Letting your LinkedIn network know when you are open to new jobs can bring more attention to your search. This topic tells you how to use a screen reader to show you are looking for new jobs. We have tested the topic with JAWS, Narrator, NVDA in Microsoft Edge, VoiceOver, the built-in iOS screen reader, and TalkBack, the built-in Android screen reader which adheres to common accessibility standards and techniques. Different screen readers and web browsers might behave differently.
Important to know
To add your open to options with screen reader support:
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To open the Me menu on the LinkedIn homepage, press the Tab key until you hear “Me button, collapsed,” and then press Enter.
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To open your profile, press the Tab key until you hear “View Profile,” and then press Enter. Your profile page opens.
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To show you are open to new jobs, press the Tab key until you hear “Open to button,” and then press Enter. Press the Tab key once, and then press Enter. The Add job preferences pop-up window opens.
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To choose the job title or titles you are looking for, press the Tab key until you hear “Job titles.” LinkedIn automatically suggests one title. If you want to remove the suggestion, press Enter. To add job titles, press the Tab key until you hear “Add title,” and then start typing the job title. LinkedIn offers you suggestions matching what you typed. Use the Down and Up arrow keys to browse the suggestions, and then press Enter to select the title.
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To add more titles, start typing the next title and again select it from the suggestions.
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To choose whether you prefer to work on-site or remotely, press the Tab key until you hear “Workplaces,” followed by “On-site.” Press Spacebar to select or unselect the option, then press the Tab key to move to Hybrid and then Remote, selecting or unselecting them in the same way.
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To choose where you want to work, press the Tab key until you hear “Job locations, on-site.” LinkedIn automatically suggests one location. If you want to remove the suggestion, press Enter. To add job locations, press the Tab key until you hear “Add location,” and then start typing the country, city, or region. LinkedIn offers you suggestions matching what you typed. Use the Down and Up arrow keys to browse the suggestions, and then press Enter to select the location.
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To add more locations, start typing the next location and again select it from the suggestions. If you selected Remote in addition to or instead of On-site or Hybrid in step 6, press the Tab key until you hear “Job locations, remote,” and then add remote locations in the same way.
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To select when you’d like to start, press the Tab key until you hear “Start date,” followed by either “Immediately, I’m actively applying” or “Flexible, I’m casually browsing”, and then use the Down and Up arrow keys to choose between the two options. Press Spacebar to select.
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To choose whether you prefer to work full-time, part-time, or in some other arrangement, press the Tab key until you hear “Job types,” followed by “Full-time.” Press Spacebar to select or unselect the option, then press the Tab key to move to Contract, Part-time, Internship, and Temporary, selecting or unselecting them in the same way.
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To choose who sees your job search status, press the Tab key until you hear “Choose who sees you’re open,” and then press Spacebar. Press the Tab key once. You hear “All LinkedIn members.” Use the Down and Up arrow keys to move to the other option “Recruiters only” and back, and then press Spacebar to select the one you want.
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To finish adding the job search option to your profile, press the Tab key until you hear “Add to profile button,” and then press Enter. The Job preferences saved pop-up window opens. Press the Tab key until you hear “No thanks button,” and then press Enter.
The focus returns to your profile page.
To add your open to options with screen reader support:
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Open the LinkedIn mobile app. By default, the focus is on the Menu button in the upper-left corner of the screen, and you hear “Access my profile and other navigation links.” If you hear something else, swipe left until you hear “Menu button.”
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To open the menu, double-tap the screen. You hear “Close menu button.”
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To open your profile, swipe right once, and then double-tap the screen. You hear “Back button.”
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To show you are open to new jobs, swipe right until you hear “Open to,” and then double-tap the screen. You hear “Finding a new job.” Double-tap the screen. The Tell us what kind of work you’re open to pop-up window opens. Tap anywhere on the screen to move the focus to the pop-up window.
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To choose the job title or titles you are looking for, swipe left repeatedly until you hear “Job titles.” LinkedIn automatically suggests one title. Swipe right once to hear it. If you want to remove the suggestion, double-tap the screen. To add job titles, swipe right until you hear “Add title,” and then double-tap the screen. Start typing the title with the on-screen keyboard. LinkedIn offers you suggestions matching what you typed. Swipe left until you hear the first suggestion, and then swipe left and right to browse the suggestions. Double-tap the screen to select each suggestion you like.
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After selecting all the job titles you want, swipe left until you hear “Done button,” and then double-tap the screen.
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To choose whether you prefer to work on-site or remotely, swipe right until you hear “Workplaces,” and then swipe right once. You hear “On-site.” Double-tap the screen to select or unselect the option, and then swipe right to move to Hybrid and then Remote, selecting or unselecting them in the same way.
