Globally, more than 220 million people currently have turned on the "open to work" feature, either privately or publicly, according to LinkedIn. That's a 35% increase from around the same time ...

"You don't want to have somebody in your community, and you don't know their photo ... on LinkedIn, he's sharing what he's been building for many, many years, which is his work," said Cohen ...

CNBC interviewed career experts about their opinions on the "open to work" feature on LinkedIn, and if it helps or hurts job seekers. Globally, more than 220 million people currently have "open to ...