How to use LinkedIn to secure your next role
Event Information
Description
98% of recruiters and 85% of hiring managers use LinkedIn to find candidates.
Without doubt, it's the number one tool for recruitment.
We are delighted to host this event alongside Career Voyage.
This 2 hour session will take you through everything you need to know to get your LinkedIn profile ship shape for a career change in 2015.
You’ve probably got a profile on LinkedIn, but when did you last review it?
Step-by-step we will take you through ways to edit your profile to ensure you are presenting (pitching) yourself in the best possible light to potential employers and clients. We’ll also share some top tips on what not to do!
All delegates will also receive a free one month subscription to the Career Voyage Club Class online package (value £55) which provides more information to help you along your journey; it includes an interview simulator, online personal planner, CV builder and more.
Who should attend?
If you are looking to advance your career in 2015, this event is for you!
By the end of the session you will understand…
- The benefits of LinkedIn
- How to build your basic profile
- The importance of your headline
- How to write a great summary
- How to add rich media to your profile
- The courtesies and etiquettes of LinkedIn
- How to build connections and manage invitations
- The importance of groups
- What you need to do to stay in front of your network
- How to use the jobs area on LinkedIn
- How to (advanced) search for target roles and target employers / clients
- How to reach out to hiring managers
- How to use LinkedIn as part of your interview preparation
Event details
Registration/coffee/networking 6pm. Session starts 6.30pm.
Complimentary tea, coffee and water will be available on arrival.
The Engine Shed is perfectly located on the approach to Bristol Temple Meads train station.
About Career Voyage
Career Voyage is in business to help professionals like you take control of your options and steer a course that successfully develops your own most valuable asset - yourself.
As a strategic career management company Career Voyage is dedicated to expertly advising and loyally supporting enterprising individuals with all aspects of their working lives – whether that’s securing their next big corporate job, taking on a non-exec or interim role, starting up a business, adjusting their existing path or re-inventing their career from scratch.
Our mission is to enable our customers to discover their worth, do their best work and make the most of their career.