Category Archives for LinkedIn
The 10 Best LinkedIn Headlines For Job Seekers (Examples)
Getting noticed (and getting interviews) on LinkedIn starts with your headline. It’s the FIRST thing people see after your name… …When you comment on a post… When you appear in search results (and recruiters are searching LinkedIn CONSTANTLY)… Or when a hiring manager checks out your profile before interviewing you. >> And a lot of […]
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What to Put on Your LinkedIn Profile (9 Tips for Job Seekers)
If you’re wondering what to put on your LinkedIn profile, you have come to the right place. A reader from the blog emailed me last week and asked, “Biron, I’m trying to write my LinkedIn profile, and am not sure what to put on it. I’ve been told to just copy everything from my resume. Is […]
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4 New LinkedIn Features Job Seekers Should Know About
You’ve probably noticed LinkedIn is in continuous flux, with tweaks to the interface and new features rolling out fairly regularly – often with little to no warning. To make thing even more complex, rollouts occur in waves so one user might have a new feature while the other is left waiting. For job seekers and […]
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1 Simple Trick To Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out (In 3 Minutes)
There’s a lot of competition on LinkedIn, so if you’re looking for a job you need a few tricks to stand out. In this article I’m going to show you a little-known technique you can use to make your profile immediately catch attention from recruiters (and anyone else who reads it). Note: This is what I’d […]
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How To Turn On And Use LinkedIn “Open Candidates” (Plus More New Features)
If you’ve been on LinkedIn lately you might have noticed a new feature called LinkedIn Open Candidates. You can use it to “signal” recruiters that you’re open to new opportunities, without your employer seeing… At least in theory. But does it really work? Let’s look at how turn on LinkedIn Open Candidates and how to best use […]
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The 5 Best LinkedIn Profile Tips From a Recruiter
I’m going to share my five best LinkedIn profile tips to help you get noticed immediately by recruiters, employers, and anyone else who is searching for talent on LinkedIn. You want more clicks and views, but you also need to impress people once they click or they’ll just leave. So we’ll cover how to get clicks, but also how to […]
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How To Get LinkedIn Recommendations (And Why It’s The Best Way To Boost Your Profile)
There are 450 million users on LinkedIn. If you’re looking for a new job or trying to get noticed, you need a way to stand out. In this article you’ll learn my #1 LinkedIn profile tip for job seekers (and anyone else who wants to make their LinkedIn grab the viewer’s attention)- How to quickly and […]
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How to Attract Recruiters on LinkedIn: 3 Quick Fixes and 3 Habits to Get Noticed
Here’s the deal: If you want to get noticed by Recruiters on LinkedIn you need a plan to stand out. LinkedIn has over 450 million registered profiles so you can’t just sit and wait for it to happen. We invited professional resume and LinkedIn writer Virginia Franco to weigh in with her best tips for how […]
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How One Of My Readers Got 3 Interviews – And a Job Offer – In Less Than 1 Hour on LinkedIn (Case Study)
The brutal truth of job searching is this: If you want to find a job fast, you need to apply a LOT. It doesn’t matter how good your resume is. Why? Companies post job openings and then change their mind. Or they change the requirements. Or they decide to “hold off” for a month, which turns into three months or forever. […]
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LinkedIn Job Search Secrets: Find a Job Quickly and Easily (VIDEO)
Here’s the biggest problem with job searching online: Sending out more than a few applications takes FOREVER. It’s a pain in the ass. Creating a login and password on multiple sites. Uploading a resume and then having to fill the exact same info into a form. And after all this you might not even hear back. There […]
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5 Reasons You Should Be Using LinkedIn
If you’re not using LinkedIn, here are 5 things you’re missing out on. If you already use LinkedIn, make sure you’re taking advantage of all these opportunities! Top 5 reasons to use LinkedIn: 1. Recruiters use LinkedIn. Maybe I’m biased as a recruiter but it can’t hurt to receive an email about opportunities and have […]
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