Recent figures show that over 44 million people in the UK use LinkedIn – millions of whom are senior-level professionals. When used effectively, LinkedIn helps you build an engaged professional network, your personal brand, and your reputation as a thought leader. However, the majority of people don’t utilise the platform until they are actively searching for a job. If you …
There are so many steps to consider when conducting a job search. Writing a tailored CV for the role you’re applying for is one of the most crucial – but optimising your online presence to impress recruiters has to come second. In 2017, The Financial Times reported that 70% of employers looked at a candidate’s digital footprint when hiring for …
If you’re in the market for a new role, LinkedIn can revolutionise your job search. At the end of last year, there were 44.4 million users on LinkedIn in the UK, and YouGov found that half are using the platform to look for a new job. One of the most underused tools on the platform is LinkedIn’s ‘Open to Work’ …
LinkedIn is becoming a huge part of job hunting in the UK. As of July 2024, over 42 million people in the UK were using LinkedIn. Last year, YouGov found that looking for and applying for jobs was the main reason people are using the platform. The number of Britons using LinkedIn for their job hunt is growing, so it’s …
As of the end of 2022, there are over 800 million people with profiles on LinkedIn. Officially the largest professional platform in the world, an optimised LinkedIn profile is essential for job seekers. If you’re new to LinkedIn, or it’s been a few years since you updated your profile, you might not be sure where to start. In this blog, …
There has been an increasing debate over if you should use your LinkedIn profile to apply for jobs and whether CVs are now becoming outdated and no longer relevant. For the avoidance of doubt, we provide both CVs and LinkedIn profiles, and therefore I have sought to be unbiased in my opinion. Firstly, I think both CVs and LinkedIn profiles …
The New Year always conjures thoughts of a new start, new challenges, New Year resolutions, with one the most popular being to start looking for a new job or even a whole new career (based on a recent YouGov poll and probably our own anecdotal evidence). There are several reasons the New Year is a good time to start looking …
The working population in the UK is just over 38 million (according to the ONS) and according to LinkedIn, over 21 million of those have a LinkedIn. Needless to say, we already know that it is the world’s most popular professional business networking platform with over 450 million users across 200 countries – but how can YOU use it to your …