

Before you share your profile for a job posting, we highly recommend you update your LinkedIn Profile with industry keywords and relevant skills. It is always a good idea to customize the resume for each job. You can share your profile through easy apply but we don’t recommend hitting easy apply as your LinkedIn profile is not customized to the particular job posting. Job seekers will show up on the search if they have targeted key skills on your own profile based on the recruiter’s requirement. Recruiters could only add 10 skills when posting which is invisible to jobseekers. Example of skills keywords used by the job poster. Tips- Only keep the skills based on the job title you are targeting. LinkedIn allows you to have 3 top skills pinned. There are hard skills and soft skills.Įmployers can add up to 10 skills only, whereas LinkedIn users as job seekers could add up to 50 skills, therefore, add the top skills in a strategic way on the profile as a job seeker. The most important section of the job application is “skill Keywords” this is where employers could potentially filter job seekers out of the system. Check the video: ATS Checklist for Resume Please the applicant tracking system(ATS) and the human eyes, take a look at the job description closely. Job description: If you want to get that interview, optimize your LinkedIn with keywords by placing them strategically. Check this blog LinkedIn Tips and the video for how to update unemployment. Update the current title under the experience section, otherwise, you won’t show up in search or lose an all-star profile.

For example, the Sales Manager could have the title of Sales Coach, Sales Leader, Sales Team Leader, Associate Manager, etc. Job seekers should target the right title on LinkedIn when searching for a role. The important section for job posting is Job title to attract the right talent.

Example of Industry: Consumer Services, Banking, retail, etc. There are 33 options on the drop-down list. Examples of job functions: Administrative, Sales, IT, Analyst, Business Development, Accounting, Auditing, Management, etc. Job posters could only use up to 3 job functions/Industries based on the role requirement. Job function and Company Industry are crucial factors.
