LinkedIn Tips
Extra tips when using LinkedIn
Job search
Find jobs by keyword, title, company, function, industry, years of experience and date posted using the “advanced” search feature.
Sign up for email alerts on your saved searches to get automatic notifications about new jobs that meet your criteria.
If you’re interested in a company, visit the profiles of people in the department you’d like to join as well the HR/recruiter. LinkedIn shows these contacts who have visited their profile, so this is a way to potentially get your profile in front of important people.
Company Information
Learn more about a company’s products and services, latest news, employees, job opportunities and more.
See how you’re connected to each company through your 1st-, 2nd, and 3rd-degree connections.
See data on employees, including where they worked before and after that company.
Follow companies you’re interested in to get updates from them on your LinkedIn homepage.
LinkedIn Resources
Join groups relevant to your professional interests: alumni groups, industry groups, geographic groups and more.
Use groups to make connections, find job listings, establish thought leadership, and keep your information current on trending issues and topics.
Remember the Basics
While your portfolio is flexible and adaptable, you’ll still need to develop some other basic elements. Consider it as one tool in your toolbox. The other basics include a professional cover letter (that can be adapted into an email) and a resume. There are wonderful resources online and at your university, college, or public library on how to prepare these materials. Seek out the help that is available and package everything you did for your LinkedIn story into a more traditional cover letter and resume that tells your story well.
