How to Optimize LinkedIn for Job Seekers

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Furloughed? Downsized? Re-orged? Laid off? No job? Dusting off your career documents just in case?

It’s never too late to manage your career.

It’s also never too late to reinvent yourself in a new career and explore your options.

Why not start or update your LinkedIn profile too?

Here are some things you need to know to optimize.

  • An essential fact to note is that you need to have a “- present” job listed on LinkedIn profile, so the algorithm helps, rather than hurts, you. Read here and here.
  • Make sure you turn on the Open to Job Opportunities
  • Follow the numerous tips here and here or from any blog on today

If you need to accelerate your job search on a tight budget, or manage your career, explore our workshops and resources that include over 250 links for remote work.

Remember our tagline – Your Career Our Mission.

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Missed the previous LinkedIn article on LinkedIn for the Win for Educators & Students  Click Here

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Lynne Williams. Ed.D. Candidate is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group, a 501(c)3 nonprofit of almost 4500 members providing career education and networking.

Contact Lynne by phone at 484-393-2951, email at director@greatcareersphl.org, on social media @GreatCareersPHL and #GreatCareersPHL and connect on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/lynnewilliams

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