How to Find a Job Using LinkedIn

Jessica H. Hernandez
10 min readMar 4, 2022

Did you know that you’re nearly 3x more likely to get a job where you have connections on LinkedIn? You’re also 4 times more likely to be hired through your network. LinkedIn has become an invaluable tool for job seekers, and if you’re wondering how to find a job using LinkedIn this article contains all the steps you need to take.

In today’s article I’ll discuss:

– How to make your profile discoverable

– How to increase your visibility

– The important role of keywords and skills

– Tools you can use to research and why you need to research

– Simple daily actions that only take 5–10 minutes but deliver large gains in your search

Before I dive into the strategies themselves, I want to share a few key points:

There are currently 1.9 million talented professionals actively using LinkedIn to find candidates. This means there’s a real possibility that your next employer could find you on LinkedIn.

Connections take time to foster, and to be sustainable they need to be win/win. In other words, asking for a job isn’t your first…

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Jessica H. Hernandez

A nationally recognized and award-winning executive resume writer, Jessica H. Hernandez is President/CEO of Great Resumes Fast. https://www.greatresumesfast.com