Linkedin For Jobs
Linkedin For Jobs
Linkedin For Jobs
LinkedIn
INSIGHTS INTO IMPORTANCE OF
BUILDING A GREAT LINKEDIN PROFILE TO
GAIN MAXIMUM VALUE (ALONG WITH
TIPS TO MAKE PROFILE STAND OUT!)
FOR STUDENTS!
Ebook by
Ajinkya Chopade
CONTENT
What is LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network on the internet. You can
use LinkedIn to find the right job or internship, connect and strengthen
professional relationships, and learn the skills you need to succeed in your
career.
The site also offers things you won't find in other places, like a full-featured career
board, where you can search for and apply for jobs.
Many employment services are now compatible with LinkedIn - when applying for a
position, you may be able to share your LinkedIn profile, which sometimes means you
won't need to painstakingly enter your work experience into a long online form. If
you're new to LinkedIn, here's a quick tour around the site.
LinkedIn is like a tool that can be used by everyone in order to improve professional
network and Job searching activities. This is the most widely used tool for career
enhancement, which also helps you to grow your business by making valuable
networking. Over 660 million professionals use Linkedin (out of which 62 million users
are from India) to cultivate their careers and businesses. Over 30 million companies
have a profile on LinkedIn.
MORE THAN
660 MILLION +
200
USERS
COUNTRIES!
LinkedIn offers useful resources for job seekers, providing information, acting as a
billboard to highlight your unique value proposition, and making your information
public for recruiters who may be looking for what you have to offer.
LinkedIn is the top online site for professional, social, and career networking.
As of 2020, LinkedIn had more than 660 million members in more than 200 countries,
including executives from all of the Fortune 500 companies.
While individuals use LinkedIn for professional networking, connecting, and job
searching, companies use it for recruiting and for sharing company information with
prospective employees.
"To grow your career professionally and , you should be an active member of
LinkedIn, because LinkedIn will connect you to the information, insights and people to
be more effective".
Many people use Linkedin to grow their contacts, professional career and there is a
job section where you can search and apply for jobs anywhere in the world. There are
setting on LinkedIn where you can also let recruiters know that you are searching for
jobs.
"Active participation on LinkedIn is the best way to say, ‘Look at me!’ without saying
‘Look at me!"
LinkedIn gives you a chance to control what people discover about your skills and
more importantly about your personal brand.
LinkedIn is the most efficient way to manage and grow your network. You can stay
connected with all your co-workers, Learn where people are working on and what
they are sharing on LinkedIn. Celebrate their promotions and career movement.
LinkedIn is the ultimate personal branding platform. It is the best and most widely
used tool to increase your visibility and staying connected with your professional
community.
Improve and Tweak Your Profile:- Recommendations are another great way to
make your LinkedIn profile stand out. Positive recommendations are written by
previous employers, clients, or colleagues can show a hiring manager what kind of
employee you are and what your strengths are. You have the ability to request
recommendations from your LinkedIn connections.
Use LinkedIn Endorsements:- Endorsements are a quick and easy way for your
professional contacts to help show other users where your expertise lies.
How Big Should Your Network Be?:- How many people do you need in your
LinkedIn network to make it an effective tool for job searching and career
networking? The short answer is, it depends. The right connections are more
important than the actual number of connections you have. Ideally, you want
connections that are relevant to your line of work, that can potentially lead you to a
job opportunity or can provide valuable advice.
Applying for Jobs on LinkedIn:- Job seekers can search and apply for jobs
directly on LinkedIn. In addition, you can view and contact your LinkedIn
connections who may be able to refer you for a job. Targeted searches such as
the advanced people or company finders can sharpen your scope and help you
find exactly what you are looking for.
Searching Company Profiles:- LinkedIn company profiles are a good way to find
more information on companies in which you have an interest. You'll be able to
see if you have any connections at the company, new hires, promotions, jobs
posted, related companies, and company statistics.
More Tips for Using LinkedIn:- After reading this article and the related links,
hopefully, you have a solid grasp on how to use LinkedIn effectively. Below are a
few more tips for using the site.
Using the LinkedIn Mobile App:- The LinkedIn Mobile App features include
searching and viewing profiles, inviting new connections, accessing LinkedIn
answers, and actionable network updates. You can send and receive messages,
look up user or company profiles, and even upload your resume to job openings
all in the palm of your hand. Use the app to keep your job search moving forward
when you're on the road.
Following graph, shows that 92% use LinkedIn to fulfill their professional needs
and business requirements.
Inappropriate Profile Picture:- You did upload a profile picture, but it’s a cropped
vacation picture or a photo that also has your spouse, partner, etc. in it. Another
big no-no. Again, we’re focused on “professional.” Group photos have their place
on Facebook, not LinkedIn.
A Boring Title:- Under your name, LinkedIn will list your profile title. Yes, you may
be a Sales Professional, but you could also describe yourself as “Enthusiastic
Professional ┃ Marketing & Sales Leader ┃ 10+ Years.” People are drawn to
interesting titles, and this is a great place to summarize your selling points and
excite your profile visitors.
