Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn to Find a Job
Posted by Josh Tomaka
Guy Kawasaki explains 10 luxuries of having a LinkedIn profile and how it can help you in your job search. To start, they include getting the word out and getting recommendations from colleagues. He next explains that through advanced searches you can find out where people with your background are working, where people at a company came from, and where they go next.
He then explains that you can also check if a company is still hiring, contact the hiring manager, and get to the right HR person. A very helpful point was to find out secret job requirements. Lastly, he recommends that you can find start-ups to join and build your network before you need it.
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