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Career Development Denise Alexander, BS, MA
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LinkedIn is one of the most important ways job seekers can distinguish themselves in a very competitive job market. Almost 90% of recruiters use LinkedIn as a major source of finding and vetting candidates in the job market, according to LinkedIn.
However, the average recruiter spends just six seconds reviewing a LinkedIn profile. That means you need to make sure the most relevant and interesting information about your professional skills are prominent in your profile.
Here are seven ways to attract recruiters to your profile and spark their interest enough to contact you:
LinkedIn is a great way to boost your credibility with future employers and recruiters. You can also use LinkedIn to research a company before you go into an interview or find out more about the person who will interview you.
If you take these steps to improve your profile, it’s more likely LinkedIn will be a valuable tool in your pursuit of a new job.
BLS pay estimates calculate the median annual wage for various occupations. Per the BLS the median wage for an occupation is: "The wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount, and half earned less. Median wage data are from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey." Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2024. BLS median wage estimates do not represent entry-level wages and/or salaries. Multiple factors, including prior experience, age, geographic market in which you want to work, and degree level and field, will affect career outcomes, including starting salary and earnings as an experienced employee. Herzing neither represents that its graduates will earn the median salaries calculated by BLS for a particular job nor guarantees that graduation from its program will result in a job, promotion, particular wage or salary, or other career growth.
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