How LinkedIn’s Newest Job Search Tool Open Candidates Can Help Your Job Search

I advise my clients that there’s no one sure-fire method for landing your dream job. To get the best results from any career search, you have to employ a variety of methods and tools. LinkedIn® is one of the many applications you can use to your benefit while job hunting … and now it’s even better. Recently, LinkedIn® launched a new tool for tapping into the job market for those interested in fresh career opportunities without letting their current employer find out about their wandering eye.

Open Candidates
The free program, called Open Candidates, is a new feature that allows you to signal to recruiters on LinkedIn that you are job searching while hiding the signal from your current employer. Even better, the private signal allows you to specify the career roles and types of companies you are interested in. This potentially exposes your profile to hundreds of thousands of recruiters who search for professional talent through LinkedIn.

How to Use Open Candidates
In order to use Open Candidates, you need to have a LinkedIn profile. Once you have a profile, the feature is easy to use. Simply go to your home page and open the “Jobs” tab at the top of the page. Once there, click on the “Preferences” tab and the window will appear where you can turn “On” the Open Candidates feature. In this window, you will need to…