Managing your LinkedIn notifications is an important part of controlling the flow of information and staying focused. With so many potential notifications from LinkedIn and your network, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. Fortunately, LinkedIn provides robust notification settings to customize what, how, and when you’re notified about various activities.
Why are LinkedIn notifications important?
LinkedIn notifications alert you to activity and information that may be valuable for your professional networking and career. Key notifications can include:
- Being endorsed for skills by your connections
- Receiving messages from recruiters or potential clients
- Job or article recommendations from LinkedIn based on your profile and activity
- When you get new connections or followers
- Mentions of your name or company
- Updates from groups you’ve joined
Without notifications, you could easily miss out on potentially useful information and relationship-building opportunities. However, too many notifications can be distracting and make it harder to focus. This is why customizing your settings is so important.
Where are account-level notification settings?
The main LinkedIn notification settings page allows you to control notifications at an overall account level. To access it:
- Click on the Me icon (your profile picture) at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.
- Select Settings & Privacy from the dropdown menu.
- Click on Notifications in the left sidebar.
This will display the Notifications page with various account-level settings you can customize:
Manage email notifications
Turn email notifications on or off for different types of LinkedIn activities. You can also select a Daily or Weekly digest email to bundle notifications.
In-app notifications
Control which LinkedIn activities display in-app notifications when using LinkedIn on your desktop. You can choose an everyday volume and even set quiet hours.
Push notifications
Manage notifications that are pushed to your mobile device. Tailor based on specific apps like LinkedIn, LinkedIn Jobs, etc.
How to customize notifications for specific applications
In addition to the main notifications page, you can also customize notifications for specific LinkedIn applications and features. This allows you to really fine-tune the notifications to suit your needs.
Feed notifications
The LinkedIn Feed is core to the platform’s social networking capabilities. To manage Feed notifications:
- Go to your LinkedIn Feed.
- Click the More icon (3 dots).
- Select Notifications from the dropdown menu.
Here you can turn Feed notifications on or off completely. You can also choose to be notified for certain activity like when you’re mentioned or a post you’re following gets updated. Uncheck categories you don’t need notifications for.
Group notifications
To customize notifications for LinkedIn Groups you’ve joined:
- Go to the homepage of the Group.
- Click More next to the Join button.
- Select Notifications.
Choose which Group activities you want to be notified about via email or in your LinkedIn app. For high activity Groups, limit notifications to only the most important ones.
Page notifications
As a LinkedIn Page admin, you can set notifications:
- Go to your Page.
- Click More actions (3 dots icon).
- Select Notifications from the menu.
Opt to get notifications for new followers, mentions, messages, and other Page activity. Reduce volume if needed to limit distractions.
Customizing frequency of email digests
If you find individual email notifications too distracting, a good solution is using digest emails. LinkedIn allows you to set the frequency – daily, weekly, or off.
To adjust your email digest settings:
- Go to the main notifications settings page.
- Under “Email notifications” select your desired frequency.
- Customize which activities are summarized in the digest.
Email digests are a great way to conveniently stay up-to-date while keeping your inbox under control.
Important additional notification settings
A few other notification settings areas that can be helpful to manage include:
- Jobs – Control notifications for recruiter messages, job applications, and search alerts under Job Seeking preferences.
- Messages – Adjust in your Settings & Privacy to limit distracting notifications.
- Interests – Manage notifications from publishers you follow under your interests in your profile.
Third-party tools
If you need more advanced notification management, third-party tools can help. Here are some top options:
Tool | Key Features |
---|---|
Bananatag | Mute notifications by keyword, schedule quiet hours, integrate with other tools |
Meet Alfred | Snooze notifications, customize sounds, VIP options |
Boomerang | Schedule sending of emails, bundle notifications into digests |
These tools give you expanded ways to filter, silence, bundle, and manage your notifications. Most integrate seamlessly with LinkedIn and other platforms.
Conclusion
LinkedIn provides extensive options for tailoring notifications to suit your needs. Take advantage of account-level, per-app, and email digest settings. Monitor which notifications provide value and limit the rest. Use third-party tools if you need even more ways to customize notifications. With the right settings, you can stay informed without getting overwhelmed.