| How many jobs have you applied to online-only to | | | | there. If you want to find a recruiter, you can. You |
| receive no response? Or maybe you received a | | | | can even find specialized recruiters. If you're looking |
| "thanks but no thanks" letter. Either way, you aren't | | | | for a specific person at a small company in San |
| making much progress in landing a job. | | | | Diego, he's probably on LinkedIn. Once you find out |
| If this applies to you, I have a question: Do you have | | | | who and where they are, you can contact them |
| a LinkedIn profile? | | | | yourself. |
| Maybe you don't think it's really necessary. Maybe | | | | And, it's free. LinkedIn doesn't charge you anything |
| you hate the thought of learning something else, or | | | | unless you want to upgrade, and you don't need to, |
| just don't want to put the time in on one more thing | | | | so the cost isn't there. |
| you think won't really help you. It's easy to have that | | | | Setting up a profile lets you participate, and even |
| attitude-job searching is hard. Most people don't do it | | | | better, it allows you to be found. The majority of |
| often, so they're not that good at it, and usually, you | | | | recruiters and hiring managers look for candidates on |
| have to get a lot of "no"s before you get a "yes." | | | | LinkedIn. As much as you want to know about them, |
| But: It is absolutely, positively NECESSARY to have a | | | | they want to know about you, too. |
| LinkedIn profile if you are in the job search today. | | | | LinkedIn isn't just for jobseekers-it was built as a |
| There are over 70 million professionals on LinkedIn. | | | | way for professionals to network with each other. |
| It's like a telephone directory, but with names, titles, | | | | But in addition to all the background information that |
| companies, experience, who's connected to who, and | | | | will help you win the job, LinkedIn provides a place |
| more. And you can contact them. It's really amazing. | | | | for you to get in the game and make your job |
| It doesn't matter what company you want to work | | | | search productive and successful. |
| for, you can probably find the hiring manager on | | | | |