low – Typically just promotional content |
