08-12-2014, 08:17 AM
I didn't find LinkedIn premium beneficial at all.. what did help me was making sure that I had all of the relevant information on my profile, specifically keywords that I know people in my field would be looking for. However, the real key with LinkedIn was being TOTALLY and completely obsessed. Don't wait for a recruiter to contact you... I have been contacted by recruiters, but mostly it's for lateral positions working for competitors. This isn't what I wanted to do. So, what I ended up doing to land my current job was to literally check the job postings EVERY SINGLE DAY. Do not skip a day - go to the advanced search and be specific, perhaps have 5 or 6 different terms that you look for on a daily basis.
For example, my current job is Head of Global Sales. However, I didn't know to look for this particular title, so I would search terms such as worldwide, international, global, etc. The first few times you do this, you'll take hours, but once you're doing it on a daily basis and only searching for postings within the past 24 hours, you'll only take a few minutes. Don't skip checking on weekends - yes, most postings come through M-F, but I've seen a few good ones where the recruiter posted on a Sat or Sun.
The process I've described is exactly how I found my job now. It did take months, not weeks, but I was also looking for something very specific. I declined several interviews during this process when I was contacted for regional positions such as Latin American Sales Director or other ones that were not 100% global. So, I was a bit picky, but the persistence paid off. You can send me a PM if you want to connect on LinkedIn.
For example, my current job is Head of Global Sales. However, I didn't know to look for this particular title, so I would search terms such as worldwide, international, global, etc. The first few times you do this, you'll take hours, but once you're doing it on a daily basis and only searching for postings within the past 24 hours, you'll only take a few minutes. Don't skip checking on weekends - yes, most postings come through M-F, but I've seen a few good ones where the recruiter posted on a Sat or Sun.
The process I've described is exactly how I found my job now. It did take months, not weeks, but I was also looking for something very specific. I declined several interviews during this process when I was contacted for regional positions such as Latin American Sales Director or other ones that were not 100% global. So, I was a bit picky, but the persistence paid off. You can send me a PM if you want to connect on LinkedIn.
Regis University, ITESO, Global MBA with a focus in Emerging Markets 4.0 GPA, Dual-university degree (Spanish/English)
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COSC BS, Business Admin
My BS Credits:
Spanish 80 | Humanities 67 | A & I Lit 72 | Sub Abuse 452 | Bus Ethics 445 | Tech Writ 62 | Math 53 | HTYH 454 | Am. Govt 65 | Env & Humanity 64 | Marketing 65 | Micro 61| Mgmt 63| Org Behavior 65| MIS 446|Computing 432 | BL II 61 | M&B 50 | Finance 411 | Supervision 437| Intro Bus. 439| Law Enforcement 63| SL: Accounting I B | Accounting II C+| Macro A | ECE: Labor Relations A | Capstone: A| FEMA PDS Cert
ISSA Certified Nutritionist
COSC BS, Business Admin
My BS Credits:
Spanish 80 | Humanities 67 | A & I Lit 72 | Sub Abuse 452 | Bus Ethics 445 | Tech Writ 62 | Math 53 | HTYH 454 | Am. Govt 65 | Env & Humanity 64 | Marketing 65 | Micro 61| Mgmt 63| Org Behavior 65| MIS 446|Computing 432 | BL II 61 | M&B 50 | Finance 411 | Supervision 437| Intro Bus. 439| Law Enforcement 63| SL: Accounting I B | Accounting II C+| Macro A | ECE: Labor Relations A | Capstone: A| FEMA PDS Cert
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