Dream Job: 4 LinkedIn Tips to Get You There

 

1) Don't forget your paper resume

The majority of employers still require you to hand them your paper resume. Less than 11%  of jobseekers include a social media link on their resume. Hence, you can stand out from 89% of the field by having a LinkedIn profile that you list on your paper resume. Being fulling transparent you should also list your Facebook account, Twitter account, etc. Make sure that your paper resume and LinkedIn profile information is consistent.

LinkedIn even has a great app that can turn your LinkedIn profile into a beautiful resume. How cool is that!

 

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2) 100% Complete Your LinkedIn Profile

Users with complete profiles are 40 times more likely to receive opportunities through LinkedIn! LinkedIn makes it simple for us to achieve success. In the upper right corner of your profile page you will see a bar indicating the completion percentage of your profile (see below image). If you aren't at 100% – LinkedIn will indicate what is missing. Perhaps you haven't included where you went to college, or a missing a profile picture. Even once you are at 100% you shouldn't stop as you can hit the button "improve your profile" for other helpful tips.

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3) Optimize for Search

Review several job postings that you would consider dream jobs. Pay attention to which keywords are consistently being used in these. Make certain to include these keywords in your LinkedIn profile. Specifically pay particular attention to include these in your profile:

Headline
Summary
Experience

Keep in mind that you should only include these keywords if they make sense for what you are writing. Don't try to trick Google and in turn confuse your reading audience.
Optimize for Search
4) Get Recommendations

LinkedIn recommendations are one of the first places potential employers look when assessing candidates. Personalize your requests and be specific of what recommendation you are seeking from that person. Point to, or include, other recommendations you've received. This simplifies the request, making it more likely that you will receive a thumbs up. Start trying to get recommendations from your supervisors first as these are generally more "weighted" by potential employers. In other words not all recommendations are equal.

If you follow these four tips today than you are well on your way to landing that dream job. Good luck!

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