How to set up LinkedIn to find a job

Surely you know someone that LinkedIn has helped you get a job; You have visited the social network hundreds of times but you have just come to the conclusion that it has only been a stroke of luck. Well, it's not like that.

If you want to know how to edit your profile to gain exposure when finding a job, in .com we explain step by step how to get it:

You will need to:
  • A computer with Internet access.
  • A LinkedIn account.
Steps to follow:

one

Even if you are unemployed, do not leave the 'current charge' section blank because it helps you position your profile in searches.

Write the charge to which you aspire and, in description, place an 'active search'.

two

Edit the 'professional headline' (below your name) for what you can do in your workplace .

3

Add content and links to your profile, do not let your experience be just text!

To get a job you need to transmit, visually, that you are a professional expert in the field in which you are.

4

Do you know that you only appear in search results when you have contacts in common? Add contacts who have many relationships on LinkedIn to have the opportunity to go on the list and find work .

5

Are you interested in a specific job ? Add as a contact to the manager to assess your profile from a first level.

6

Search for all those companies that are currently looking for workers from LinkedIn (you will find them in 'Job Offers') and then click on 'Follower' to highlight your application .

7

Very important and very valuable! Ask for recommendations to your previous bosses or even to your former suppliers.

8

Set the privacy of your LinkedIn profile to 'all' if you are looking for work so that any user of the social network can access your information.