LinkedIn For Professionals or Wannabe’s
I asked a recruiter friend about tips for job searchers. Her first suggestion – LinkedIn. I was checking out QuintCareers and Randall Hansen says that if you are a professional or want to be, you must have a profile on LinkedIn.
You probably have found LinkedIn profiles when searching on Google. Here are a few examples:
Randall Hansen of QuintCareers website
Margaret Dikel - of The Riley Guide website
Richard Bolles - author of What Color is Your Parachute?
What is it all about? How do you use it?
How to find your job with LinkedIn – the Career Rocketeer describes how to use the Profile, Groups, Answers and other features of LinkedIn to get a job.
Essential tips for job seekers using LinkedIn to find a job - Check out the tips. See Andy's guide – LinkedIn for Beginners (pdf)
10 ways to get yourself a new job (in events) with LinkedIn "LinkedIn is the Facebook of business professional." An easy to read overview with links to more information.
Building your online career brand - five job seeker tools
Using the social web to find work - check out Chris Brogan's advice about writing your LinkedIn profile.
7 secrets to getting your next job using social media – Dan Schawbel days: "Recruiters are starting to use LinkedIn as the main place for sourcing candidates because it’s free and the top professionals are on there."
More tips for LinkedIn:
- Keywords are important. Choose appropriate words for your profession or industry.
- Fill out your entire profile, including the summary section.
- Import all your addresses from Outlook, GMail, etc.
- Put your picture on your profile – same one you use for Twitter
- Join groups where you can make a contribution
- Be sure to list any volunteer or non-paid projects related to your field that you participate in
- Update your status and your profile at least every 3 months.
- Ask and answer questions
- Link to your employer, blog and other projects of interest
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fantastically helpful article/s – thank you!