Rearrange your LinkedIn Profile to fit Your Needs

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I’ve got to say that LinkedIn has really begun to hear the music. It’s a great tool no doubt, but their recent implementations and their road map moving forward is making there foothold that much more exciting. So, if you have heard LinkedIn has recently released the ability for members to rearrange their profile to meet their specific needs. It’s a simple but very meaningful addition.

Just a few thoughts off the top of my head (certainly not the most detailed)

Job Seekers:

Feature your work
Feature parts of your profile that are more significant
Allow recruiters and hiring mangers to be drawn to the meat of your resume

Recruiters:

Draw greater attention to your targets
Guide potential talent and hiring mangers to your current work leveraging some integrated apps
Feature your current opening via attachments and place them front and center

The above is just a sampling but certainly well worth the time playing with the new feature.

With their recent integration with Twitter and their redesign to cater to a more hip professional crowd I think recruiters will start to see a growth in diversity within the membership. Sure it’s diverse now and you won’t see any crazy dramatic up ticks, but keep in mind, as job seekers leverage this ability you as a recruiter may have to readjust your sourcing.

Now it should and hasn’t thus far had an adverse effect on my sourcing even when targeting profiles that have changed. And the reason is that the structure is not changing where the data is housed. It’s simply being adjust on the page. So for now, you are safe, but soon…well, that’s for the next post.

Take a look at LinkedIn’s explanation: