Microsoft adds New Feature to Integrate LinkedIn Profiles

Microsoft has announced that teams will soon support an integration with LinkedIn that will allow users to see the profile of their colleagues within one-to-one chats. This feature will allow users to learn more about their co-workers through the course of their onboarding or even while working on a special project.

According to the company’s statement, the feature is expected to come out in March 2022 and will be generally available to all global users across Microsoft Teams web and desktop versions. The company further said that if users choose to connect these accounts, they can discover more about a person in any one-on-one in Teams.

Users on the platform can also access LinkedIn profiles in Teams without connecting their LinkedIn and Microsoft accounts. The feature allows data from a user’s Microsoft apps to be shared with LinkedIn to customise their LinkedIn experience. LinkedIn will import and store contacts but won’t send invites without the user’s permission.