How to Use LinkedIn Effectively During Your Job Search ... | linkedin job hunt
AreyouusingLinkedIntoitsfullesttogetajob?IturnedontheTVrecentlyandsawa “CBSThisMorning”interviewwithJeffWeiner[1],CEOofLinkedIn.Needlesstosay,itinspiredmetositdownandwrite.Afterall,IwasreceivinginformationonhowtoboostyourLinkedInprofileduringajobsearchstraightfromtheCEOsmouth,soIhadtoshare.WhyshouldyouuseLinkedInforyourjobsearch?ItsnosecretthatLinkedInisthetopprofessionalsocialnetworkingsitewith133millionusersintheU.S.aloneandreaching200countriesandterritoriesaroundtheworld.PertheJobviteRecr...
Are you using LinkedIn to its fullest to get a job?
I turned on the TV recently and saw a “CBS This Morning” interview with Jeff Weiner[1], CEO of LinkedIn. Needless to say, it inspired me to sit down and write. After all, I was receiving information on how to boost your LinkedIn profile during a job search straight from the CEOs mouth, so I had to share.
Why should you use LinkedIn for your job search?Its no secret that LinkedIn is the top professional social networking site with 133 million users in the U.S. alone and reaching 200 countries and territories around the world. Per the Jobvite Recruiter Nation Survey[2], 87 percent of recruiters use LinkedIn as part of their candidate search. As a professional or student, its the popular place to network and look for job opportunities; even former U.S. President Barack Obama once joked during a TV press conference that he would join LinkedIn to help him land a job after his term was up!
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