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Why LinkedIn?<\/strong><\/p>\n With 530+ million professionals in the LinkedIn community, there is no other place where you can access such a wide range of knowledge, skills and resources to help you reach your goals.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Let LinkedIn do the work for you<\/strong><\/p>\n Searching for a job can seem like a daunting task. More than a quarter of professionals<\/a> say they have no time to search for new opportunities.<\/p>\n But worry not, with search alerts you can get notifications and updates to a saved search via email or shared with you on LinkedIn. Use advanced search filters to narrow down opportunities by industry, location, experience level and more. Once your filtered search is set, simply create the alert.<\/p>\n Let recruiters know you\u2019re open to new opportunities by simply flipping a switch on your LinkedIn profile. It\u2019s called Open Candidates<\/a>, and yes, it\u2019s that easy. Open Candidates is accessible from the \u201cPreferences<\/a>\u201d tab on the LinkedIn Jobs<\/a> home page.<\/p>\n By flipping the switch, you privately signal to recruiters that you\u2019re interested in new opportunities. Don\u2019t forget to update your career interests<\/a>. This helps you appear in the search results that recruiters are regularly scouring. Additionally, this helps inform the daily job recommendations LinkedIn sends you and surfaces on the jobs homepage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Discover your earning potential<\/strong><\/p>\n LinkedIn tapped into its network of more than 530 million members to give you deep salary<\/a> insights into the compensation landscape. You can also dig deeper into compensation insights about specific companies you\u2019re interested in so when the time comes to talk money, you\u2019re ready.<\/p>\n This tool includes salary, bonus, and equity data for specific job titles, and the different factors that impact pay such as years of experience, industry, company size, location, and education level<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Connect with alumni<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the easiest ways for students and alumni to make connections is through the LinkedIn Alumni tool<\/a>. It\u2019s an easy way to explore people who graduated from your same school, where they work now and in what cities. Simply search for your school and select \u201csee alumni\u201d to get started. You can access career paths for more than 23,000 colleges and universities worldwide.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Entrepreneur? Create your own job \u2014 become a freelancer<\/strong><\/p>\n LinkedIn ProFinder<\/a> started as an idea that has grown into a vibrant freelance marketplace being used by more than 70,000 freelance professionals across the nation. LinkedIn has seen client demand surge with weekly requests for proposals growing more than fivefold in one year.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Seek career advice from others<\/strong><\/p>\n LinkedIn launched Career Advice<\/a>, a new feature that helps connect members across the LinkedIn network with one another for lightweight mentorship opportunities. Whether you need advice on your career path, switching to a new industry or best practices for a project you\u2019re working on, Career Advice<\/a> can help you find and connect with the right person who can help.<\/p>\n [Note from Graduate Career Services: http:\/\/irishcompass.nd.edu is a Notre Dame resource you can use for establishing mentoring relationships with ND alumni]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Learn the skills needed for your next gig<\/strong><\/p>\n With LinkedIn Learning<\/a>, you can now access a gigantic database of online courses on topics from coding<\/a> and graphic design<\/a> to public speaking<\/a>. And here\u2019s the best part: each course is typically sliced up into very manageable 5-10 minute learning chunks. Learning a new skill over the course of a week quickly becomes very achievable.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What now? \u2014 Get started<\/strong><\/p>\n Create or update your LinkedIn profile<\/a> today. This provides other LinkedIn members with a better understanding of the unique skills, interests, and experience that make you \u2014 you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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