A LinkedIn Profile Can Put you at the Top of Your Employers’ Mind

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A LinkedIn Profile Can Put you at the Top of Your Employers’ Mind
 

The use of social networking sites (SNWs) as a tool for collecting facts about potential employees has proliferated in recent years. Now it is the new trend and most of the people found vacancies via the internet. LinkedIn is a social networking site as a tool for gathering information and used exclusively for building professional relationship. This launched in 2003 as a professional networking site that has become a widely recognized tool (IQBAL, 2021). Various researchers have found that of the popular SNWs, the one most used for job recruiting purposes is LinkedIn. Because it used by professional purposes when compared to other popular social networking sites.

LinkedIn has over 50,000 jobs and internship listing for students and candidates. With an easy to use search tool that people can target vacancies by sorting place, sector, work features and experienced level. Furthermore, candidates can create search alerts and save jobs that there are interested in as well as find at similar opportunities based on LinkedIn recommendations. People can easily monitor and apply to several positions in just few clicks because many organizations allow them to apply for positions via LinkedIn. Check out the LinkedIn Students App for iOS and Android for more customized career tips and work related the material (including LinkedIn's Student Job Hunting video series).

 

It is 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 (Statista, 2016). As per the (WHITEPAPER, 2019) Survey,87 percent of recruiters use LinkedIn as part of their candidate search. As a professional or student, it's the popular place to network and look for job opportunities. The issue is that if they are that the only updating your profile now and then, people are not fully utilizing all LinkedIn can do for them, which includes taking hours of their job search. So, LinkedIn profile;

  •        Keep your profile up to date.    
  •       Be comprehensive about current skills and objectives
  •       Highlight your recent experience.

The LinkedIn publishing tool is a great way to get noticed and to start a following. The more you publish the more content will be available to employers who come across their professional LinkedIn profile and see candidates as a thought leader in their field. LinkedIn is such a great resource for putting themselves at the top of employers' minds. Use it wisely, and it can put candidates’ career on the fast track. Use it poorly, however, and it helps to risk missing out on a lot of excellent opportunities.

References

Statista. (2016). Statista research Development.

WHITEPAPER, R. W. (2019). USING SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS. London. 

IQBAL, M. (2021, March 08). LinkedIn Usage and Revenue Statistics.

Comments

  1. Hansika SamarakoonMay 1, 2021 at 1:40 AM

    The importance of a well-written, impactful LinkedIn profile cannot be overstated, given the rapid advancement in technology and global communication. LinkedIn is used by millions of professionals every day to find career candidates, openings, customers, and business opportunities.

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  2. HR ZONE JINODAMay 3, 2021 at 6:39 AM

    Different people use LinkedIn for different purposes, like building networks, getting hired, staying updated on industry news, etc. But no matter what your goal is, if used strategically, LinkedIn can help you achieve it and boost your professional growth to a great extent.

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  3. Ranjana BandaraMay 4, 2021 at 6:53 AM

    Employers want to know that you have the knowledge and expertise they seek to fill a role for which they're recruiting. Using the publishing tool on LinkedIn provides an excellent outlet for you to present the expertise you possess in the form of articles.LinkedIn does an excellent job of promoting these articles, especially those that become popular. The expertise you present in your articles can reach a lot of eyes, some of which may belong to someone looking to hire you.

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  4. Maduka Udagama May 4, 2021 at 7:24 AM

    LinkedIn helps to make connections with the job market, to keep a track of business events and provide job opportunities. LinkedIn is one of the most effective ways of hiring. It will gives an individual credibility and evidence as a trustworthy and potential employee.A LinkedIn profile act as a validator and creates great networking opportunities.

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  5. HR Times- Isuru WijayalathMay 6, 2021 at 4:29 AM

    Staying connected with the outside world isn't the only benefit of LinkedIn. Learning how to use LinkedIn and maximizing all it offers can provide strong professional connections and boost our online reputation better than most other social networking resources.

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  6. Apsara RajapakshaMay 7, 2021 at 8:02 AM

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  7. Apsara RajapakshaMay 7, 2021 at 8:06 AM

    Good topic. New opportunities exist throughout the LinkedIn site that may not exist on traditional job boards. People can directly apply for roles using the LinkedIn application, save job searches, as well as flagging recruiters that someone is open to hearing about opportunities.

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  8. KD JayakodyMay 8, 2021 at 11:22 AM

    The first thing that a recruiter or employer can read on your LinkedIn profile is your Description. Invite your visitors in to discover more about you and make them feel like they know you. don't have too much of it Concise and terse. Also make a solid, Conclude with a call to action.

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