Have you considered adding a hotlink to your linkedin profile on your resume or other job-search correspondence? If so, keep these tips in mind:
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Make sure your linkedin and your resume match up 100%. Sometimes, since it’s “just linkedin,” jobseekers are not as careful about dates and details as they would be on a resume. You don’t want any discrepancies to raise red flags.
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Spend as much time making your linkedin profile perfect as you do your resume. Neither should have typos or careless errors.
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Enhance your linkedin profile. Be sure to optimize your linkedin materials, as many recruiters source from that pool.
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Be aware that potential employers will use linkedin resources to find out about you. Granted, this is true whether or not you offer the link, but if you have a profile and offer the link, be sure you don’t mind people following up with common connections without your knowledge.
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Be careful about what information you make public. For example, if you’ve asked a lot of questions about job hunting, you may not want to make your list of questions public on your linkedin profile.
If you have a strong linkedin profile, solid connections to colleagues and employers and have spent time enhancing your linkedin image, you will be prepared to use linkedin as a job-hunting tool.
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