- By Ridam Sharma
- Wed, 05 Nov 2025 05:12 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
LinkedIn Terms: LinkedIn is an employment-oriented social networking service. In a digital era, this application has become an integral part of the job hunting process, or for finding people in your field of work. The platform allows professionals to network and make connections for the betterment of their careers. LinkedIn is known to open numerous doors of opportunities for people from all walks of life. Learning about these unique LinkedIn terms will allow you to fully explore this powerful professional networking platform. From job seekers, recruiters, salespeople, to content professionals, this basic list of LinkedIn jargon will help you reach out to professionals on the platform more confidently. To know more, here is a list of more than 30 LinkedIn terms and jargon. Check out.
List Of 30+ Useful LinkedIn Terms And Jargon In 2025:
1. Connections: People directly connected to your profile; also known as 1st-degree connections.
2. 2nd Degree: Those connected to your connections.
3. Third-level connections: Individuals who are connected to your 2nd-level connections.
4. Profile: This means your personal LinkedIn page that displays your work history, skills, and other accomplishments you have attained.
5. Headline: The short description under your name, summing up your professional identity.
6. Top Card: The top section of your profile featuring your name, photo, headline, and more. Top card is an informal term. LinkedIn calls this as Introduction section.
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7. Endorsements: When connections confirm your skills.
8. Recommendations: Written testimonials from your connections about your work.
9. Groups: Online communities based on discussing specialised topics.
10. Hashtag: Words or phrases preceded by # to categorise posts.
11. Repost: Re-posting someone else's post to your feed.
12. Reply - Responding to a comment, not the original post.
13. InMail: The ability to directly message people outside your network.
14. Social Selling Index (SSI): A score measuring your effectiveness in using LinkedIn for sales.
15. Sales Navigator: Advanced tool for sales professionals to find and connect with prospects.
16. Recruiter: This is LinkedIn's premium tool for hiring professionals.
17. Creator Mode: A profile setting for content creators, which is a topic and hashtag-highlighting feature. Since April, the "Creator Mode" toggle has no longer been valid on LinkedIn.
18. Gold Badge: Status symbol for paid accounts on LinkedIn. Also, the LinkedIn Creator Badge is no longer available; it was a gold "Community Top Voice" badge.
19. Blue [in] Badge: Given to influencers on LinkedIn.
20. Me Menu: A menu at the top right that contains account settings.
21. Member: A registered LinkedIn user.
22. Relevancy: A measure by LinkedIn of how closely two members are tied.
23. Troll: A person who posts negative or harassing content.
24. TL;DR: The short form stands for 'Too Long; Didn’t Read.' TL;DR are used for summarising long posts.
25. lnkd.in - LinkedIn's link shortening format.
26. Meme: A highly shared, often humorous piece of content. However, the term is not specifically LinkedIn-based.
27. Boolean Search: Using operators such as AND, OR, and NOT to refine the search.
28. Activity Feed: The primary feed displaying updates from your network.
29. Profile Views: This is the number of views your profile has obtained.
30. Skills: The list of abilities which you can show on your profile.
31. Featured: A section spotlighting projects, articles, or media.
32. Newsletter: The ability for creators to send out regular newsletters.
33. Badge: Indicates a member is a content creator.
34. Analytics: Provides insights to creators regarding their performance.
Knowing all LinkedIn terms makes you more confident on the app. Learning these LinkedIn terms can transform your whole experience on the app. The terms are all about networking, job searching, and content-sharing. Continuous learning and using these terms will further increase your profile visibility, engagement, and opportunities.
