Navigate LinkedIn with a browser agent
A commenter watched Comet navigate LinkedIn from a prompt, noting it sometimes gets stuck or does not finish. ·
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- What they did
- In the Reddit thread, one commenter said they took a shared prompt, tweaked it to their preferences, and then watched Comet navigate LinkedIn for them. Another commenter described using Comet for LinkedIn Easy Apply, but said the agent still stopped for questions at multiple steps, so they had to answer or skip manually; a separate commenter shared a long prompt and said they usually attach their resume for context.
- How it went
- The reported result was that Comet could actively move through LinkedIn job applications, which impressed the commenter watching it work. But people in the thread also said it may not complete the task end to end, can get stuck, or require manual intervention on application questions.
- Worth knowing
- The main catch from the thread is that LinkedIn applications still often need human input mid-flow, especially for form questions, even when the browser agent handles the navigation.
Try it yourself with Perplexity Comet
On LinkedIn, in my already logged-in browser, search for [role or kind of person] at [company type or industry] in [location]. Open the first [number, e.g. 10] profiles and list each person's name, title, and company, with a link to the profile, in a table. Don't send connection requests or messages. If you get stuck, tell me where instead of retrying endlessly, and stop after the list is done.
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Source: Reddit · May 1, 2025
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