Companies and organizations

Most things on a professional profile point at an organization. The company you worked for, the university you studied at, the body that issued a certificate, the project you volunteered on. Sifa connects those entries to a shared company page, so they need not stay loose text.

A linked entry stays attached to the real organization. When Sifa later corrects the name, the correction follows the link. Your profile then shows the current name, and you edit nothing.

Linking an organization to a profile entry

The organization typeahead shows up wherever a profile entry names a company or institution:

• Work positions (Company)
• Education (Institution)
• Certifications (Issuing organization)
• Courses (Institution)
• Awards and honours (Issuing organization)
• Volunteering (Organization)
• Open-source involvement (Project or community)

Start typing in the organization field and Sifa searches as you go. It matches on name and on domain, so Acme and acme.com both surface the same company. Pick the match from the list and Sifa attaches it. The field collapses into a chip showing the organization's name next to a Linked badge.

Hover the badge and the tooltip reads: "Linked to a company on Sifa. This is a link, not a verification." A link connects your entry to a shared page. It does not claim Sifa checked the fact, and it is separate from the email or organization verification badges.

Typing a name on its own is fine, and the entry saves either way. Sifa never links silently, because company names are ambiguous. Until you pick a match, the field shows "Not linked to a company page" so you always know where you stand. To change your mind, use Change to pick a different organization or Unlink to drop back to plain text.

Why linking helps

• Your entry connects to a shared page. Anyone reading that organization's page on Sifa can find your role there, and you can reach it from your entry.
• The name stays current on its own. When Sifa corrects the name of an organization, the change reaches every linked entry at read time. You do not re-edit your history to keep it accurate.

Adding a company that is not listed

You do this from the field you already have open. Sifa has no separate "add a company" page. Open the Add or Edit dialog for the profile entry. Then use its organization field:

• Company on a work position
• Institution on education and courses
• Issuing organization on certificates and awards
• Organization for volunteer work
• Project or community for open-source involvement

The company field on the LinkedIn import review screen behaves the same way.

Is the organization missing from the results? Clear the name. Type its domain in the same field, for example acme.com. When nothing matches, Sifa offers an Add 'acme.com' row, with "from its website" underneath. Choose it and Sifa builds an entry from the organization's public site and links your record to it.

Set your expectations here:

• It resolves for you right away. The link works on your profile immediately, and the chip shows an "Added · pending review" note.
• It stays out of every other search until a Sifa admin approves it. Other people see no new company in their typeahead before that approval. The rule keeps weak and duplicate entries out of the search of other people, while your own link already works.

Suggesting a name correction

When a company shows the wrong name, you need not unlink it and type it again. Below a linked organization, Sifa shows a Suggest a name correction action.

Select it, and a short dialog opens. It explains the action: "This company shows as [name] on Sifa. Suggest the correct name and we will review it. An approved correction updates the name on every entry that links this company." Fill in:

• Correct company name: prefilled with the current name, ready to edit.
• Note (optional): anything that helps us review, such as a link or a bit of context.

Send it and you will see "Thanks. We will review your suggestion."

Here is what happens after that:

1. A Sifa admin reviews your suggestion. Nothing changes on your say-so alone, which stops one person from renaming a shared page for everyone.
2. After the approval, the new name reaches every entry that links that company, on every profile, at read time.
3. Sifa keeps the previous name as a search alias, so a search for the old name still finds the company.

Related

• Import from LinkedIn: after an import, your positions come in as text. Reopen each one and link it to lock the entry to the real organization.
• External accounts: link the places you publish. That is the other half of the connection between your profile and the wider web.