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In today's #pullingbackthecurtain I want to address the respective differences between your LinkedIn profile and your #résumé, how employers encounter them, and under what circumstances. If you want a job, you need a résumé, because you need to present it when you apply for a job. In the 00s, we referred to this as "push" content: employers post jobs in the hopes of attracting the right applicants. If you want a job you need a LinkedIn profile, because you want your profile to be found by people like me who look for prospective applicants. In the 00s, we started calling this "pull" content: job seekers have a profile in the hopes of attracting the right employers. Here's the thing, though: much as with your feet, you need both if you want to get anywhere in your #jobsearch. Employers often have recruiters (like me) who go out and proactively look for the kind of people needed for their open positions. This practice is known as sourcing. Some employers even have dedicated sourcers who focus on finding these people. Indeed, the biggest job board in the US, has 245 million résumés (source: https://lnkd.in/eZFk4kAJ). LinkedIn has over 1 billion profiles (source: https://lnkd.in/eiqraRwG). 💡 Where do you suppose recruiters and sourcers will gravitate? As a recruiter: every morning I review the applicants that came in and their résumés, identify who I want to move forward in the process, and email them to schedule a conversation. I very rarely look at an applicant's LinkedIn profile: I typically only do it when the résumé is confusing or unclear: in other words, when the résumé isn't good. Here's the thing: the majority of the time, the applicants are not as qualified as the hiring manager wants. That's why recruiters and sourcers go sourcing. I usually start with LinkedIn. When I do, I typically view dozens of profiles before settling on which ones to contact. Of the people who respond, the most interesting ones are the ones who I invite to apply. And that's when I will see their résumés. For this reason, I invariably view more profiles than résumés by *at least* one order of magnitude--and when all is said and done, possibly by *two* orders of magnitude. It's never just one thing in a job search: as with so much else in life, One Thing Leads To Another. Thank you for coming to my #EDtalk ✅ Comment on this and other of my posts before using a reaction emoji: this trains the algorithms that you want to see more of them ✅ Follow me or the #tip4day and #EDtalk hashtags, or ✅ Consider saving this post to refer back to later And doing all of this guarantees you'll see these daily tips and other musings in your LinkedIn newsfeed.
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This is must read material. It's what I preach but I also have $$ skin in the game. Coming from a respected recruiter this carries a ton of weight. Which gets viewed first, the resume or LinkedIn profile? It depends. Why not maximize your chances and perhaps reduce your time looking for a new role and have both? Your perspectives are invaluable Ed
Well said, Ed. Paradoxically, if one has a stellar LI profile….and a Headhunter like me reaches out for some exploratory conversations….the resume does not matter. I have a few prospects in process with my clients….and we have not even bothered with the resume. Sure, we will need it….but it was the person’s LI profile that got the interviews off the ground. As I have posted a thousand times: update your LinkedIn profile 😃
You need a resume and a specific LinkedIn profile. 1. Your resume is a marketing material to sell yourself. Hiring managers want to know: “Who are you and what can you do for me?” 2. A personalized LinkedIn profile with recent activity and keywords will help you stand out. Here’s what you need: - a recent up to date photo - a story told in your About section - a Experience section with a story and results. 3. Have a headline of 220 characters or less to describe what you offer in your LinkedIn profile. I recommend making a list of companies and comment with value on the company posts as well as recruiter and employee posts. P.S. Thank you for the advice, Ed. #EDTalk #Tip4Day
Fantastic peek behind the curtain again, Ed. I appreciate all you do for job seekers in the realm of search from a recruiter's perspective, man. What do you typically do if a resume and LinkedIn profile are off, like to the point they're confusing you: "What does this person really want to do?" Pass? Call to clarify?
Great perspective (as always) Ed Han--how do you feel about adding media to your linkedin profile as a way to enhance information on resume? As a recruiter, do you take the time to look at it?
Super helpful! Would love more EdTalks about 1) is there a pattern for when you source? 2) What information do you look for first in a LinkedIn profile?
How you manage to weave your weekly song into each post containing so much valuable information remains a mystery to me, Ed Han. Which comes first for you? Does the song inspire the post or does your writing remind you of the song?
Having both a good LI profile and a resume is like being fully and appropriately dressed. Otherwise it's like missing your shirt or pants/skirt or wearing a silk shirt with jeans with holes in them.
This is such a great point! A LinkedIn profile also gives you the opportunity to brand yourself in a way that a resume can sometimes lack. To make yourself easy to find be sure to add your skills, have a great about section, and use your tile line to outline roles you want, not just the one you have. This is your space to branch out and show a recruiter the WHY YOU UVP.
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1moI appreciate you sharing your logic so that all job seekers can understand your thought process! Love these "behind the curtain" posts!