6 Things Tech Recruiters Look For In Your LinkedIn Profile
There are over 20 million companies on LinkedIn with 15 million jobs posted at any single time. This makes LinkedIn an excellent tool to help you find a job, but it also enables “head-hunters” to find you that dream role you may have never found yourself. Below I touch on 6 points that can only enhance your LinkedIn stature and increase the likelihood of hiring managers and recruiters reaching out to you.
#1 A good headline & summary
You’re allocated a maximum of 120 characters for this section and it’s the first thing that a recruiter will see. Often recruiters will use Boolean searches and will be skimming a page full of over 20 other profiles. This is your opportunity to stand out amongst others, try and use a headline highlighting your expertise or individuality. An example headline that would grab my attention instantly would be “Expert Magento 4x Certified Senior Developer – PWA Enthusiast”
#2 Your skills
Make sure you maximise the skills section on LinkedIn by keeping this updated regularly. You can list as many skills as you want; your friends, colleagues and network can endorse you for these attributes. Within certain technologies and throughout your career you may work with a diverse “Tech Stack” endeavour to list every technology, framework, database and language you have used throughout your career. When recruiters search LinkedIn they will often use niche requirements or technologies to narrow down and tailor their search. Make sure you fall into the small pool, not the large one you may not be found in.
#3 Career Highlights
Many people in today’s day and age use their LinkedIn profile as their official resume. Within most industries and specifically in tech this is acceptable from a professional standpoint. This will only be beneficial if you put time and invest in your LinkedIn profile. Listing all your former employers is key. I would also recommend a UI friendly bullet-point layout, no more than six bullet points for each company and specific role. The content of the bullet points should entail your highlights, accomplishments, and responsibilities. I.e.
- Managed multiple M1-M2 migrations
- Built sites from scratch with 3rd party custom API integrations
- Implemented custom features to payments resulting in a 70% increase in orders
- Led a small team to build the new international enterprise site
This is where you include your previous positions and highlight your major accomplishments for each position. Employers trust people who have a proven record of excelling at their job so having your accomplishments will boost your chances.
#4 Recommendations
The next thing recruiters may look for is recommendations. These are fantastic public references that can be seen at the bottom of the LinkedIn page. If no one has recommended you yet, you need to get busy writing recommendations for the people you know. The best way to collect new LinkedIn recommendations is to recommend other people. Ideally, former colleagues, line managers and clients are invaluable.
#5 Certifications & Education
It sounds obvious but filling in the details of your education is a vital part of building your LinkedIn profile. On top of the basic details of your degree, you should include any honours or awards you received, any relevant. Many technical job specs list a degree as a preferred qualification. Also, within my market “Adobe Commerce” (Magento) and across eCommerce in general you have skills-based certifications i.e., Certified Front end Magento Developer. Make sure you also list the verification number so recruiters and potential employers can check to validate your credentials.
#6 Active LinkedIn / All-Star Profile
To earn the All-Star status on LinkedIn, you’ll need to have at least 50 connections.
Where can you find these connections? They could be former co-workers, lecturers, people you volunteered with, managers, colleagues, university friends or school friends.
The more active you are on LinkedIn the more likely you are to be noticed. A good way to get the attention of these companies is to actively use the website. “Post updates, articles, share news, comment on other people’s content, join industry groups and give and receive recommendations frequently.
A tip to be higher on the “Recruiters” LinkedIn search; do your best to make sure you reply to people who reach out to you (even if you reject their proposal) and you accept the connections you receive. The algorithms will place the more active candidates in the first few pages of the recruiter’s search, making it more likely you will gain more traction and opportunities.
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