Learning about your co-workers isn t always easy and now LinkedIn has an app for that.
Responding to an April survey that showed only 38 percent of North America workers thought that their company s private computer networks are effective at helping them learn about their co-workers, LinkedIn on Wednesday launched an app called LinkedIn Lookup.
The survey, which included 814 North America employees, also showed that professionals are looking at other sites including LinkedIn to learn more about their co-workers.
That s because it s easier to find co-workers on LinkedIn, and the professional info people add to their profiles is more comprehensive and up-to-date than lots of companies intranets, wrote Ankit Gupta, a LinkedIn product manager and co-founder of the news reading app Pulse.
About 30 percent of LinkedIn members who search for people on the business-oriented social network every month viewed their co-workers profiles.
Through the Lookup app, people can search for coworkers by name, title, current and past experiences, education, skills and even by department. The app also allows people to send messages to their co-workers even if they haven t downloaded Lookup.
The new app only works if you have a LinkedIn profile and the company you work for has a company page, according to LinkedIn.
The app is available on iOS today and will be available later on Android.
Photo Credit: A screenshot of the LinkedIn Lookup app. Provided by LinkedIn.
