LinkedIn - Worth paying for?

[ThrillitDontkillit]

Hi All,

Currently facing redundancy in June 2019, so being proactive and seeking work now.

I am on LinkedIn as was told this is THE place to be. I am on the free version but just caved into trying the one month free subscription. I can't see much difference. Am I missing something?

I can and have been making connections, updated my profile, 'shared' articles by similar companies, posted my own.

My friend has been headhunted and I haven't despite having more experience in certain areas. What am I doing wrong?

How does this work? Any help gratefully received

When I was job hunting I used it to connect to speialist recruiters (based on the jobs they were advertising). I only ever use the free version so I can’t tell you what more you’re getting...

I don't seem to get much as far as I can see. I can look at other profiles privately which is fun in a nosey way, but not actually helpful for job hunting.

Have you checked the section to tell recruiters that your looking? It's in both versions

I don't think the Linked In upgrade is worth it unless you're in Sales. The key is to connect with as many people as possible with any connection to your industry, that way you will see anytime anyone likes or promotes a job vacancy as well as being able to approach people speculatively rather than just applying for roles through the job section.

Connect like crazy for the free month! Just look for relevant agencies and businesses and ask to link through. The more you do the more requests you will get.
Set up a job search and join relevant groups and participate. Make sure your profile is good and photo is professional (some I've seen!!). Say that you are looking for work - dobt be coy!
Use your 15/20 contacts to good use - ask for a meeting or if you can send your cv.

A month should do it to be honest. Good luck!

What industry?

I don’t think so. At the bottom of the free version you can set your profile to “interested in new opportunities” or something like that.
That’s always been enough for me. But do contact all your ex- colleagues from previous jobs and tell them you are available.

(Sorry for the lecture - part of my job is getting g our teams to use social media properly).

Thanks for the replies, it is honestly really useful. I will have a look at my settings.

I am currently a Senior Manager in third sector but the skills and experience I have would allow me to go into several other places including government and statutory services.

There's lots of things you can do to increase the chances of people looking at your profile, like using a professional-looking headshot for your profile photo. Profiles with no photo get far fewer views.

There are other things too - you can probably find info on it if you Google.

I have only ever used the free version, and I have been in more than one job because of it.

Bit late but I heard LinkedIn also have a separate job search app, couple of colleagues recently acquired new positions using it.

Has anyone got success stories from using LinkedIn?

Just downloaded the app, and scheduled a day to focus on jobs and applications.