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5. How to use LinkedIn effectively(tips and tricks) in your job search?

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Profile headline should be concise and informative

  1. 1. You might be a jack of all trades but in your LinkedIn headline, you should mention the skills you are mastered at.
  2. 2. Should display your niche skills because they are your selling points.
  3. 3. Shouldn’t be too excessive information or overused phrases. It doesn’t need to be your current role.
  4. 4. Professional profile picture should be there. Not the one from your last vacation.

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    Your Linkedin profile should be up to date all the time

    1. 1. Your profile should always be up to date Ex:  up skills, and certificates, role changes.
    2. 2. Make sure to include the keywords related to the job you are searching for.
    3. 3. Make sure the text is grammatical error free because if there are any errors then it shows that you don’t care about your profile.

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      Keep growing your network time on time

      1. 1. Keep adding people to your network that you come across professionally. Like as network events, uni programs, boot camps…
      2. 2. Never stop growing your network. Keep finding the people from the organizations you want to work for or related to your job roles, and recruiters.

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        Request for recommendations and give also. 

        1. 1. Always ask for recommendations from your previous colleagues, professors, internship managers, boot camp instructors, or maybe from the tutor that you learned from an online course.
        2. 2. At the same time you should also give recommendations.

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          Be active on LinkedIn space

          1. 1. Follow the company pages, CEOs, and senior managers and actively interact with their posts.
          2. 2. Conduct some polls-time on time about current tech changes. You can also join some Linkedin online networking groups.
          3. 3. If you come across any helpful info that you feel will help other fellow job seekers or people in your network then post it.
          4. 4. By being active on LinkedIn regularly will make you reach or network with more people in return will create more chances for you.

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            Use Linkedin filters effectively when you are searching for jobs.

            1. 1. Use the Linkedin filters in the Jobs section like by city, role, job type, experience etc..
            2. 2. By doing this you will get closer to that the job you are looking for. 
            3. 3. You can increase your network also by using these filters when you are looking for some persons or some role-based people professionally.

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              Mainly for Australia based only: If you or your friends need any help with resume preparations/reviews, cover letter preparation/review, or talking to recruiters then please shoot me an email at this email address: [email protected]

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