If you are looking for a new job role or a fresh start then you know the importance of having a LinkedIn profile. More than 95% of HR recruiters use LinkedIn as a recruitment solution when they’re searching for top talent for their clients or the firms they work for.
Your chances of being seen and contacted by recruiters may be increased if you know how recruiters use LinkedIn recruitment tools to find and screen candidates among a huge talent pool.
Here’s we will discuss a few things that you need to know about how HR recruiters use LinkedIn as a Recruitment tool-
The Right Keywords
As there is no surprise to learn that HR recruiters start with a keyword word when trying to find potential and well-qualified candidates for job openings in their organizations. If you will use this, it will be a great advantage for you.
Try to search for jobs that are similar to the one that you are looking for and for common words across those job descriptions. Identify the hard skills and go through the terminology that is the most important thing across various job descriptions. Try to use those words throughout your profile including the headline, summary, work experience, and skills to maximize your chances of getting contacted. The use of the right keywords automatically makes your profile more visible as compared to others.
Stay Active on LinkedIn Groups
LinkedIn Groups offer different opportunities to different people. It is a place for professionals in similar industries to exchange their views with one another, post/view jobs, connect, and show themselves as industry experts.
Most of the time HR recruiters check particular industry or professional groups on LinkedIn to see if they can find a potential candidate there or not. And if you keep yourself active in such groups then it will increase the chances of getting noticed by the Recruiter. They will show interest and pay attention to those members that are active within these groups.
They will go through the posts and activities of the group that are posting relevant articles, asking questions, and giving knowledgeable answers to questions posed by other members. They’ll notice who in those groups are leading conversations and have a great passion for their career or profession.
Try to be a part of an industry or professional group on LinkedIn, so that you can join and start getting involved in the different conversations, and in this way, you can also interact with different people.
Competitors Profile
HR Recruiters fill positions in their firms by keeping a check on talent that is away from a competitive company. For example, if a recruiter needs to fill a particular position at their firm, they’ll look to find someone who’s already doing that job successfully at one of their competitors.
Recruiters will search a specific company name along with job title and skills to find these people. Your job title and skills must match with most of the firms in the industry. So that, when they search for that job, titles on your profile automatically get highlighted.
Recommendations
Recommending someone on LinkedIn gives them credibility in their achievements and will do the same for you. Giving recommendations to other recruiters shows that you are a great team player, ready to recognize and appreciate peers for their work.
When giving a recommendation, try to be specific about the candidate’s achievements. It will show that you are knowledgeable enough about your field to give a positive evaluation.
Choose a mix of people to recommend including peers and managers. Try to aim for at least 10 to 15 recommendations.
Professional Associations
Stay in touch with professional associates.
Recruiters will often search for a particular industry or professional organization. Make sure you join those that are genuine and relevant to you and connect with them through LinkedIn.
As with LinkedIn Groups, try to stay active on the LinkedIn pages as well as professional organizations that match your skills and experience. Post genuine content and engage with others to get more knowledge about the industry. This will give you more information about the job posts, relevant news, and many other things.
Others “Worth Viewing”
Whenever you search for something on LinkedIn, they provide a list of other people for the recruiter to review who have similar interests and skills to the people that show up in the search results.
For example, an HR recruiter may search for a particular “web designer “post. LinkedIn will filter the list of results that match the keywords and sometimes also show results for “web architect” which gives the recruiter a wider talent pool of candidates to choose from.
That list also catches the recruiter’s eye with a set of skills that are similar interests they are looking for.
If you have a larger network on LinkedIn that will increase your chances to get shortlisted when a recruiter conducts a LinkedIn search.
