LinkedIn is considered at the number one platform when it comes to seeking and gaining employment. But can everyone say the same about the platform?
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LinkedIn is considered at the number one platform when it comes to seeking and gaining employment. But can everyone say the same about the platform?
I actually got my job thanks to LinkedIn, well sorta. I applied to a job and also messaged the hiring manager on LinkedIn with a brief message about how I had applied and was very interested in the position. She ended up responding to me and letting me know that they hadn’t received my resume and to send it to her directly. Later that day she scheduled an interview and I got the job. This was for an HR position. I found it worked well for me to message people who have my dream job or have a certificate I want to complete in the future and see if I can ask them some questions, but some people use it like Facebook and just start adding everyone as a connection. All those platforms actually help in trying to secure job, it only depends on how you use and navigate them.
I applied to a sales job through LinkedIn and didn’t hear back in about 2 weeks. So I decided to do some research and found out someone who worked in HR as a recruiter there. I messaged her saying I applied a while ago but haven’t heard anything. Within minutes she said to forward over my resume and she sent it over to the hiring staff. I had a phone interview the next day, had an in-person interview the week after, and signed the paperwork to start working the week after that. If you haven’t heard back in 2 weeks reach out to the people in HR on LinkedIn so they could push your application through. That slight push is what you might need since they are looking through hundreds maybe even thousands of applications.