The Basics
Connecting your LinkedIn account
7min
you can connect your linkedin account to send inmails and connection requests directly through pin while keeping all your candidate communication in sync note installing the pin chrome extension is required to connect your linkedin account you can install the pin chrome extension here https //chromewebstore google com/detail/pincom recruiting ai auto/infcaknhippabnplinmgidmjojcbkijd https //chromewebstore google com/detail/pincom recruiting ai auto/infcaknhippabnplinmgidmjojcbkijd to connect your linkedin account go to user & team settings select "connected accounts" click "connect linkedin account" follow the prompts to complete the connection note if you're already logged into linkedin in your browser, pin will automatically connect to that linkedin account to connect a different linkedin account to pin, log out of your current linkedin account, then sign in with the correct linkedin account you'd like to use once your linkedin account is connected, it'll look like this add a linkedin message to your outreach sequence you can send a linkedin message in your outreach sequence by selecting one of the following options "send linkedin message automatically" – a linkedin message will be sent automatically when a candidate reaches this step in the outreach sequence "send linkedin message manually from queue" – a linkedin message will be added to your queue for manual review and sending when a candidate reaches this step in the outreach sequence note linkedin inmails can be sent from pin using any linkedin account type—including the free version, sales navigator, premium career, premium business, recruiter lite, and recruiter professional when you send a linkedin message through pin, the exchange will sync to your pin inbox starting with the initial linkedin message sent through pin if the candidate is a 1st degree connection, it counts as a regular linkedin message if the candidate is not a 1st degree connection, it will use one of your linkedin inmail credits we recommend checking if the candidate is a 1st degree connection before messaging to avoid using inmail credits unnecessarily you can review linkedin's guide here on how inmail credits work add a linkedin connection request to your outreach sequence you can send a linkedin connection request in your outreach sequence by selecting one of the following options "send linkedin connection request automatically" – a linkedin connection request will be sent automatically when a candidate reaches this step in the outreach sequence "send linkedin connection request manually from queue" – a linkedin connection request will be added to your queue for manual review and sending when a candidate reaches this step in the outreach sequence note as a reminder, each outreach sequence on pin can include only one linkedin connection request and one linkedin message , in accordance with linkedin’s platform restrictions if a recipient clicks "ignore" on your connection request and selects "i don't know this person," linkedin may temporarily prevent you from sending them another connection request although linkedin doesn’t provide a clear warning or specific duration for the restriction, users have reported that it can last up to 6 months during this period, the "connect" button may be disabled or hidden on that person’s profile, and you won’t be able to reinitiate the connection disconnect your linkedin account to disconnect your linkedin account from pin, go to settings > connected accounts > click "disconnect"