Spike up your possibilities to land the perfect job with LinkedIN

     In today's economy it is extremely hard to search for and even harder to find a job/career. The major reason for this lack of work is because there are lots of people out there looking for work and not enough places to work or looking for new hires. After last Thursday night class I learn that one way to greatly increase your chances of landing the perfect job/career is to have a 'kick ass LInkedIn profile"  There are three main ways to have a "kick ass profile":

• Have a great headline with key words that highlights what you do and what you are interested in doing this is the most important headline because it is the first thing that people see in your profile
• Your profile should be client focused. Pretend you are the one looking for somebody, what would you look for? Do not put things like: Owner, CEO, etc. Because people are not looking to fill those positions
• Include your past experiences in your profile; at least your last three jobs because it may spark additional interest that will benefit you
• Throughout your profile make sure you have key words that are specific to where you want to go and what you are good at

     Having a "kick ass" LinkedIn profile will not guarantee a job but it will increase your odds tremendously. So, the next thing you should do is get on LinkedIn and look at your profile, put yourself in the shoes of a hiring manager and say: would I hire myself? If you are not confident in your profile then spend time and update it to be "kick ass" quality