The LinkedIn Resume Assistant for Word for Windows is now available to Office 365 Subscribers who receive updates through the Monthly Channel starting February 7, 2018 in select regions. The following blog post announcements discuss the general availability milestone.
- LinkedIn: How to rock your resume with Resume Assistant from LinkedIn + Microsoft
- Microsoft: Craft a compelling resume with Resume Assistant, powered by LinkedIn – Now Available
Availability
The LinkedIn Resume Assistant is only available for Windows versions of Word at this time.
- Insiders Channels: November 9, 2017
- Monthly Channel: February 7, 2018
- Language: English
- Regions: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, New Zealand, United, Kingdom, and United States of America
The LinkedIn Resume Assistant requires an Office 365 Client subscription such as Office 365 Business or Office 365 ProPlus (the client can be a part of offering like Business Premium, E3, or E5)
Office setting for LinkedIn feature integration
LinkedIn feature integration can be enabled or disabled through a setting by going to the File > Options, General tab in Excel, Word, PowerPoint or Outlook. When the setting is checked or unchecked in any of the four applications, all four applications respect the change.
This setting is available as a Group Policy.
Documentation
The following help articles are available from either Microsoft or LinkedIn related to this release.
Resume Assistant
- Microsoft: Write your best resume in Word with help from LinkedIn (Contains 2 minute video overview of feature)
- LinkedIn: LinkedIn features integrated into the Resume Assistant
LinkedIn Integration
- Microsoft: About LinkedIn information and features in Microsoft apps and services
- Microsoft: Enabling LinkedIn integration in Azure Active Directory
- LinkedIn: LinkedIn Public Profile Visibility
November Blog Posts:
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