LinkedIn set to introduce gaming, job-seekers can now play games while looking for new roles

Now, we all know that searching for a job can get tiring and it involves hours and hours of scrolling, entering details, reaching out to people, etc. However, LinkedIn wants to add a fun element to the whole process.

As per a new report, the platform is pondering over the idea of infusing gaming with job-searching. Yes, you read that right. Soon, you might be able to play games while looking for a job on LinkedIn.

According to a report in TechCrunch, LinkedIn is planning to branch out into gaming. The report says that the company is developing puzzle games called Queens, Inference, and Crossclimb, which is along the lines of the immensely popular puzzle game Wordle that was acquired by The New York Times in 2022 and became a huge hit.

Researchers have also found evidence of LinkedIn’s gaming pursuits, including features where player scores are linked to their workplaces. A LinkedIn spokesperson, while speaking to TechCrunch, confirmed the gaming initiative but didn’t specify a launch date. The spokesperson said that these puzzle games aim to add enjoyment to the platform, strengthen relationships, and stimulate conversations.

A researcher also talked about LinkedIn’s gaming initiative on X.

“LinkedIn is working on in-App games! There are going to be a few different games and companies will be ranked in the games based on the scores of their employees! Pretty cool and fun, in my opinion,” his tweet read.

LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, isn’t the only social media platform to add gaming to its experience. Many other websites such as Meta’s Facebook already have in-app games at their disposal to keep their users entertained.

Microsoft, on the other hand, has a strong foothold in gaming and is the parent company of Xbox. It is natural to wonder if Microsoft will be involved in some way in LinkedIn’s gaming ventures. The company’s spokesperson didn’t comment on the same yet but it will be interesting to see how things pan out in future.

In October last year, LinkedIn announced firing more than 600 employees. Announcing the layoffs, the company had said in a blog post that talent changes were “difficult, but necessary” for managing their business. The company announced that it had let go of 668 employees across engineering, product, talent and finance teams.

“Talent changes are a difficult, but necessary and regular part of managing our business. The changes we shared with our team today will result in a reduction of approximately 668 roles across our engineering, product, talent and finance teams,” the blog post read.

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