Expanding your LinkedIn connection is a great way to increase your professional network. However, what if you want to delete a connection? Is it easy to delete a specific person from your list, and what are the ways around it? You may want to remove your LinkedIn connection for many reasons, and there are two easy ways to do it.
Well, keep reading to find out!
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional social media platform. With over 500 million users, LinkedIn is a great place to connect with colleagues, clients, and other business professionals – it offers a variety of features that allow users to build their professional networks, share ideas, and find job opportunities.
Connecting with other professionals on LinkedIn allows you to build relationships, exchange ideas, and collaborate on projects. LinkedIn can also help you find new opportunities, whether you’re looking for a new job, a new client, or a new business partner. By leveraging the power of LinkedIn, you can take your career to the next level.
However, not all LinkedIn connections are created equal. Some connections may send regular sales pitches or spam your inbox with unsolicited messages. While keeping your network strong is important, you may want to consider disconnecting from these troublesome connections.
How to delete and unconnect with someone on LinkedIn?
- Removing a connection by visiting their profile
If you want to remove a connection on LinkedIn, you can visit their profile and click on the “Remove connection” button. Keep in mind that this will permanently remove the connection, and you will no longer be able to see their profile or communicate with them. Here is a step-by-step guide.
Login to your profile and search for the person you want to delete from your connections
Visit the profile and click “More”, as demonstrated in the image. You will have the option to “Remove Connection” and click it. LinkedIn will notify you in a dialogue box that the connection has been removed.
- Removing a connection from your Connections page
Another way to remove a connection from your LinkedIn profile is by visiting your Connections page. The connections page is one of the most important pages on LinkedIn. It lists all of the user’s connections and provides information about each.
To visit the connection page, click on the “My Network” button at the top of your LinkedIn homepage and select “Connections” on the left side menu.
On the Connections page, click the three dots and select “Remove.” Click confirm removal from the pop-up window.
When you remove a connection on LinkedIn, you are essentially breaking the connection. The person who you have removed will no longer be able to see your profile, and you will no longer be able to see their profile. If you remove a connection by mistake or change your mind about wanting to be connected with someone, you can reconnect with them by clicking the “Reconnect” button on their profile.
Important: Removing a connection from LinkedIn will also remove their status as a 1st-degree connection and the person removed will also not appear in your contact section.
Does deleting a connection on LinkedIn affect your network?
There is a lot of debate about whether deleting a LinkedIn connection affects your network. The truth is, it does matter who you connect with on LinkedIn to some extent.
If you have doubts whether deleting a connection is the right thing to do, then think about how valuable it is or can be in the future. Would you want to delete a connection that could potentially help you get a job? Probably not. LinkedIn is all about making connections and building relationships. If you delete a connection, you’re essentially cutting off that relationship before it even has a chance to grow.
What is the easiest way to unconnect someone on LinkedIn?
The process of removing a connection is easy and fast. The quickest way to do it is navigating to the person’s profile page. Click on “Yes, remove connection,” and you’re done!
Will LinkedIn notifies a person if I remove them from my connections?
No, LinkedIn does not notify a person if you remove them from your connections. You may want to do this if you no longer want to be connected with that person or if you want to limit the number of LinkedIn connections you have.
Will LinkedIn tell me if someone removes me from their connection?
No, LinkedIn will not tell you if someone removes you from their connection. If you want to know if someone has removed you from their connection, you will need to check your connections list periodically. Also, if you suspect that someone has deleted you from their connections, the best way to check it is by visiting their profile and seeing if both of you are connected.
Conclusion
We all have different reasons for wanting to delete and unconnect with someone on LinkedIn. Some of us might be worried about our privacy, while others might be responding to a LinkedIn email that feels like spam. Whatever the reason may be, we hope this blog post has been helpful to you.
If you have any other questions or concerns, please contact us anytime; we are always happy to help!
