LinkedIn is testing an AI-powered job search tool that aims to transform how people find their next career opportunity. According to a report, the tool utilizes a custom large language model (LLM) to analyse the data, helping job-seekers discover potential roles they might otherwise miss in traditional searches.
LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky told Wired the need for such a tool and how it will help those finding jobs on the platform.
“The reality is, you don’t find your dream job by checking a set of keywords,” said Roslansky, adding that the new tool, “can help you find relevant jobs you never even knew to search for.”
What’s behind LinkedIn’s new AI-powered job search tool
The Microsoft-owned company developed its own LLM, similar to the technology powering ChatGPT, to analyse its vast dataset and interpret complex search queries.
As per the company, unlike traditional searches that rely on matching keywords in job titles, this new tool performs a deeper analysis of job descriptions, company information, industry trends, and user posts across the platform.
The tool – which is currently being tested by a select group of users – allows job seekers to input queries such as “find me a role where I can use marketing skills to help the environment” or “show jobs in marketing that pay over $100K.”
It can even identify skills that job seekers might need to develop to pursue specific roles, the report said.
“We are really using LLMs throughout the entire stack of our search and recommender system, all the way from query understanding to retrieval to ranking,” Rohan Rajiv, a director of product at LinkedIn, told the publication.
To address the challenges and potential bias posed by LLMs, LinkedIn has implemented safety measures, including “addressing criteria that could inadvertently exclude certain candidates, or bias in the algorithms that could impact how qualifications are assessed,” according to LinkedIn spokesperson Suzi Owen.
The innovation comes as AI technology is gaining ground in providing means for how people interact with the internet. Recent examples include OpenAI’s Deep Research tool and a similarly named tool from Google, both of which leverage AI to conduct in-depth web research, before providing answers.
