Want a New Job? Put Your LinkedIn Network to Work

Career Craft asked five pros who know your network is your net worth — to offer tips for putting LinkedIn to work to land your next great career opportunity.

Here’s networking expert Kelly Hoey’s advice:

Clear and Current
Here are three suggestions on how to leverage your network as you seek to land your ideal job:

1. Give your LinkedIn profile a critical review to ensure you’re really showcasing the skills and expertise you want to be hired for. Scan your updates in this review too as those skills should relate to the role you’re seeking, not the career you’ve left behind.
2. Be clear and specific on what type of role you’re seeking, plus, be willing to share the information with anyone who asks “what are you up to?” as your next career opportunity could as easily come from your hairdresser as that former work colleague you’re connected to on LinkedIn.
3. Apply your skills in a new context (i.e. mentoring for a startup accelerator/incubator or entrepreneurial organization if you’ve always worked in a corporate environment) as a way to expand your career search horizons.

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