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 …
How to Use LinkedIn’s ‘Open to Work’ Feature
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’ …
How to Use LinkedIn in a Job Hunt
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 …
Five Reasons Why You Should Have a LinkedIn Profile as a Student
Although you are still at University or College and might not think you need to worry about LinkedIn, it is really important that you register an account and start to utilise this platform. There are many reasons why LinkedIn can prove to be a valuable platform even as this early stage of your career. You can consistently build your network …
How can you measure if your LinkedIn is making an impact?
LinkedIn is a continually growing platform and if you are looking to build your professional network to enhance business results this is regarded as one of the most effective ways to do so. To give you a deeper understanding as to how influential LinkedIn is it now has 590 million members worldwide (LinkedIn 2018) and 260 million users are logging in …
How to polish your LinkedIn Profile
In recent years LinkedIn has became a very popular way of job searching, headhunting and generally progressing your career. So having an effective profile is the key to enjoying career success through LinkedIn. With LinkedIn now being the world’s largest professional network with more than 546 million users across more than 200 different countries (source: LinkedIn 2018). So it will come …
Why being active on LinkedIn is crucial when job searching
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 …