Effective Date September 14, 2023
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Overview
All jobs posted on LinkedIn must meet certain quality standards to comply with our policies and remain on the site. These LinkedIn Jobs Policies (“Policies”) will help you determine whether your job post is appropriate for LinkedIn and our job-seeking members. In addition to these Policies, all Jobs must comply with LinkedIn’s User Agreement, Professional Community Policies, your jobs agreement, and all applicable laws.
Jobs Review Process
In order to maintain the professionalism and integrity of LinkedIn, new job posts may be reviewed to ensure they don’t violate our Policies. We strive to review jobs as soon as possible and usually do so within one business day.
If your job post passes review and is approved, you’ll receive an email stating it is active. If your job post violates our Policies, you'll receive an email stating it was closed. Learn more.
What to Do if Your Job is Removed
If your job is removed, we’ll send you an email explaining why. If you believe your job post was removed in error, you may have the option to appeal the decision within six (6) months of removal. Please note that not all violations are eligible for appeal. Repeated violations of our policies may result in the temporary loss of job posting ability and, in some cases, account restriction. Learn more.
Requirements
Job posts must be legitimate. Only create postings for bona fide job opportunities with a reasonable and legitimate intent to hire for the specific position listed. Job posts created primarily for user acquisition (e.g., directing job seekers to sign up for an external platform or service), self-promotion, or purpose other than hiring for a genuine job opportunity are not permitted. Each job post must be for one job opportunity; you cannot solicit general applications for roles at a company.
Job posts must be relevant and factual. All job posts must contain truthful, accurate, and complete information about the jobs they promote. Job posts should clearly state the role, title, responsibilities, qualifications, and job type (e.g., full-time, part-time, contract), as well as whether the opportunity is paid or unpaid. The primary location of the role, along with any relocation and travel requirements and/or conditions, should be plainly visible within the post.
Job posts must maintain a high degree of professionalism. Avoid excessive use of internal jargon, offensive slang, capitalization, or emojis. Job posts containing incomplete sentences, egregious typos, and grammatical errors are subject to removal.
Jobs posts and your hiring practices must comply with the law. Do not create job posts, advertise employment positions, or otherwise engage in recruitment or hiring practices that violate the law in your state or country or the state or country where the job is to be performed. Do not engage in solicitations, communications, or transactions that violate any applicable laws or regulations, including regarding legal eligibility to work. Do not create job posts in the United States without possessing valid Federal or State Employer Identification Numbers, if applicable, or create job posts in any other location in a manner that would not allow compliance with applicable tax and employment laws.
Restrictions
Discrimination. LinkedIn prohibits discrimination in job posts based on protected characteristics, including age, gender, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, race, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected under law. In a jurisdiction where it is legally permissible to do so, LinkedIn may permit language in posts expressing preference for members of certain groups historically disadvantaged in hiring in that location. Learn more.
Fraud and Deception. Job posts must not be fraudulent or deceptive. Do not intentionally misrepresent the job, hiring company, or poster. Do not create job posts that require applicants to pay in order to apply or for employment. Failure to clearly disclose in any posting that a position is for an independent contractor or is part-time, piecework, commission-based, or has otherwise nontraditional working conditions or compensation may constitute intentional misrepresentation.
MLM and Franchises. Do not create postings for “business opportunities” that require payments or recruitment of others or that resemble franchises, multi-level marketing, club memberships, or distributorships.
Malicious Software. Do not create postings that contain malware, spyware or any other malicious code or otherwise interfere with the operation of the Jobs Services or any device or system or breach or circumvent any security measure of LinkedIn or a third party.
Phishing. Do not use a job posting to promote a website that tricks a user into providing personal or other information.
Miscellaneous
We reserve the right to reject, approve, or remove any job post for any reason, in our sole discretion, including in response to user feedback. We may suspend or terminate accounts tied to businesses or individuals who repeatedly violate our jobs policies or other terms.
We periodically update our policies, so please check in and review them regularly. We reserve the right to change our jobs policies at any time without notice.