Have you ever experienced the urge to view a LinkedIn profile, but felt discouraged knowing that LinkedIn informs users when you view their profile?

On LinkedIn, you might want to view someone's profile for various reasons, and without seeming suspicious, you probably want to go through someone's profile without the expectations that may come from them knowing,

Under your default LinkedIn settings, your profile viewing options are public. Fortunately, you can view profiles anonymously. In this article, we'll show you how to do just that.

How to Anonymously View a LinkedIn Profile

Whether you're trying to adjust to LinkedIn, you're updating your profile, or you're researching career competitors and simply don't want to be identifiable, you have the option to view LinkedIn profiles anonymously.

All you need to do is change your settings to view in private mode, then you're good to go. Here's how:

  1. Go to the LinkedIn website or mobile app and log into your account.
  2. Click on your profile icon.
    LinkedIn profile menu
  3. Select Settings & Privacy.
  4. Go to Visibility.
    Visibility options on LinkedIn
  5. Select Profile viewing options.
  6. LinkedIn will provide options for you to select what other people see when you’ve viewed their profile. Here, you'll select Private Mode.

When you choose to view in private mode, this feature will erase your viewer history and disable the ability to see who has viewed your profile. This means you will no longer see who has viewed your LinkedIn profile, unless you're on LinkedIn Premium.

LinkedIn also allows you to manage your visibility in other ways, such as your activity. This allows you to ensure that your connections only see what you choose to show them. Check out our guide on how to manage your LinkedIn profile visibility to help make your account more private.

Take Control of Your LinkedIn Experience

LinkedIn is a great platform to use to network and build professional relationships. Most times, networking on LinkedIn requires you to go through various profiles, and you might not want people to see that you viewed their profiles.

Fortunately, the instructions provided above allow you to look through LinkedIn profiles while maintaining your privacy.