Introduction
LinkedIn is a social network for professionals, helping you connect with other people in your industry. It's often used as a recruiting or networking tool to help you further your career in some way, or if you're a recruiter for a company, then you probably use it to look for potential candidates to hire.
Unfortunately, LinkedIn is one of the worst social networks in terms of spam mail. Oftentimes, they'll send you emails to join LinkedIn, connect with someone you might know, congratulate someone on their work anniversary, read a post published by someone you're connected with, and many more. You might even get emails telling you about messages from recruiters looking to hire you. And while this may seem flattering at first, it's not always welcome.
If you're looking to stop emails from LinkedIn, there are multiple solutions you can try, ranging from unsubscribing manually to blocking LinkedIn altogether. Below, you'll find three ways to stop LinkedIn emails: by unsubscribing via your email provider, through LinkedIn's own settings, or by blocking LinkedIn entirely using Block Sender.
How to Unsubscribe From LinkedIn Emails
Using Email Provider
You can unsubscribe from LinkedIn emails using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email. If you're on Gmail, you can also use the Unsubscribe button that appears next to LinkedIn's name at the top of the email.
Note: This only unsubscribes you from that one type of email - not all LinkedIn emails. LinkedIn sends multiple categories (job alerts, connection requests, news, etc.), so you'd need to repeat this for each one you receive.
If you want to stop all LinkedIn emails at once, you'll need to update your email preferences directly in your LinkedIn account (covered in the next section). And if you can't access your account, or just want a faster, one-time fix, Block Sender lets you block all LinkedIn emails in a couple of clicks.
How to Stop LinkedIn Emails from LinkedIn's Own Settings
Unsubscribing from emails through the LinkedIn app can be a total nightmare. There's no option to stop all LinkedIn emails in a single click.
You have to opt out of each category manually. And each category can have multiple subcategories! If you want a one-click solution, skip to this section.
Desktop
- Log in to your LinkedIn account and go to the Notifications page.
- Click on the type of emails you don't want to receive and disable them.
Mobile App
- Click the profile icon in the top-left corner and select
Settingsfrom the bottom.
- On the Settings page, navigate to
Notifications.
- Click on each notification category and disable it.
Note: Each notification type may have several subcategories on both desktop and mobile. You can choose to disable them entirely or keep the ones relevant to you and disable the rest.
Block LinkedIn Emails (Easiest Solution)
If you'd rather not spend time hunting through LinkedIn's settings or unsubscribing from one email at a time, you can block LinkedIn emails directly from your inbox instead. This gives you full control over what gets through, whether that's everything from LinkedIn or just a few specific types.
- Install Block Sender for Gmail. The installation won’t take long. Open Gmail when it is done.
- After signing up for a Block Sender account and linking your Gmail account to Block Sender, open the unwanted email from LinkedIn.com, and click the "Block" button on the messages toolbar.
- Select the "Emails from this sender" option.
Selecting the "Emails from this sender" option works great to block all emails from that particular email address, but if you only want to block a few types of emails from LinkedIn, then you may want to consider creating phrase blocks or subject blocks instead.
If you want to block ALL LinkedIn emails, you can try this blocking rule:
*linkedin.com
To set it up:
- Click the Block Sender icon and select New Block from the dropdown.
- Select
Website/Domainfrom the "What do you need to block" dropdown. - Type
*.linkedin.comin the next field. - Click Save.
This will block emails from all LinkedIn email domains such as @e.linkedin.com, @m.linkedin.com and @jobs.linkedin.com, etc.
Note: Use this with caution, as this will block ALL emails from LinkedIn, including important notifications such as password reset emails and security alerts.
Conclusion
LinkedIn can flood your inbox with more emails than you ever signed up for. Going through LinkedIn's notification settings will get the job done, but it takes time, and unsubscribing through your email provider only stops one type of email at a time.
If you want a faster fix, Block Sender lets you block all LinkedIn emails or just the ones you don't want in a couple of clicks. Try Block Sender today and enjoy a peaceful inbox without all the noise.
