Answer These 3 Questions To Standout To Recruiters On LinkedIn
Dr. Kyle Elliott, MPA, CHES
Tech Career Coach, Interview Coach, & Trusted Confidant to Silicon Valley’s Top Talent: CaffeinatedKyle.com / Executive Coach: Assemble / Trauma-Informed Career Coaching, Interview Coaching, & Executive Coaching
There are nearly half-a-billion professionals on LinkedIn. It can feel virtually impossible to stand out in a crowd this large. But it’s possible!
Those who really stand out on LinkedIn answer these three questions:
- What’s your purpose?
- What problem do you solve?
- What makes you fabulous?
1. WHAT’S YOUR PURPOSE?
Before a recruiter invests time and energy reaching out to you, they want to know your purpose. They want to know what you’re all about and what you have to offer. In other words, what’s your story?
As you carefully craft a response to this answer, strive to be as reader-centric as possible. Be succinct and straightforward.
Let’s take a quick look at Apple. (Why apple? Their identity, branding and marketing are on point. That’s why.) A quick review of any Apple advertisement immediately informs you of their purpose — creating innovative mobile phones and other tech products.
Be like Apple. You need to clearly and quickly communicate your purpose. You want that recruiter to know what your purpose is and if it’s a purpose they are interested in pursuing further.
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6 年Timothy Cullinan
Actively seeking new opportunities in business administration.
6 年Awesome post. Recently, I have really worked on updating my profile and found it difficult to know what type of expectations recruiters and users alike have for your profile (& specifically for the summary). I might have to go back and implement these ideas! Thanks for sharing!