5 Ways You’re Not Using LinkedIn for Your Job Search — But Should Be!

How to use LinkedIn for effective job search

LinkedIn is often the first place people think of heading when they’re launching their job search, yet so many job seekers underutilize the platform. They don’t realize all the tools, features, resources, and best practices available to them in their search. LinkedIn is more than just applying to jobs or scrolling through your feed. If…

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How to Write A Strong LinkedIn Headline and About Section

How to Write A Strong LinkedIn Headline and About Section

Having an online presence on LinkedIn can be important in your job search. Your LinkedIn profile can present your credentials to prospective employers and hiring managers, increasing your chance of securing an interview. Your LinkedIn profile should complement your resume, but it shouldn’t duplicate it directly. To have a strong online presence, you must be…

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Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile: Beyond the Content

Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile Beyond the Content

Although the most important aspect of your LinkedIn profile is memorable, keyword-dense content that defines your personal brand, there are other key areas to focus on to ensure that your profile is perceived as professional, legitimate, and complete. The good news is that most of these items take much less time to set up than…

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6 Tips for an Engaging LinkedIn Profile

6 tips for an engaging LinkedIn Profile

Building a strong online presence is a major component of contemporary career management and can make or break your job search success, too. LinkedIn remains at the heart of that online presence for many, if not most, professionals, with over 500 million global users. In spite of this popularity, a quick LinkedIn search reveals that…

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How to Write a Captivating LinkedIn Profile Headline

how to write a captivating linkedin profile headline

Contrary to popular job searching advice, the LinkedIn headline section is not the place to announce your availability for employment. Informing visitors to your profile that you’re seeking new opportunities or are unemployed and looking (yes, I’ve seen this many times) doesn’t attract the career leads you might think it would. It’s the same theory…

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