The Power of A Good LinkedIn Profile

Don't miss a great career opportunity

A huge number of our placements are from candidates who were not actively looking for a new job, and who we approached due to their fantastic LinkedIn profile. These are known as passive candidates. They are people who are not actively seeking a new role.

LinkedIn statistics record that 90% of candidates are open to new job opportunities and 63% feel flattered when recruiters reach out.

Experienced travel recruiters pay to have LinkedIn Recruiter . This system allows us to search and source people who have the competencies and experience that an employer is looking for. Using this system we are able to use 40+ advanced search filters, keywords, and Boolean search strings to narrow our results.

Boolean is a skill in itself, something great recruiters learn to create in order to filter down their searches rather than reading hundreds of profiles.

If your profile isn't up to date or compelling, then you could be missing out on a really great career opportunity.

Headline - Describe your professional unique selling points

About - You have 2600 words to describe your career, goals and ambitions

Experience - Make sure its up to date, even copy your current cv contents and achievements within your roles (we love stats)

Education - Do add any special achievements i.e. Head Girl/Boy, awards etc

Skills - you can add up to 50

Be open to a new job opportunity

Most people will consider a move if the right opportunity arises. You may be reasonably happy in your job, but wouldn’t you consider a move if a great new job opportunity landed in your inbox?

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We recommend checking over your LinkedIn profile reasonably regularly, and adding to it when you learn a new skill, or some other useful professional string to your bow. Describe what your current job is clearly, and outline your role, using a clear job title that others will understand. No need to be cryptic on LinkedIn.

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In all business settings it’s good to be open to opportunity. It can be easy to get comfortable in a role, but is it pushing you, and are you adhering to your 5 or 10-year career plan? That’s another great tip – write a career plan, outline where you want to get to, and how you plan to get there. We’re not saying it can never change, but it’s good to be on some sort of path.

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For us experienced travel industry recruiters, a successful hiring strategy always includes passive as well as active candidates. We will also build a passive candidate pipeline. So, make sure you’re open to offers – you never know where they could lead. And if we contact you, please do get back in touch!

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Even better, let us know you're open to opportunity by signing up with Ambitions Travel Recruitment.