In a Thursday announcement, LinkedIn social network for professionals revealed that it is launching a new feature which will enable its users to look for a new job in secrecy, without alerting their current employers.

The new feature launched by LinkedIn is called 'Open Candidates.' The features gives LinkedIn users the ability to flip a switch under the 'Preferences' tab; thereby indicating to recruiters that they are looking for new job opportunities.

The indication that a LinkedIn user has turned on 'Open Candidates' feature can be seen only by those recruiters who have paid for LinkedIn Premium service.

Recruiters who are LinkedIn Premium subscribers will see a tab in the service's search results which will lists the profiles of LinkedIn users who have turned on the 'Open Candidates' feature; and will thus be connected to what LinkedIn calls "warm" talent.

About the advantage of the 'Open candidates' feature for LinkedIn users, the social network said in a blog post that users will easily be able to "connect with your dream job by privately signaling to recruiters that you're open to new job opportunities." LinkedIn further added that users can "specify the types of companies and roles you are most interested in and be easily found by the hundreds of thousands of recruiters who use LinkedIn to find great professional talent."