Messaging and connections
Who can message you (and how to stop anyone who shouldn't)
The consent model, recruiter outreach, blocking, and reporting.
Updated July 30, 2026
Messaging on Career App is consent-based. There is no open inbox for strangers to pitch you.
Who can reach you
- Your connections — people whose connection you've accepted.
- Recruiters you've said yes to — recruiters can't message you cold. They send an outreach *request* with the role attached; only if you accept does a conversation open. Declining is silent and painless.
- Hiring threads — when you're in an interview process, the hiring team can message you in that thread.
Turning outreach off entirely
A toggle on your profile stops recruiter outreach requests altogether.
When something's wrong
Every message thread has a report control. Reports come straight to us and we act on them — see the Community Standards. Harassment isn't a cost of networking here.
Still stuck? A person will read it — promise.
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