How To Use LinkedIn Search More Effectively To Improve Your Job Search

These LinkedIn search tips will help you broaden the scope of your job search. (Photo: Unsplash)

JAKARTA - LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking website, mainly used for professional networking, which has been established since 2002.

LinkedIn's internal search engine returns results not only for job profiles, but also separates results into other categories such as Groups, Services, Courses, and many more.

Let's take a look at how you can use the LinkedIn Search Engine more effectively to broaden your job search.

LinkedIn Job Search

LinkedIn Job Search is the first category, as LinkedIn is basically a professional networking portal with an emphasis on job search.

Click on Jobs, and you'll see six new filters like Date when the job was posted, Experience Level, Job Type, Onsite or Remote, and so on. You can use this filter to further streamline the results

LinkedIn Company Search

The Company tab displays results related to the workplace. This feature helps you explore the hiring companies for your profile, in addition to searching for the different job titles that each company uses for a similar profile. It's also a great way to find out more about the company culture, work environment, hiring team, and who to approach.

LinkedIn People Search

People search has three filters that you can apply to find people who work in specific Locations and Companies. You can also check your Connection level to your network if you're thinking about asking for a recommendation on LinkedIn.

You can check out their network to find out more people in the industry to connect and learn from.

LinkedIn Group Search

Professional groups have members working in similar fields around the world. They can describe the various industry verticals, locations, companies, and freelancers that hire for this skill.

Joining the top LinkedIn groups for job seekers will help you increase your engagement on LinkedIn and gain attention among recruiters. Joining popular groups provides the added benefit of learning about networking events to increase your reach.

LinkedIn Post Search

Posts may not be the best way to find jobs or connections, but a little reading will take you to nearby job information that you can use to find more companies, people, contacts, and profiles.

Posts can be sorted using filters such as Posted by, Date, Sorted by, Author Industry, and so on.

LinkedIn Course Search

Courses on LinkedIn can be ordered by Learning Level and Time to Complete. It will offer some of the best learning courses for job seekers, and most importantly it is completely free and hosted internally. Others require you to have a premium LinkedIn membership or a subscription to certain courses.

LinkedIn Event Search

If you work in an industry with a significant online presence, such as software development, you will see a large list of relevant Events that you can outline. Many industry verticals do not guarantee a professionally organized event.

If you find an event to attend, use it as a professional networking opportunity.

LinkedIn Service Search

The Services tab lists all LinkedIn members who offer services similar to yours. You can use the three Location, Service Category, and Connection filters to sort them.

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