LinkedIn has created a new app specifically for job searching

LinkedIn added another new app to its collection on Thursday. The professional network unveiled the LinkedIn Job Search app, its sixth standalone app and the fourth unveiled in the last 18 months. The app is intended to do one thing very well: help users find and apply for new jobs. The app includes job search filters like seniority level, industry and location, and both searches and individual jobs can be saved for a second look down the road. The Job Search app will also recommend positions to you based on openings you’ve viewed and saved job searches. You can also set up notifications and alerts for jobs you’re keeping tabs on. LinkedIn says that applicants who reply to a posting on the day it goes up are 10% more likely to actually get the job. The app is “dedicated to helping members find, research, and apply for jobs on-the-go without the distractions of news, content, and other updates,” a spokesperson told Mashable. LinkedIn has spent lots of energy encouraging users to share more regularly with LinkedIn, including the ability to publish longer thought pieces or blog entries to your profile. All of that sharing is pushed to the side with the Job Search app, however. In addition to leaving out posts and content, the app keeps all user activity private, LinkedIn’s effort at helping users stay “discreet.”