Finding your next possible job might be as easy as telling your dreams to a chatbot.
LinkedIn on Wednesday announced a host of new job search features powered by generative AI, including a job search function that can find open roles based on conversational prompts. Other new tools include a job match that compares your LinkedIn profile to the job listing and insights on where the hiring manager or company is in the process.
It’s not the first foray into generative AI job search tools for the employment-focused social network. Last year, LinkedIn unveiled a conversational job search engine, redesigned job pages with AI summaries and a tool for resume and cover letter feedback.
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Beyond LinkedIn, gen AI has caused an upheaval in the world of job hunting and hiring. Job candidates increasingly use tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini to craft resumes and prep for job interviews. Recruiters and employers, meanwhile, are deploying similar tools to comb through hundreds of resumes and applicants — while facing a potential deluge of fake applications created by AI.
Here’s a look at LinkedIn’s new tools. Some features are only available for premium subscribers (typically starting at about $20 per month).
AI for your job search
You may know what you want to do with your life but if you don’t know the job title of your dream position, you might have a hard time finding the right opening if you’re relying on a search engine that uses keywords to make connections.
Last year, LinkedIn’s new tool was a conversational job search engine but it was still limited by technology that relied on keywords and standardized titles. The new tool builds on that approach but uses generative AI technology to help show roles and openings that don’t necessarily match the specific words you use but might meet your goals.
To use the new search tool, a LinkedIn spokesperson said, you can just type as you’d talk. You don’t need to search for “technology reporter,” for example, which might give you answers limited to listings that have those words in them. Saying “I want to write about technology” could pull up related jobs — “science copywriter,” maybe — that are similar but not quite the same.
Other job search features include a job match feature that identifies your compatibility with a role based on the job listing and your profile. Premium subscribers can see suggestions for standing out in the field of applicants. LinkedIn will provide more transparency around job listings, such as typical response times and indications of when companies are actively reviewing candidates.
LinkedIn also announced it will expand its personalized AI coaching sessions for premium subscribers. That includes scenario-based learning, such as practice conversations on topics like asking for a referral or negotiating your salary.
The company said it has more than 1,500 courses on AI and it will make the 10 most popular courses free to all members through the end of May. Additionally, many courses on job seeking will be available for all through June 30.
