How to Get Recruiters to Reach out to YOU
How to Get Recruiters to Reach out to YOU
Recruiter: someone hired by a company to help them hire the best talent for open positions.
Applying to 1,000s of jobs, trying to land referrals, and messaging recruiters on LinkedIn is exhausting.
But did you know that you can set up your LinkedIn where recruiters reach out to you?
Well, you can!
Here are 4 steps to make your LinkedIn recruiter friendly.
1. Turn on LinkedIn’s “Open to” feature on your profile
The “Open to” feature is how you tell recruiters, “Hey! I need a job!”
To turn on “Open to” on your profile:
a) Locate and click on the "open to" button below your name on your profile
b) Select “Finding a new job”
c) Enter the job titles you’re looking for (e.g. data analyst, operations analyst, etc.)
d) Enter the location type (remote jobs are very competitive, so if you can work in-person/hybrid, I recommend selecting those as well)
e) Enter your on-site work locations as well as remote (For remote, enter large cities near you because some companies want you to be able to come in on a rare occasion)
f) Choose when you can start
g) Choose which employment types (full-time, contract, etc.) you’re open to
h) Choose visibility (If you currently have a job, make sure you select “Recruiters only” so your boss doesn’t see you want to leave!)
i) Hit save
Doing all of this will help you show up when a recruiter is searching LinkedIn for available candidates.
2. Include keywords throughout your LinkedIn page
When recruiters are searching for candidates, they will often search for keywords such as SQL, Tableau, Python, data visualization, years of experience, and more.
So, including these in your profile will increase the chance you show up in their search.
Where can you add these keywords?
In your headline, “about” section, skills section, work history, education history, and even in posts.
Although, make sure you don’t use keywords in a deceptive or “scammy” way, because that will only hurt you.
3. Add your resume and portfolio to your “featured” section
LinkedIn allows you to showcase whatever you want in the “featured” section on your LinkedIn.
When you’re a job seeker, you want to make sure it’s as simple as possible for recruiters to find what they need, so add your resume and portfolio to this section.
4. Optimize your LinkedIn
Attracting recruiters to your LinkedIn doesn’t help a lot if your page doesn’t “sell” them when they get there.
So it is CRUCIAL to optimize every section of your profile to show recruiters how talented you are.
This step is too large to include in this week’s email, so tune in next week for how to optimize your LinkedIn to impress recruiters.
Happy learning,
Alex from Analyst Builder