Category Archives for LinkedIn
LinkedIn Cold Messages: How to Reach Out About a Job
Welcome to my LinkedIn cold messaging guide, based on my experience as a recruiter. I’ve received hundreds of cold messages from job seekers and I’ve tested a variety of outbound messages myself to see what works and what gets ignored. These are the best messages to send. In this article, we’ll cover: How to reach […]
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How to Use LinkedIn to Find a Job in 2021
LinkedIn is one of the best tools to find a job right now. In this article, I’ll show you 10 steps for how to use LinkedIn effectively to get more interviews and job offers. We need to do three things if you want to find a job on LinkedIn… Set up a great LinkedIn profile […]
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How to Write a LinkedIn Summary (5 Examples for Job Seekers)
Your LinkedIn “summary” is one of the first places recruiters and employers look on your profile. And if you don’t impress them, they might quickly scroll past the rest of your profile and move on to someone else’s. So here’s what you’re going to get in this article: 11-step checklist showing you how to write […]
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12 Best LinkedIn Headline Examples For Job Seekers
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 Section-by-Section
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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Is LinkedIn Learning Worth It? LinkedIn Learning Review, Costs and More
The opinions and assessments shared on Career Sidekick are our own. We may earn commissions from purchases made after visiting links on our site. If you’re looking for a review of LinkedIn Learning, you’ve come to the right place. As a professional, you should always be looking to learn new skills. After all, the more […]
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How to Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out to Recruiters
There’s a lot of competition on LinkedIn, so if you want to get noticed, you need a few tricks to stand out. In this article I’m going to show you how to make your LinkedIn stand out and catch attention from recruiters, hiring managers, and anyone else you want to network with. How To Make […]
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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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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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Best LinkedIn Recommendation Examples (And How to Get Recommendations)
There are 450 million users on LinkedIn, and one of the best ways to stand out is to get LinkedIn recommendations. You may also be asked to give someone a LinkedIn recommendation, so in this article, I’m going to give you some of the best LinkedIn recommendation examples out there so you can write your […]
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How to Use LinkedIn Easy Apply to Get Interviews
The brutal truth of job searching is this: If you want to find a job fast, you need to apply for a high number of jobs. 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 […]
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5 Reasons You Should Use LinkedIn
A couple of people have asked me recently, “Why should I use LinkedIn?” or, “Do I really need a LinkedIn profile?” The answer is YES – even if you’re not looking for a new job – and I’m going to share the top 5 reasons why. Here’s why LinkedIn is important and why you should […]
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