LinkedIn gives you an incredible platform to share information to millions of LinkedIn users accross the world. This is important as a job seeker because it reaffirms your knowledge and involvement in your field and also boost your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) results in LinkedIn. Both are important in creating VISIBILITY and CREDIBILITY to hiring managers, recruiters and HR professionals!
If you’ve yet to find the perfect job, it’s maybe because it’s not posted anywhere. You might be thinking “how this is possible?”, but it’s actually something that’s practiced in today’s business climate and it’s called the “Hidden Job Market”. This consists of jobs that have never been posted on either job boards or the company’s own website. These positions are never get formally posted anywhere, yet accounts for up to 70+% of hiring activity in the US based on many credible estimates, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).