Chapter 14
Finding a Job
IN THIS CHAPTER
Searching LinkedIn job postings
Improving your visibility and attractiveness on LinkedIn
Optimizing your LinkedIn profile for job search success
Devising LinkedIn job search strategies
Leveraging your connections
One of the most important ways that LinkedIn has benefitted people is how it improves their job search experience. Before LinkedIn, a job search involved making lots of phone calls and visits (and sending some emails) to people you know, asking them whether they knew anybody who was hiring, somebody at Company X who might talk to you, or something else related to your search. LinkedIn has improved this tedious and inefficient process.
However, LinkedIn hasn’t replaced the entire process. You still need to hold some face-to-face meetings and to make phone calls, but LinkedIn can help you find the right person before you pick up the phone. One of the most potent aspects of LinkedIn and a job search is the speed with which you can connect ...
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