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LinkedIn Takes Job Seeking To New Level

By Fiona McEachran on July 28, 2011 in ,

Apply with LinkedIn AppLinkedIn has been the number one business-to-business social networking site for a few years now.  How they layout your profile, allow you to connect to other professionals, gather referrals and testimonials, and add on various professional plugins, all adds up to a great platform for personal and business promotion.

With increasing competition from Facebook and Google, LinkedIn is taking the next step, in cementing their professional networking status by launching a new Job Seeker plugin.

Days of using a CV or Resume to job hunt will soon be behind us.  Already companies and recruitment agencies are “googling” applicants to see what they’ve REALLY been up to in their professional careers.  This usually means a visit to:

  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

And now your employability is being determined by your social networking footprint, more so that the nice things you say about yourself in your CV.

The progression LinkedIn has made to merge this further, but creating the Job Seeker plugin, offers a great tool for job hunters and employers alike.

The feature is called “Apply within LinkedIn”, and courtesy of LinkedIn, here’s how it works:

1. Discover

A company adds the Apply with LinkedIn button to its job postings.

2. Apply

A job applicant is interested in the position and applies with one click using their LinkedIn Profile.

3. Get Hired

The applicant’s information is sent to the company and they see who in their network works for that company.

The process looks very simple, and it really just a natural progression of what LinkedIn already unofficially does for job seekers.

Apply with LinkedIn

Perhaps the next step for LinkedIn will be that professionals will be able to add a “Hire Me” button their business networking profiles.

What do you think of LinkedIn?  Is it still the best place for B2B networking?

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2 Responses

  1. Ashutosh
    Ashutosh
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    July 29, 2011 at 6:45 pm | Reply

    LinkedIn is my favorite networking site; most of the people out there are serious and respond well. This feature certainly adds value to the site. Thanks for sharing this information.

    1. Fiona McEachran
      Fiona McEachran
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      August 5, 2011 at 3:13 pm | Reply

      Hi Ashutosh, Thanks for your comment. Yes, LinkedIn is excellent, as mostly is B2B professionals, who are enthusiastic and serious about online networking. Like other networks, LinkedIn is also constantly changing and evolving, and it will be interesting to see what happens next :)

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