Get Recruiters to Notice You on LinkedIn, with Donna Serdula

Last year LinkedIn offered a new option. You can now check a box visible only to recruiters that says you’re open to new opportunities. Recruiters can now search and find people who use this feature. Our guest expert this week is Donna Serdula, a nationally recognized LinkedIn expert. She says you need to do more if you want recruiters to find and talk to you.

About Our Guest: Donna Serdula

Donna Serdula is an nationally recognized expert in LinkedIn profile optimization. She’s also the founder of Vision Board Media and LinkedIn Makeover (www.linkedin-makeover.com).  And she’s the author of “LinkedIn Profile Optimization For Dummies,” (www.amazon.com/LinkedIn-Profile-Optimization-Dummies-Education/dp/1119287081/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8).  With more than 30 writers on her team, Donna has helped thousands of professionals and companies tell their stories and brand themselves successfully on LinkedIn.

Resources in this Episode:

• New Tool: Narrow down your career options with CareerOneStop’s SkillsMatcher tool: www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/Skills/skills-matcher.aspx
• Listener Question: We hear from Thomas Weissenberg in Germany, who’s about to start a job search in France, where he once worked for more than decade. Thomas wants to know how he can get his C.V. in front of leaders who want employees who can work in different cultures.
• More from Donna Serdula: How to Let Recruiters Know on LinkedIn That You’re Open: www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-really-let-recruiters-know-youre-open-donna-serdula/
• Find keywords to use on LinkedIn with 500 Keywords to Boost Your Resume, via Jobscan: www.jobscan.co/blog/top-resume-keywords-boost-resume/%20http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=685960&u=1287781&m=57041&urllink=www%2Ejobscan%2Eco%2Fblog%2Ftop%2Dresume%2Dkeywords%2Dboost%2Dresume%2F&afftrack=

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