You can connect with those people, reach out to recruiters who have shown interest, or use your InMail credits to offer help to people who look like they'd be valuable connections.Now that HSBC has bought Silicon Valley Bank's UK unit for £1, it's possible that the bank's UK staff could be subsumed by their bigger rival. The value of taking a look at who has viewed your LinkedIn profile can't be overstated. With InMail, you won't see that icon, meaning you can message them without any connection. When you view someone's profile without LinkedIn Premium, you'll notice a padlock beside the Message button if you haven't connected with them.

InMail lets you reach out to people who work at companies you're interested in without trying to connect with them first. If you're searching for a job, Premium Career's InMail credits, insight into who viewed your profile, and additional job information will all be very useful. And that's what could make LinkedIn Premium worth it for you. In short, Premium Career helps you make connections and find a job. Since most readers will be interested in Premium Career, we'll focus on the benefits of that particular LinkedIn subscription. InMail messages are increased to 30 per month with this top tier.

Recruiter Lite gives you access to powerful search tools, projects, and other recruiting-focused features.

Sales Navigator Pro gives you advanced search filters, 50 InMail messages, and the ability to make notes on user profiles, as well as numerous sales tools.

You also get 15 InMail messages per month.

Premium Business gives you additional information about businesses and unlimited people searches.

Here's what you gain from each level of LinkedIn Premium: Messaging other users without connecting with them first (or being in the same group) is a huge benefit of LinkedIn Premium. The first two features are probably the big draw of Premium Career.

Additional information on posted jobs and Top Applicant Job recommendations.

The ability to see how many searches you appeared in and how many people have viewed your profile in the last 90 days.

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