Verifying all of your social media accounts is an important step to maintaining a trustworthy online persona, and LinkedIn is no exception!
A verification badge on your profile shows that you were able to confirm specific information about your account, such as your:
- Identity
- Workplace
- Educational institution
Verified information helps provide authenticity signals to others that you are who you say you are. Verifications can also help you make more informed decisions about connecting with other professionals, as you can see their verified information on their profiles.
When you are logged in to LinkedIn, a verified member will have the verified badge displayed next to the member's name on their profile:
Each form of verification has its own eligibility and availability criteria, which you can learn more about in LinkedIn's detailed resource, here: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1359065
In this article, there are links provided that explain exactly why and how to verify the different information listed above.
(Most text in this article taken directly from the article linked above)
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