May 2011
Think like a recruiter to tweak your LinkedIn profile
19 May 2011Filed in: Job Seach | Social Media
Over the last two years I have networked with many executives who were going through a career transition. I have also networked with several top-notch executive level recruiters. I have identified some trends in the way recruiters are going about filling positions:
So this is the best advice I can give you:
Tweak your LinkedIn profile, wait a day or two for your changes to be indexed and search again. Look at my earlier article on this blog about using search engine optimization (SEO) for ideas. Keep doing this until you consistently come up on the searches for someone trying to hire someone for your dream job.
Have fun with your job search!
- Reliance on job boards is going away. By the time a position gets posted on job boards, it is more than likely suitable candidates have already been identified.
- LinkedIn has become the tool of choice for recruiters to search for suitable candidates.
So this is the best advice I can give you:
- Write a job requisition for your ideal job. Pretend to be your mythical next employer and write a detailed job description. Imagine you are going to retain an a recruiter to find suitable candidates to fill this position.
- Now pretend you are that recruiter. Use LinkedIn and Google and conduct searches to find suitable candidates. Did your LinkedIn profile pop up on the first page? Did your name come up at all on the first couple of Google search results? If the answer is yes, congratulations! If not, you have work to do.
Tweak your LinkedIn profile, wait a day or two for your changes to be indexed and search again. Look at my earlier article on this blog about using search engine optimization (SEO) for ideas. Keep doing this until you consistently come up on the searches for someone trying to hire someone for your dream job.
Have fun with your job search!