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To choose where you want to work, swipe right until you hear “Job locations, on-site.” LinkedIn automatically suggests one location. Swipe right once to hear it. If you want to remove the suggestion, double-tap the screen. To add job locations, swipe right until you hear “Add location,” and then double-tap the screen. Start typing the location with the on-screen keyboard. LinkedIn offers you suggestions matching what you typed. Swipe left until you hear the first suggestion, and then swipe left and right to browse the suggestions. Double-tap the screen to select each suggestion you like.
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After selecting all the job locations you want, swipe left until you hear “Done button,” and then double-tap the screen. If you selected Remote in addition to or instead of On-site or Hybrid in step 7, swipe right until you hear “Job locations, remote,” and then add remote locations in the same way.
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To select when you’d like to start, swipe right until you hear either “Immediately, I’m actively applying” or “Flexible, I’m casually browsing”, and then double-tap the screen to select the option you want.
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To choose whether you prefer to work full-time, part-time, or in some other arrangement, swipe right until you hear “Job types,” and then swipe right once. You hear “Full-time.” Double-tap the screen to select or unselect the option, and then swipe right to move to Contract, Part-time, Internship, and then Temporary, selecting or unselecting them in the same way.
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To choose who sees your job search status, swipe right until you hear “Choose who sees you’re open,” and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear either “All LinkedIn members” or “Recruiters only,” and then double-tap the screen to select the option you want.
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To finish adding the job search option to your profile, swipe right until you hear “Add to profile button,” and then double-tap the screen. The Added to your profile pop-up window opens. Swipe right until you hear “Done button,” and then double-tap the screen.
The focus returns to your profile.
To add your open to options with screen reader support:
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Open the LinkedIn mobile app. By default, the focus is on the Menu button in the upper-left corner of the screen, and you hear “Menu button, access my profile and other navigation links.” If you hear something else, swipe left until you hear “Menu button.”
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To open the menu, double-tap the screen. You hear “Menu, View my profile button.”
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To open your profile, double-tap the screen. You hear “LinkedIn, Back button.”
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To show you are open to new jobs, swipe right until you hear “Open to button,” and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear “Finding a new job,” and then double-tap the screen. The Tell us what kind of work you’re open to pop-up window opens.
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To choose the job title or titles you are looking for, swipe right until you hear “Job titles.” LinkedIn automatically suggests one title. Swipe right once to hear it. If you want to remove the suggestion, double-tap the screen. To add job titles, swipe right (or left, if you removed the first suggestion) until you hear “Add title,” and then double-tap the screen. Start typing the title with the on-screen keyboard. LinkedIn offers you suggestions matching what you typed. Swipe down-then-left to close the keyboard, and then swipe left and right to browse the suggestions. Double-tap the screen to select each suggestion you like.
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After selecting all the job titles you want, swipe left until you hear “Done button,” and then double-tap the screen.
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To choose whether you prefer to work on-site or remotely, swipe right until you hear “Workplaces,” and then swipe right once. You hear “On-site.” Double-tap the screen to select or unselect the option, and then swipe right to move to Hybrid and then Remote, selecting or unselecting them in the same way.
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To choose where you want to work, swipe right until you hear “Job locations, on-site.” LinkedIn automatically suggests one location. Swipe right once to hear it. If you want to remove the suggestion, double-tap the screen. To add job locations, swipe right (or left, if you removed the first suggestion) until you hear “Add location,” and then double-tap the screen. Start typing the location with the on-screen keyboard. LinkedIn offers you suggestions matching what you typed. Swipe down-then-left to close the keyboard, and then swipe left and right to browse the suggestions. Double-tap the screen to select each suggestion you like.
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After selecting all the job locations you want, swipe left until you hear “Done button,” and then double-tap the screen. If you selected Remote in addition to or instead of On-site or Hybrid in step 7, swipe right until you hear “Job locations, remote,” and then add remote locations in the same way.
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To select when you’d like to start, swipe right until you hear either “Immediately, I’m actively applying” or “Flexible, I’m casually browsing”, and then double-tap the screen to select the option you want.
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To choose whether you prefer to work full-time, part-time, or in some other arrangement, swipe right until you hear “Job types,” and then swipe right once. You hear “Full-time.” Double-tap the screen to select or unselect the option, and then swipe right to move to Contract, Part-time, Internship, and then Temporary, selecting or unselecting them in the same way.
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To choose who sees your job search status, swipe right until you hear “Choose who sees you’re open,” and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear either “All LinkedIn members” or “Recruiters only,” and then double-tap the screen to select the option you want.
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To finish adding the job search option to your profile, swipe right until you hear “Add to profile button,” and then double-tap the screen. The Added to your profile pop-up window opens. Swipe right until you hear “Done button,” and then double-tap the screen.
The focus returns to your profile.
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