Rajiv noted that there are now 5 million people who have turned on “Open to Work” on their profiles, up 40% from a year ago, with 67 million users looking for jobs each week.

Even those unfamiliar with military culture can notice a stark difference in the style and tone of the Army’s recruitment ads since Jan. 20.

LinkedIn rolled out verification tools last year to curb spam and fake job ads on the platform. Despite the new process, job hunters say fake ads from scammers are still rampant on the site.

LinkedIn said that to date, around 13 million people have used those tools to learn new skills for the most in-demand jobs. Microsoft to distribute $20M in grants to nonprofits, offers free skills ...

About a fifth of recruitment ads in 2024 were "ghost jobs," a Greenhouse report found. Ghost jobs frustrate candidates and erode trust, but hiring managers continue to see the benefits.