

It requires a vibrant network that brings together a professional’s information in LinkedIn’s public network with the information in Office 365 and Dynamics. Think about it: How people find jobs, build skills, sell, market and get work done and ultimately find success requires a connected professional world. This deal is key to our bold ambition to reinvent productivity and business processes. In Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s memo to employees, he wrote: Both companies are hyping the angle of combining the “world's leading professional cloud with the world's leading professional network.” If you don’t see the LinkedIn icon in your Microsoft work or school account, your organization has disabled LinkedIn account connections.Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for a whopping $26.2 billion. Your Microsoft account will only show information that you have made available on your LinkedIn profile according to your profile settings. For example, Outlook. Open your profile card and select the LinkedIn tab to see your LinkedIn profile information. To see your LinkedIn information on your profile card, hover over your own name in a Microsoft app. How can I see my own LinkedIn profile information on my profile card? For example, if a colleague has a birthday, title change, or work anniversary, the information may show up on their profile card. Here's an example of LinkedIn information on a profile card in Outlook:Īfter you have connected your accounts, you can get updates about people you interact with. For example, LinkedIn profile photo, name, company, and job title.

Even before you connect your LinkedIn account with your Microsoft account, you may see some LinkedIn profile information in Microsoft apps.
