To verify or not verify, that is the question. Is getting your LinkedIn profile ID verified worth the effort? What are the benefits of being verified? Is there a risk of being left out if you don't get verified? These are just some of the questions I've heard people asking about. So I thought I'd get John Espirian's thoughts on the matter. John and I will be digging into what that grey shield verification icon signals to your network, how the ID verification process works globally through LinkedIn's partners, and whether taking this extra step lends more authenticity on and off LinkedIn.