How to Get Noticed by Recruiters on LinkedIn
In the past, recruiters used a variety of methods to find viable candidates for job openings. These included meeting with candidates in person, calling up companies for which a candidate worked and reading publications written by or about the candidate. Today, much of the information recruiters desire can be found on a job candidate's LinkedIn profile. By maximizing your visibility on the professional networking site, you can attract more attention from recruiters and market yourself to them through your profile.
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Complete every section of your profile. According to Matt Schwartz, a professional recruiter writing on the LinkedIn corporate website, a complete LinkedIn profile raises your profile on the social networking site and gives recruiters the maximum amount of information about you the moment they click on your profile.
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Update the status on your LinkedIn profile frequently. Every time you post an update, your profile appears on your connections' news feeds. Updates keep you visible to the people who matter. They also enhance your credibility and market your skills when you post insightful content and links to your work.
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Keep your profile up to date. Every time you change job positions, amend your LinkedIn profile accordingly. Not only does an updated profile keep recruiters abreast of your current employment experience, it also looks more professional. An out-of-date profile turns off recruiters and connections.
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Craft a vibrant profile summary. Your profile's summary broadcasts your skills and job experience to LinkedIn users. Sprinkle your profile with industry-specific keywords. Keywords are commonly searched phrases on LinkedIn. If you're a writer, search for "writing" or "copywriting" on LinkedIn. Click the profiles that rise to the top of the search results and study how often they use keywords such as these. Mimic that keyword usage in your own profile summary. Keep the summary brief -- no more than a few paragraphs. Employ active language in your profile to tell your story and engage visitors to your profile.
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Solicit recommendations from people you have worked with in the past. Recommendations are a powerful way to market yourself to recruiters on LinkedIn. They are like digital job references, and they will be one of the first things a recruiter sees when clicking on your profile. Propose an exchange to your connections: If they write you a recommendation, you will write one for them. This provides your connections with an incentive to recommend you glowingly.
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