How to Use LinkedIn to Find a Job
Visit the LinkedIn home page and make an account.. Develop your LinkedIn profile by detailing your work history.. Add a professional-quality headshot of yourself.
Steps
Visit the LinkedIn home page and make an account.
Visit the LinkedIn home page and make an account.
Develop your LinkedIn profile by detailing your work history.
Develop your LinkedIn profile by detailing your work history.
Add a professional-quality headshot of yourself.
Add a professional-quality headshot of yourself.
Upload a resume and type in your work history.
Upload a resume and type in your work history.
Include a link to a sample of your work online.
Include a link to a sample of your work online.
Upload a video of yourself describing your work experience.
Upload a video of yourself describing your work experience.
Update your LinkedIn account once every 2–3 months.
Update your LinkedIn account once every 2–3 months.
Build up a list of colleagues and contacts to network within your field.
Build up a list of colleagues and contacts to network within your field.
Join professional groups in your field to stay abreast of job news.
Join professional groups in your field to stay abreast of job news.
Reach out to former colleagues and supervisors for recommendations.
Reach out to former colleagues and supervisors for recommendations.
Post on LinkedIn every 4–5 days to draw attention to your profile.
Post on LinkedIn every 4–5 days to draw attention to your profile.
Create accessible posts that other users can engage with.
Create accessible posts that other users can engage with.
Visit the LinkedIn "Jobs" page and type in what you're looking for.
Visit the LinkedIn "Jobs" page and type in what you're looking for.
Follow companies you're interested in to see if they're hiring.
Follow companies you're interested in to see if they're hiring.
Contact recruiters and hiring managers to get your name out there.
Contact recruiters and hiring managers to get your name out there.
Take advantage of shared connections to build working relationships.
Take advantage of shared connections to build working relationships.
Express your interest in a job with a customized letter.
Express your interest in a job with a customized letter.
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