How to Attract Recruiters on LinkedIn 3 Quick Fixes and 3 Habits to Get Noticed - Career Sidekick

How to Attract Recruiters on LinkedIn 3 Quick Fixes and 3 Habits to Get Noticed - Career Sidekick How to Attract Recruiters on LinkedIn: 3 Quick Fixes and 3 Habits to Get Noticed LinkedIn / https://www.edenscott.com/blog Heres the deal: If you want to get noticed by Recruiters on LinkedIn you need a plan to stand out. LinkedIn has over 450 million registered profiles so you cant just sit and wait for it to happen.We invited professional resume and LinkedIn writer  Virginia Franco to weigh in with her best tips for how to attract recruiters on LinkedIn. Ill let Virginia take it from hereHow to Attract Recruiters on LinkedIn: 3 Quick Fixes and 3 HabitsTo give your profile its greatest chance of ranking high in recruiter searches and in the feeds of your connections, here are 3 one-time only action items, and 3 more that I recommend become a habit at the very least throughout the duration of your job search.3 Quick Fixes to Improve Your LinkedIn:Your Headline a Treasure Trove of KeywordsDON’T: Default to your current job title.DO: Create a unique Professional Headline that includes the kinds of terms that hiring managers and recruiters would use to search for talent li ke you. Suffering from writer’s block? Refer to job postings that interest you to get a sense of what they use as job titles.Note: Your headline and your profile image (well cover that next) are the two main things a recruiter can see  before they click your LinkedIn profile. Picture this they run a search and  10 profiles show up on the  first page of search results. Youre one of them. How are they going to decide who to click? Well, its your headline and your image. Thats a big reason this is important if you want to attract recruiters and get noticed on LinkedIn.Your Pic â€" Make it Professional (looking)DON’T: Include a picture where you are clearly cropped out from a group, where you look blurry, or where the backdrop is distracting.DO: The photo you choose will in many cases speak louder than words to those seeing it (and you!) for the first time. Ideally shoot for a shot that captures you from the shoulders up, and that is sized to fit LinkedIn’s larger headshot sizing. Whether taken by a professional or DIY using photo-editing software, it is critical the picture you choose align with the roles to which you aspire. So if you want to work as a Director of Sales at a ski resort it is probably acceptable to include a pic of you on the slopes. Otherwise refrain from mixing personal with business.Customize Your LinkedIn URLWhen you sign up for a LinkedIn account, you are given a URL that is usually your first and last name followed by several numbers and letters.DON’T: Don’t forward this awkwardly-long URL to your connections.DO: Shorten your URL to include just your first and last name, or customize it to resonate with your readers (Hint: mine reads VirginiaFrancoResumeWriter). Be sure to include this new URL as part of your resume’s contact info and your email signature.Stumped as to how to customize this section? LinkedIn provides direction here.3 Habits to Improve Your LinkedIn:Get RecommendationsWhen it comes to backing up your experience an d reputation, there are few things more powerful than the words of a strong reference.DON’T: Be shy. Ask your managers, direct reports, colleagues and mentors to write a recommendation that speaks to your skills and talents. While there is no limit to how many recommendations you can have, I recommend at least three per experience entry if possible.DO: Reciprocate if appropriate â€" it never hurts to pay it forward.Stay  ActiveThe chances of your LinkedIn profile getting seen  rises exponentially if you stay  active on the site.DON’T: Remain stagnant. While your profile may be up to date, a profile without activity is not likely to get you nearly as far as you’d like.DO: Share + Join. Share articles from industry trade journals, websites and online magazines as well as LinkedIn Pulse, where you’ll discover authors on a wide range of topics. Next, join some groups and start reading, commenting and sharing.Another benefit of groups? You can reach out directly to group members without being first connections. You never know when youll see a few recruiters in a group, and now you can contact them quickly and easily.Get NetworkedDON’T: Wait for people to reach out and make connections.DO: Focus on continually building your network to include people within companies of interest. Recruiters and HR professionals, people working in the role you want next, etc. With the right network in place, you can reach out as soon as you see a job posting of interest or better yet â€" know about the role BEFORE it gets posted!About this guest author:In need of some career advice, a refreshed resume or rebranded LinkedIn?As  the founder and chief writer at  Virginia Franco Resumes, I offer customized executive resume and LinkedIn profile writing services for the 21st century job seeker. I would be happy to chat!