In this post, I will cover a mere few of the multiple professional reasons and advantages for being on LinkedIn. Without further ado, let’s get started:
- The most obvious one: getting discovered by someone who needs your skills and expertise for a job. This is especially true if the potential employer is a person you would be very unlikely to meet by chance in real life due to a number of reasons.
- Creating a wide network. This will help in raising the likelihood of #1. It might also be beneficial to your peers who you know to be on the prowl for a job.
- Wide-ranging job listings. You’ll be able to discover more jobs, across different fields and localities. LinkedIn has a pretty top-notch search engine, and some job ads are even exclusive to LinkedIn.
- Stay up-to-date. Maybe it’s in your field, current business trends, news or simply with your business connections, but keeping up with the times will aid you professionally.
- Demonstrate your modernity and professionalism. Recruiters will see that you are utilizing current tools and be able to easily and quickly view your experience and skills.
These are the main reasons for being on LinkedIn that I wanted to highlight. Obviously, these are from the point of view of applicants, but there are similar and distinct reasons for recruiters to use LinkedIn as well for hiring employees.
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