LinkedIn released a new update to its apps Tuesday as a way to help users forge new connections and make current ones stronger.
The update comes in the form of a new profile page for the business-focused social network's Android, iPhone and iPad apps, according to USA Today.
"Your new profile helps you tell your story to other professionals when they're looking for you on the go," Charlton Soesanto, mobile project manager at LinkedIn, wrote in a blog post.
The new page focuses on putting the highlights of the user's career at the forefront and providing an appearance that will get the attention of professionals. The intent is that with a quick glance, people looking at your profile will have an idea of who you are and what you do, Business Insider reported.
LinkedIn also designed the page to suggest users fill in any missing parts in their profile that they might need to include. Cohen said users who list their education history on their profiles are 10 times more likely to get views.
Another important feature is the ability to learn how other users found you on the website. By checking the "Who's Viewed Your Profile" section, users will be able to see whether someone found them in a search, CNET reported.
LinkedIn said eight percent of its users connected to the website with mobile devices three years ago, and expects over half to do the same this year. According to Cohen, the company has released new apps in order to meet the needs of smartphone and tablet users, the number of which is increasing.
"We were trying to get to those new use cases," he said.
The update is LinkedIn's second recent move made to improve the process of networking with mobile devices, the first being the release of its Connected app last month to replace its Contact app, USA Today reported.
Vinodh Jayaram, director of engineering at LinkedIn, said Connected syncs calendars with the app in order to "learn your schedule and also the people you are meeting with and inject ourselves and be proactive about notifying you if there's something interesting just in time."
