Courtney Summer Myers' LinkedIn post with a #Desperate banner went viral, gaining 147,000 likes. The post reignited the "Open to Work" banner debate, a tool seen as both helpful and desperate.

Unemployed people are no longer afraid to look desperate. A new trend on LinkedIn has prompted users open for work to use a banner reading "#Desperate" on their profiles to signal to employers ...

Microsoft’s LinkedIn says the feature is a proven benefit for jobseekers: Members who use the #OpenToWork photo frame are more likely to receive messages from recruiters and members of their ...