linkedin: the most powerful recruiting tool
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As Twitter and Facebook fall in social media recruiting…
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LinkedIn RISES.
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A Name Like Shields Can Make You Defensive
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“89% of all recruiters report having hired someone through LinkedIn” [2]
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“LinkedIn users performed over 5.7 billion professionally-oriented searches on the network during 2012” [2]Photo source: Pixabay “Google Search” by HebiPics
conduct social media searches. [4]
College admissions also
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“LinkedIn really is an online résumé and career history, so it needs to be up-to-date, professional, and a good depiction of Who You Are.” [5]Photo source: Pixabay “Tie Adjust” by Unsplash
LinkedIn is a representation of you, as a brand. [9]
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- Andy Foote, Recruiter/Teacher/Lawyer
“Of course it is.” [6]
Is LinkedIn the new Resume?
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“…most HR executives and recruiters [find] social media sites like LinkedIn more
effective [than twitter].” [7]Photo source: Pixabay “Entrepreneur” by Geralt
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