A well-kept LinkedIn account is a superb way to promote your professional skills, seek out new opportunities and glean tips from experts in your field.

The platform is packed with lesser-known features that could elevate your experience, too. Did you know, for example, that you could ensure your CV is on tap for recruiters? Or see exciting freelance gigs the minute they’re posted? Give these five features a try in the LinkedIn app today and reap the rewards.

By default, LinkedIn intelligently prioritises content relevant to your interests. However, spotting a brand-new post from someone in your network may be key to seizing an opportunity, so it also makes sense to set up a chronological feed. Tap your profile image and select Settings > Account preferences > Feed preferences > Most recent posts.

Uploading your CV is LinkedIn 101. (If you haven’t yet, go to Jobs > “…” > Application settings > Upload resume.) The next step is to automatically share that CV with potential employers who may be seeking your skills and experience. From the same Application Settings menu, turn on “Share your resume data with recruiters”. Then relax and watch enticing opportunities flood in.

When browsing LinkedIn, users whose profile you’ve checked out will be notified and able to see your top-line information. If you’d prefer to browse anonymously, go to Settings > Visibility > Profile viewing options > Private mode. There is a caveat, though: enacting this setting will disable the ability to see who’s viewed your profile. Another option is to choose “Private profile characteristics” (semi-private mode), which displays unspecific details about the profession, industry and approximate location of the person viewing the profile, but not their name.

It’s wise to perform a regular privacy MOT, noting your active devices and to check for rogue logins. To do this, tap Settings > Sign in & Security > Where you’re signed in. From here you can sign out of individual or all sessions. You could also heighten your security by setting up two-factor authentication, which requires you to confirm each login with a secondary authorisation. You’ll see the option at Sign in & security > Two step verification.

Part of LinkedIn’s beauty is the way it connects your Connections. By default, your first-degree Connections can view each other and that can blossom in wonderful ways. However, you also have the option to make your Connections invisible. This is useful for keeping active clients confidential (beware, poachers operate in this area!) and for discretion, which is required for ethical reasons in some professions. Head to Settings > Visibility > Connections > and turn off Connection visibility.