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LinkedIn might verify your next job update to the site.

LinkedIn will verify companies, recruiters, and executives.

The news comes amid rampant job and recruitment scams.

The job market is tough enough already -- but recruitment-related scams make it tougher. On Thursday, LinkedIn outlined several ways it's making its platform more trustworthy to mitigate scams and executive spoofs.

Verifying members

LinkedIn is rolling out three new verification options that will authenticate companies, recruiters, and executives.

Also: New LinkedIn study reveals the secret that a third of professionals are hiding at work

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