Connection strength shows how well someone on your team likely knows a person. The Swarm calculates it automatically and shows one of four levels: Confirmed, Likely, Potential or Unfamiliar. Look for Confirmed and Likely connections when you ask for an intro.
How it's calculated
The Swarm combines relationship signals into a score:
Working at the same company, and for how long the time there overlapped
Working in the same area or function
Studying at the same school at the same time
Being connected on LinkedIn
Being in each other's Google Contacts
Having met, from shared Google Calendar events
The more signals two people share, the stronger the connection.
See why two people are connected
In the People table, expand Connection strength in a row to see each source and the overlap details.
On a profile, open the Relationships tab to see every teammate connected to that person.
Filter by strength
Use the Strength filter on People. It uses your team's strongest connection to each person, not the strength for one specific teammate.
Change your own connection strength
If you know someone better or less well than shown, you can change it:
Open the person's profile and go to the Relationships tab.
Find your name and pick a different level in the Strength column.
You can only change your own connections, not your teammates'.
Make strength more accurate
Strength is most accurate when your team shares all its sources: LinkedIn connections and Google Contacts & Calendar, on top of work and education overlaps.