How to Make the Most of a LinkedIn Job Search

Getting Started

Once you have decided to begin a LinkedIn job search, you will first want to get started by reviewing your current profile on this social media site. In a sense, this profile is like your digital resume. Many employers today will use this website to view your professional accomplishments and background. Some may actually be recruiters who are not even aware you are looking for a job, but others may be people to whom you have already reached out in search of a job and who want to spend some time getting to know more about you. You don't want them to come across a rather empty, dismal page. Instead, you want to use this page to really toot your own horn, so to speak, so add as many professional and educational details as possible.

Use Your Contact List

Hopefully, before you get to the point of needing to do a LinkedIn job search, you have been able to use your profile on this professional social media site to gather together a great list of contacts. Depending on how long you have been working in your career and how established you are, you may have dozens of contacts on your page or you may even have hundreds of contacts. Each of these are professionals that you can reach out to and leverage your relationship with for professional benefits. Of course, few people have the time to contact hundreds of professionals. So you will review the list and pick those contacts who may be of most use to you.

Do Your Research

You may find it helpful in your LinkedIn job search to review the positions in the company that your contacts hold. You may also find it helpful to actually review company websites in general. Read about current news pertaining to those companies and of course check job listings that may be posted on their websites. Before you reach out and try to put your relationships to use, you do want to be fully educated and aware. The last thing you want to do is spend time or ask for recognition for a job opportunity with a company that is struggling financially or has a hiring freeze in place. These tips can really help you to maximize your job hunt efforts.