How to find a job on LinkedIn
LinkedIn claims to be the BEST tool to help you land your dream job. It can certainly help, but it’s not the only tool to help you progress your career, you should also be using Job Boards and Recruitment Agencies. If you consider your LinkedIn profile as your CV you are on the way to finding the perfect job for you.
Finding a job on LinkedIn takes time, the more active you are the easier it is to build up your connections, as well as establishing your credibility and reputation. Basically, don’t create your profile and expect job offers to flood in!
The key factors to finding a job include:
Is your profile up to date?
Broadcast your skills and talents so that they are easy for recruiters to find. When searching for candidates, recruiters use keyword searches to identify those who are suited for the job they are responsible for. If your skills, summary and profile have the right keywords you will be more visible to recruiters.
Is your profile up to date with your current and past work information? Write a keyword rich summary about you, your employment history, interests, education, industry and volunteer work. While it's important to show your professional side, recruiters/employers want to see the person behind the profile as well.
Update your contact details along with a custom URL: ex: http://ie.linkedin.com/in/rachelashe
Update your contact details along with a custom URL: ex: http://ie.linkedin.com/in/rachelashe
Should you have a photo? Having a photo is very important; people are 7 times more likely to connect with you when you have a headshot as part of your profile. Take into consideration the reason for having a LinkedIn profile, it's to encourage employers to hire you so putting up a photo of a night out with your friends is NOT the way to go. Be sure the photo represents you as a professional and isn’t too casual.
Join groups that are relevant to you and participate. Build your reputation and show your expertise by posting in groups, asking questions and giving your opinion.
Aim for 100% profile completion – completed profiles rank higher in LinkedIn searches.
How to find a job? Have the job find you!
You might be surprised to know some of the most effective techniques have nothing to do with actually searching for a job on LinkedIn. You have to position yourself to be found by recruiters and use the resources available such as groups, your LinkedIn jobs homepage, alerts and premium job seeker accounts. Increase your visibility online and help build your professional brand. If I search for “Rachel Ashe” my LinkedIn profile link appears on the first results page. If a potential employer has your CV I guarantee they are looking at your LinkedIn profile. It is standard procedure now so double check all your dates and jobs to make sure they match the CV you are sending out.
Join Groups – this will allow you to grow your network and activity and some groups have a tab where jobs are posted regularly.
Jobs Homepage – Log into your LinkedIn account and click on the jobs tab in the top navigation. A list of recommended jobs is provided for you based on the information, keywords and skills on your profile. Use the filtering options on the left hand side to find the jobs that are most suitable. There is the advanced search tab on the top of the page to narrow down your job search results.
Job Alerts - once you have completed a job search – Save it! Then create an email alert to tell you about jobs you might be interested in. It’s easy, straightforward and keeps you up to date on new jobs.
Company Pages – target the companies you want to work with, find them on LinkedIn and follow. When a company posts a job it’s published as an activity update on the company page and on the careers tab within the company page. Check out Hays LinkedIn Company Page.
Job Seeker Premium – if you are really serious about finding a job on LinkedIn you should consider paying for an upgraded account. There are three levels - Job Seeker Basic, Job Seeker and Job Seeker Plus. The paid account gives you more information on who is looking at your profile and allows recruiters to contact you without being connected.
Once you have the profile set up start looking at how to Write Your Cover Letter, Update Your CV and Prepare For Interviews.
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posted by Philip Bourke
1 Comments :
I’ll just put it out there: I don’t like the concept of job search. I vote for the term being eliminated from our lexicon, and replace with “job find.” How would it feel if the right people and the right opportunities came to you? I’m not talking about magic. I’m talking about positioning yourself the right way so that you attract those right opportunities. Magnetizing your audience and magnetizing your opportunities is the next secret to successful LinkedIn job search.
Most candidates are currently doing the opposite of magnetizing. Think about this: going uphill is hard, right? Pushing a boulder while you’re going uphill would be even harder, no? All that pushing is what most people do in the job search. You’re pushing yourself out there, blasting your resume out to companies, and bothering recruiters you don’t really know, who are likely not in an industry relevant to you, and who don’t know of anything open for which you could be a match. Instead, magnetize. Attract. Position and optimize your LinkedIn profile so that when employers and recruiters search for someone with your particular brand of expertise, you appear high in the search results. We have a full presentation on how to magnetize in our free webinar http://goo.gl/KT9pV
Magnetizing, instead of pushing, is critically important for several reasons. First, the recruiter initially approaching you will likely spark a much more beneficial scenario than you approaching him. The person’s not approaching you just to chat. He’s selecting you because he thinks you may be a match for an open opportunity he has right now. Second, the entire act of magnetizing is simply empowering. Gone are the feelings of frustration, repeatedly being ignored, and continually getting rejected. Instead, the right recruiters seek you out.
So create your account http://goo.gl/KT9pV
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