Comprehensive professional networking tool offering full platform features on mobile, despite complex menus
Comprehensive professional networking tool offering full platform features on mobile, despite complex menus
Pros
- Harnesses all the power of LinkedIn on a mobile device
- Much cleaner than a mobile website would be
- Allows professional networking anywhere
Cons
- Menus can be difficult to navigate at times
- Takes up mobile real estate for what could be a website instead
LinkedIn is an Android app that aims to achieve the same functionality as its web-based counterpart that enables professionals to network with each other.
The main purpose of LinkedIn is to make professional networking as easy and painless as possible. Its website achieved fame for being the first platform to successfully tackle this task and remain usable. As times have gone on, it became necessary for a mobile version of the website to be produced. However, it's difficult to pack in all this functionality on a website, so its developers decided to make an Android app instead.
The first main factor to look at with this app is whether it has all the same functionality as the web interface. Once the user learns all the ins and outs of the app, it does. However, there is more of a learning curve with this app than the LinkedIn website itself. Even for experienced users, the dizzying array of menu options can be disconcerting and sometimes difficult to figure out. Once the user has all this down, the app can be much more conducive to productivity.
LinkedIn's Android app has many features that are similar to Facebook's Android app. For example, users can easily post status updates and send "connection requests" to other professionals. The app's performance was comparable to the website's performance, and sometimes it was even a bit faster because many of the graphical components are already downloaded and stored locally.
Overall, LinkedIn's Android app is a great start to a successful franchise. The menus can be difficult to navigate, but if you're a professional who needs to network, there isn't anything that comes close to LinkedIn in terms of member count and quality of service. The mobile app has some shortcomings, but in its defense, it has all the functionality that LinkedIn users have come to expect, even with a few additions. As long as you have a mobile internet connection, you'll be able to get all the work done that you need to with LinkedIn.
Pros
- Harnesses all the power of LinkedIn on a mobile device
- Much cleaner than a mobile website would be
- Allows professional networking anywhere
Cons
- Menus can be difficult to navigate at times
- Takes up mobile real estate for what could be a website instead
Find a ob or stay in touch with business contacts using the app.
This is an app that is often used to find a job. It can also be used to maintain relationships with businesses or to allow businesses to stay in touch with each other so that they can share new innovations and products.
Pros
- A growing social network for professionals.
- Give and receive endorsements for skills from former colleagues and coworkers.
- Build a digital curriculum vitae which can be shared anywhere with a short and simple link.
- Showcase your professional portfolio, including links, images, videos, and PDFs.
- Connect with potential employers and follow inspiring business figures.
- The mobile app contains most of the functionality of the desktop version.
- The mobile version makes it easier to view more of your profile at once.
Cons
- The default settings for notifications is too verbose for some users, but you can control what your receive notifications for in the settings.
Linkedin for Android is a mobile app to connect to the popular social network for professionals. Update your profile with your professional accomplishments, including links and videos showing off your work. You can upload a copy of your resume or curriculum vitae or you can have Linkedin build a profile for you automatically by reading your curriculum vitae. List your skills and receive endorsements from friends. Do you want to move up in the business world, or are you seeking a job? Connect with potential employers through friends and mutual connections, join professional blogs or follow inspiring business figures. Linkedin is your network for building your professional profile.
Linkedin is a growing network with more professionals building profiles every day. With the mobile app, you can stay up-to-date with your network and connections, even when you are on the go. Easily find who in your phone contact list is already on Linkedin and connect with them. From there, you can view recommended connections based on your friend network and connect with them. Send messages to contacts easily from within the app, view your network, view your own profile, and receive notifications and updates on colleagues. The app can send you notifications when your friends find a new job or are celebrating a work anniversary. Endorse friends for skills you can confirm that they have and list projects you have worked on together.
Pros
- A growing social network for professionals.
- Give and receive endorsements for skills from former colleagues and coworkers.
- Build a digital curriculum vitae which can be shared anywhere with a short and simple link.
- Showcase your professional portfolio, including links, images, videos, and PDFs.
- Connect with potential employers and follow inspiring business figures.
- The mobile app contains most of the functionality of the desktop version.
- The mobile version makes it easier to view more of your profile at once.
Cons
- The default settings for notifications is too verbose for some users, but you can control what your receive notifications for in the settings.
