How to Connect Your Linkedin Jobs Account
Important note!
Following recent updates, the LinkedIn Jobs integration now supports both Premium and Basic job postings. The Contract ID is no longer a required field and must be obtained through the account connection process only if you post Premium adverts. For more information, please refer to this article.
In this article, we'll show you how to connect idibu to your 'Linkedin Jobs' account(s).
We'll cover:
- Connecting one contract for all users
- Connecting multiple contracts to different Groups, Subgroups, and Users
- How the account settings work in the hierarchy
- FAQs
Connecting one contract for all users
1. Go to 'Settings' > 'Board Subscriptions'. If 'Linkedin Jobs' is not already listed in your boards, then use the 'Select job board' or 'Search job boards by name' field to find and select 'Linkedin Jobs'. This will open the settings page.
2. Navigate to the 'Default login' fields and click the 'Connect an account' button to the right.
3. A pop-up window will appear to the left prompting you to select a default job poster from your account. Start typing their name, then click their details when they appear.
Note
You may be prompted to sign into your Linkedin account first if you aren't signed in already in your browser.4. Click 'Confirm'.
4. Click 'Confirm'.
5. The pop-up window will close, and you will see that your contract ID has been populated in the 'Contract ID' field.
6. Enter the Company ID.
7. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click 'Save Board Settings'.
Connecting multiple contracts to different Groups, Subgroups, and Users
1. Inside the 'Linkedin Jobs' settings page, click either Groups, Subgroup,s or Users to expand the page as per your selection.
2. Click the 'Connect an account' button to the right of the Group, Subgroup or User you wish to connect.
3. A pop-up window will appear to the left. Click the 'Change contract' button in the top right of the pop up.
4. Select the contract account you wish to connect by clicking the 'Continue' button to the right.
5. Select a default job poster by typing their name, then click their details when they appear.
6. Click 'Confirm'.
7. The pop-up window will close, and you will see that your contract ID has been populated in the 'Contract ID' field.
8. Enter the Company ID.
9. Repeat as required for other Groups, Subgroups, or Users.
10. When finished, scroll to the bottom of the page and click 'Save Board Settings'.
How the account settings work in the hierarchy
As with any other posting destination, the Default Login, Groups, Subgroups, and Users settings work in the following hierarchy:
- If you add one account to the Default login and nothing else, then all users will be connected to that account for posting.
- If you add an account at the Group level, then all users in the Group will be connected to that account for posting - including those in any Subgroups. This overrides any account added at the Default Login level.
- If you add an account at the Subgroup level, then all users in the Subgroup will be connected to that account for posting. This overrides any account added at the Default Login and Group level.
- If you add an account at the User level, then the account will be applied to that User. This overrides any account added at the Default Login, Group, and Subgroup level.
Tip:
If you do not want some Groups, Subgroups, or Users to be able to post to Linkedin Jobs at all, you can hide this option from them by going to 'Quotas' and adding '0' against them in the 'Quota' and 'Reset' fields.