Things I would do to kickstart my job search and give myself the best possible chance of landing a new job
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If I suddenly found myself out of work tomorrow, these are the things I would do to kickstart my job search and give myself the best possible chance of landing a new job:
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Iβd slap it straight on my profile, loud & proud. It lets my network know Iβm looking for work. As I post content or add comments to other peopleβs posts, it advertises the fact that Iβm available.
Available, not desperate.
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Iβd make an announcement on LinkedIn, a post that lets my network know Iβm available and looking. Letting them know what Iβm about and what Iβm looking for.
Iβve done it before when I was laid off, I got a job 3 days later. It can really work.
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Iβd make sure my headline accurately reflected what I do and what Iβm about.
Iβd make sure that my job titles where the ones mostly likely to be matched to job adverts and recruiter searches. ie the ones recruiters are most likely to use rather than the one it says on my contract or the one that is used internally.
The skills section on LinkedIn would also get an update, making sure I included all of my relevant skills. Skills that recruiters are mostly likely to search for or select when posting jobs on LinkedIn.
The job title and skills sections are incredibly important on LinkedIn β thatβs how LinkedIn decides which jobs match your profile to auto promote them to you. Itβs also how a lot of recruiters search for you.
As well as being proactive in your job search, taking these steps will help relevant jobs come to you too.
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Iβd ask people Iβve worked closely with on LinkedIn to write recommendations on my profile.
Itβs one thing you telling the world how great you are at what you do, itβs another thing altogether when other people do it too.
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Itβs an obvious one, but Iβd make sure it was up to date and listed all of my achievements.
My totally free CV template might help.
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Ideally youβd be doing this all the time, even when you donβt need a job.
But Iβd be connecting with recruiters and hiring managers at companies Iβd like to work for, having informal chats to see if there are any potential roles coming up.
Iβd be engaging with content consistently on LinkedIn, to make even more noise.
Looking for a new job can be a full time job and a very stressful one at that, but donβt just limit yourself to scouring the job boards every day and applying for jobs.
Throw the above into the mix as well to give the job search a boost.
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