How to Write a KILLER LinkedIn Profile... And 18 Mistakes to Avoid
LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, hosts the profiles of nearly 800 million people in over 200 countries and 2.8 million locales -- and up to 47% of them are active users. LinkedIn reports 97 million monthly unique visitors worldwide, 57% of whom log on via mobile devices. In the U.S., 27% of adults (180+ million users) have LinkedIn profiles. Over 30 million companies have company pages on LinkedIn. Furthermore, according to LinkedIn, there are executives from every Fortune 500 company using this social network, and 95% of those companies use LinkedIn's licensed recruiting software to search for job candidates.
LinkedIn is reportedly the most trusted social network in the U.S., with 73% of users agreeing that LinkedIn protects their privacy and data. That's way higher than Facebook at just 53%. This is good news for LinkedIn's job search audience of 40 million people per week.
U.S. News reported in 2017 that about 95 percent of recruiters utilize LinkedIn as a major candidate sourcing tool. Evidence also suggests that most people who make hiring decisions have decided NOT to hire a candidate based on what they've found online. Here's the A whopping 89% of all recruiters report having hired someone through LinkedIn (as opposed to 26% from Facebook and 15% from Twitter). So if you're going to conduct a job search using social media, LinkedIn is the place to be.
Still not convinced? According to 2018-2019 research conducted by ResumeGo, job applicants who have LinkedIn profiles are 71% more likely to get called in for an interview, and the more comprehensive your profile is, the better.
If you happen to be unemployed, one of the top 3 most important things you can do is maximize your value on LinkedIn (writing a standout resume and networking are the other two). While there is no one right way to do this, I have provided my best advice on how to make LinkedIn work for your job search, from how to write an optimal Headline to how to use the robust LinkedIn Jobs feature. If you're looking for a job, you simply can't afford to have a mediocre LinkedIn profile.
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