This overview explains the security, architecture, authentication, and data-handling details for organizations evaluating the LinkedIn Hiring Assistant integration for Microsoft Teams. It’s designed for IT administrators, security teams, and compliance reviewers.
The LinkedIn Hiring Assistant for Microsoft Teams integration enables hiring teams to collaborate on candidate reviews inside Microsoft Teams while keeping candidate data and feedback stored within LinkedIn systems.
The LinkedIn Hiring Assistant for Microsoft Teams integration allows recruiters to share candidate profiles with hiring managers directly in Microsoft Teams and collect structured feedback. Hiring managers can review candidates and submit feedback from within Microsoft Teams.
This approach helps hiring teams collaborate in their existing workflow while ensuring that candidate information continues to be managed within LinkedIn’s controlled environment.
The following details support internal application intake, security reviews, and compliance evaluations for the LinkedIn Hiring Assistant Microsoft Teams integration. This information is commonly required by IT administrators and security teams during application approval and vendor intake reviews.
| Application detail | Description |
|---|---|
| Application name | LinkedIn Hiring Assistant Microsoft Teams integration |
| Vendor | LinkedIn Talent Solutions |
| Application type | Microsoft Teams third-party app |
| Application client ID | LinkedIn Recruiter Collaboration Connector: 03bb8ff5-f051-4cf0-bb24-6bb0ee2db2cf LinkedIn Hiring Assistant Bot Connector: 2f153bd5-8eeb-40c3-9e51-59ef03bcb415 |
| Authentication method | OAuth via Microsoft Entra ID and LinkedIn |
| Primary APIs used | Microsoft Graph API |
| Hosting infrastructure | Microsoft Azure |
| Primary data storage | LinkedIn infrastructure |
The following describes how LinkedIn Hiring Assistant, Microsoft Teams, and LinkedIn Recruiter interact during candidate feedback, without storing candidate data in Microsoft Teams.
The following principles define how data handling, authentication, and system responsibilities are separated between LinkedIn and Microsoft Teams.
The LinkedIn Hiring Assistant for Microsoft Teams integration is designed to support hiring collaboration while keeping candidate data and feedback within LinkedIn systems. The steps and diagram below show how data moves between LinkedIn Hiring Assistant, Microsoft Teams, and LinkedIn Recruiter during candidate collaboration.
Step 1: Recruiter initiation and coworker lookup
A recruiter using LinkedIn Recruiter (linkedin.com) decides to share a candidate for feedback to a hiring manager. After 3L OAuth to msgraph, the /me/people endpoint is called to get coworker data from Entra for the typeahead.
OAuth Scopes: People.Read, User.ReadBasic.All, openid, offline_access
Step 2: Teams notification delivery
LinkedIn calls the /api/notify-feedback-requests endpoint on the LinkedIn Hiring Assistant Teams bot in Azure (via x-api-key auth). LinkedIn sends tenantId, oid, and feedbackId, which the bot stores to the Azure Cosmos PostgreSQL DB for pending feedback requests.
Step 3: Hiring manager authentication and request retrieval
Bot uses 3L OAuth flow for the hiring manager in Microsoft Teams to api.linkedin.com, then fetches the feedback request data and shows an adaptive card with overview info about the feedback request that the hiring manager user clicks to view on LinkedIn.
OAuth Scopes: r_emailaddress, openid, profile, r_liteprofile, r_hiring_candidate_fdbk_3_legged, email
Step 4: Feedback review and submission
Hiring manager clicks to view the feedback request and is shown a TaskModule (iframe) of the feedback page from linkedin.com where they can submit their feedback.
Step 5: Post‑feedback processing
LinkedIn Hiring Assistant updates hiring criteria based on the hiring manager’s feedback (pending the recruiter’s approval).
LinkedIn systems store the following information related to the integration:
Microsoft Teams does not store:
Microsoft Teams messages may include a link to a LinkedIn-hosted experience, but candidate data is retrieved directly from LinkedIn systems.
Hiring managers must authenticate through LinkedIn before viewing candidate profiles or submitting feedback. Authentication ensures:
Recruiters select recipients using Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) identities directly within LinkedIn Recruiter to ensure candidates are shared with the correct internal stakeholders. LinkedIn does not automatically match Entra identities with LinkedIn accounts.
The Hiring Assistant integration requires a limited set of OAuth scopes to support authentication, collaboration, and feedback workflows.
Used to support user discovery and authentication from LinkedIn Recruiter:
Used to support authentication, bot installation, and user information within Microsoft Teams:
Used to authenticate users and securely submit feedback:
LinkedIn follows established security and compliance practices to protect customer and candidate data. The LinkedIn Hiring Assistant Microsoft Teams integration operates within LinkedIn’s existing security infrastructure and adheres to LinkedIn’s enterprise security standards.
LinkedIn maintains industry‑recognized security certifications, including:
Compliance documentation, such as SOC 2 reports, ISO certifications, and penetration testing summaries can be provided to customers through our Smart Trust Center.
LinkedIn uses industry-standard encryption practices to protect data:
These controls help ensure that sensitive information remains protected during transmission and storage.
Access to candidate information is restricted to authenticated LinkedIn users through:
These controls help ensure that only authorized users can access candidate information.
Services supporting the integration are hosted on Microsoft Azure infrastructure and follow Microsoft cloud security standards for:
The Microsoft Teams integration is used to deliver notifications and support collaboration, while candidate data and feedback remain within LinkedIn systems.
Candidate profiles are not stored in Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams serves only as an entry point for notifications and interaction, and hiring managers must authenticate through LinkedIn before viewing candidate information.
This architecture ensures that candidate data and hiring feedback continue to be managed within LinkedIn’s controlled environment.
Enabling the integration requires approval from both Microsoft Teams and LinkedIn Recruiter administrators. Visit Enable Hiring Assistant for Microsoft Teams - IT and Recruiter admins for complete instructions.
Enabling the integration requires two actions:
Once these actions are complete, recruiters can access the app in Microsoft Teams and begin sharing candidates.
No. Candidate data and hiring manager feedback are stored only in LinkedIn systems.
No. The integration uses only the permissions required to send messages and identify users in Microsoft Teams. It does not access files, email, or calendar data.
No. Hiring managers can review candidates and submit feedback without a Recruiter or Hiring Assistant license.
No. Recruiters select recipients using Microsoft Entra identities, while hiring managers authenticate using their LinkedIn accounts.