A Generic Profile URL:- LinkedIn provides every account with a personal URL.
This is a long, ugly Web address. It’s time to customize your URL to a more
personal address—specifically, to your name. Once you do so, you can use that
URL on personal business cards and your resume. The other benefit of a personal
URL is the consistent branding it provides. By creating the same customized URL
for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc., you’re strengthening your brand and your
page rank with search engines.
Mention your Skills:- If you have a list of skills that aren’t recognized by LinkedIn,
it means that you are not searchable on the site. For example, when entering your
skills, if you type in the word “Sales,” LinkedIn will provide a drop-down list of
potential matching terms. If you don’t choose from that list, your skill will most
likely be unsearchable by recruiters. You see, that drop-down list represents the
most common search terms used by recruiters. If they use “Sales Director” and
that’s not listed on your profile, your profile will not show up in their list of possible
candidates. Always use the skills from the drop-down list that best represents you.
You Haven’t Joined Any Groups (Or Are Not Participating):- View LinkedIn
groups as online networking. Join groups that are within your niche or target
market, and then participate. Ask a question, start a discussion, or participate in
someone else’s discussion.
Not Using Sections:- LinkedIn provides sections for your information, from work
experience to education to certifications to publications. Though you can just
upload your resume to your profile, it makes for a difficult read—and it’s not
searchable (big mistake). By using the sections, the reader can jump quickly to a
particular section to learn more about you.
Mention your Skills:- If you have a list of skills that aren’t recognized by LinkedIn,
it means that you are not searchable on the site. For example, when entering your
skills, if you type in the word “Sales,” LinkedIn will provide a drop-down list of
potential matching terms. If you don’t choose from that list, your skill will most
likely be unsearchable by recruiters. You see, that drop-down list represents the
most common search terms used by recruiters. If they use “Sales Director” and
that’s not listed on your profile, your profile will not show up in their list of possible
candidates. Always use the skills from the drop-down list that best represents you.
You’re Using Canned Text:- Just because LinkedIn provides the text when you
request to connect with people, that doesn’t mean that you should use it.
Remember, networking is all about the relationship. You will receive more
responses to your connection requests when you personalize the message.
You’re Connecting with People Through the App:- The LinkedIn app is
definitely getting better, but you still want to be careful when sending out
connection requests. Make sure you can edit the scanned text that they provide;
otherwise, you’ll appear spammy.
Being Too Obvious:- So you decided to check out some profile pages, but you
forgot to switch to “anonymous.” When you forget to do so, others know that you
have viewed their profile. And if the person has a premium account with LinkedIn,
they know when you viewed their account, too. If you don’t want them to think
you’re stalking them, remember to go anonymous when you’re checking out the
profile of the recruiter who will be interviewing you for a particular job.
Not Using Advanced Search or Company Pages:- This is a big mistake for
many job seekers. Not only can you click on the “Jobs” link in the toolbar of
LinkedIn; you can also use the “Advanced Search” function. You can also go to a
particular company’s page and check out their job listings. By conducting a search
or checking out open positions on the company’s LinkedIn page, you will see who
posted the position and if you have any connections in common. It’s all about who
you know, right? Many companies list their job opportunities on LinkedIn first,
before the other career sites. Take advantage of these options.
Email:- List all your active email addresses so they are associated with your
LinkedIn profile. You can set the default email which will be viewable by your
connections and the account that receives InMail and updates from LinkedIn.
Vanity URL:- Your LinkedIn profile has a URL (an Internet address). You can and
should edit this by adding your name (www.linkedin.com/in/yourname). This also
looks more professional when you include it on your resume, business card, or
email signature.
Personal Details:- Your birth date and marital status are the least important
details. You may choose not to include this information on your profile.
Embed Media:- Add media (documents, video, images, audio) to your profile to
make it an online portfolio. You can embed these links in your summary, work
experience, and education sections.
Work Experience:- Include all the significant work history and include strong,
keyword-rich descriptions and accomplishments under each position. Your work
experience should be the same as listed on your resume. You may choose to
include more or less detail for each job.
Skills and Expertise List all the skills and areas of expertise that are most
important to your profession and you want to highlight.
Education:- Include all the institutions you’ve attended. List your concentration,
major, and/or minor. If you are a recent graduate, include club committees and
groups you were active in.
Certifications, Test Scores, Courses:- These sections are particularly helpful for
new graduates. List the most relevant and important information.
Projects You can reference class projects, special work assignments, and side
gigs as a project. This is another way to showcase skills and experience.
Status Update:- Regularly update your status so your network can see what you
are up to. A status update could include a link to an article, information about a
presentation you are attending, or it might be a question you would like feedback
from your contacts.
Use LinkedIn as a research tool:- Having a LinkedIn account also means that
you can use the site to research companies, interviewers, recruiters, and hiring
managers — this is helpful before submitting applications and researching who’s
interviewing you and conducting interview research.
LinkedIn has a great job board:- New opportunities exist throughout the
LinkedIn site that may not exist on traditional job boards. You can directly apply for
roles using LinkedIn apply, save job searches, as well as flagging to recruiters that
you are open to hearing about opportunities.