LinkedIn Contact Sync
under review
Steve Farrell
if I have the LinkedIn URL for a contact, it would be nice if many of the fields were auto-completed and even kept updated.
EDIT: Would it be possible to create an API to LI Sales Navigator if you have an active subscription? I like getting the notifications when people post about hiring, make big moves, existing contacts join companies I'm applying to, etc.
Puneet Kohli
under review
Steve Farrell
Puneet Kohli: Added an edit to the original post to expand the desire to sync with LI
Puneet Kohli
I think what you’re also suggesting is :
You give me a LinkedIn URL and we just import the data (instead of having to do it via the Chrome Extension?)
Steve Farrell
Puneet Kohli: Correct. Being able to just be on the "Contacts" section and adding someone. Although I suppose chances are that you're already ON the profile page if you have the URL haha
Puneet Kohli
Steve Farrell: I can imagine both use cases being available, since like in your case, you simply may not have noticed the integration — or as you are pointing out, may not be working sometimes
Merle Weidt
Puneet Kohli: Could you explain how to add people from LinkedIn? I was thinking the same as Steve that being able to synch people from LinkedIn to your Careerflow network would be a nice option for targeted networking. Is there a button on the Chrome extension that I can click to add Linked In people to my Careerflow network when I'm on their LinkedIn profile? My apologies if this is the wrong place to ask this questions.
Puneet Kohli
Merle Weidt: yes it’s the “add to contacts” button that shows up next to the connect / message / more button
Merle Weidt
Puneet Kohli: Awesome, I found it. Thank you for the quick reply!
Puneet Kohli
Steve Farrell We do sync from LinkedIn, however, we don’t keep the data updated (ie once it’s imported it stays that way)
For your second point about the fact that there was no indication —> We’d love to make it more obvious, do you have any suggestions on how we can improve this experience for you?
Steve Farrell
Puneet Kohli: For calling out what's already there, perhaps a simple badge, almost like the notification bubbles on apps when you have a message in the top-right of the button?
In terms of continuous syncing, could you include some sort of time stamp so it would be a reminder of when it was imported? And in that case, having a manual "re-sync" button would be valuable.
Also, recently I've noticed that once I DO import a profile through the direct LinkedIn API, the Chrome extension no longer works on that page, which wasn't an issue just the other day.
Puneet Kohli
Steve Farrell: Thanks for the suggestions —> We can and should definitely add the timestamp
Can you send me a Loom video of the issue you’re facing? That should not be happening
Steve Farrell
Puneet Kohli: Happy to! Here's a 2min video (No audio). It walks through how it's happening with contacts I've already created, but also walks through creating a net new one: https://www.loom.com/share/f25a3ea3dea5479cb9ad24bdce707837?sid=c4415c3e-685e-415b-b850-f3c8832fda96
Steve Farrell
Just noticed the option on LinkedIn directly to add people, but there was no indication that was part of the chrome extension.