LinkedIn for Career Success

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Career Resource Developer Humber College

People get jobs through other people not computers

60% of jobs come from NETWORKING

Networking can be scary, but it’s much easier now with social networking

It’s not WHAT you know but WHO you know

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Most companies (88%) in Canada use Social Professional Networking for recruiting

Source: LinkedIn Canada

93% of recruiters are likely to look at a candidate’s social profile

Source: Jobvite – Social Recruiting Survey Results 2014

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Is your online profile ready for social recruiting?

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Company Profile The site officially launched on May 5, 2003. LinkedIn has U.S. offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York,

Omaha, San Francisco, Sunnyvale and Washington D.C. International LinkedIn offices are located in Amsterdam,

Bangalore, Barcelona, Beijing, Dubai, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Milan, Mumbai, Munich, New Delhi, Paris, Perth, São Paulo, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.

LinkedIn is currently available in 24 languages: Arabic, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai and Turkish.

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Worldwide MembershipLinkedIn operates the world’s largest

professional network on the Internet with more than 364 million members in over 200countries and territories.

Professionals are signing up to join LinkedIn at a rate of more than two new members per second.

There are over 39 million students and recent college graduates on LinkedIn. They are LinkedIn's fastest-growing demographic.

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LinkedIn Facts and Stats 25 million LinkedIn profiles are viewed every day. 1 in 3 professionals on the planet are on LinkedIn. You can increase your LinkedIn views by 11 times by

including a photo. You can increase your LinkedIn views by 13 times by

listing skills on your profile. 56/44 male and female ratio. Average age of LinkedIn user: 44.2 years old. 80% of LinkedIn users are ‘passive’ job seekers. Most overused LinkedIn profile word of 2014:

"Motivated" (Responsible, 2013; Creative, 2012). 94% of recruiters are using LinkedIn for hiring.

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[5 golden rules of professional LinkedIn profile]

1. Professional Profile Photo2. Headline with area of career ambitions3. Key-word rich Summary and specialties4. Claim your custom LinkedIn Address5. Request Recommendation

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Picture• Professional outfit• Friendly/Approachable• SMILE

Headline• Your definition of your professional• Display your passion/area of expertise

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Mandatory sections:• SUMMARY• EXPERIENCE• EDUCATION

Recommended sections:• PROJECT• VOLUNTEER• CERTIFICATIONS• SKILLS• LANGUAGES

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KEYWORDS Without keywords, your profile is simply invisible. Your resume and your profile need to reflect your skills and

experiences using keywords. Where to get the keywords?

• Check the job postings & find the relevant/industry leading keywords On Linkedin, include keywords within Summary &

Experience As an active job seeker, consider the following keywords

"looking for", “willing to relocate” or "in search of" as obvious job seeking action words

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Connection• Friends/Family• Alumni• Professional groups• Industry leaders• Company employees

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Recommendation• It’s an instant reference

check• Get it from your

previous; managers, co-workers,

clients, partners, professors

Endorsement• Another way to

demonstrate your expertise

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On your résumé• Don’t forget to add your customized LinkedIn

address on your résumé

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