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What does “found you via LinkedIn search” mean?

Salthillprom · 2018-01-11 09:36:19

Does this mean that the person actually typed your name into the search box? If this is the case it appears I’ve someone constantly on my profile. This person views me nearly every day, sometimes multiple times a day. I am trying to figure out if I’m randomly popping up on this person’s page for one reason or another and…

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11-01-2018 10:36am

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Salthillprom

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Does this mean that the person actually typed your name into the search box? If this is the case it appears I’ve someone constantly on my profile. This person views me nearly every day, sometimes multiple times a day. I am trying to figure out if I’m randomly popping up on this person’s page for one reason or another and they are clicking on me or if they are actively looking me up by typing my name. Thanks.

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#2 11-01-2018 11:29am
biko

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It simply means that someone made a search query on LinkedIn with keywords that appear on your profile so you surfaced as a search result and they clicked to view your profile.

https://www.quora.com/What-does-found-you-via-LinkedIn-search-mean

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#3 11-01-2018 11:55am
ACADasltiv

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It usually means it's recruiters looking at you.

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