Want To Get Hired? — Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile

Want to optimize your LinkedIn profile and boost your chance of being contacted by recruiters?

Here are some super effective but still relatively easy to implement tips for you.

Optimize Your Headline

Recruiters search for keywords. These do not only apply to your skills but also to your headline. If you want that new job, add there what you want to do, not what you currently are.

Here is an example:

“Frontend Engineer / 5 years of (professional) experience / TypeScript, React, Next.js, Serverless”

This gives recruiters everything they’d want at first sight. What you are (or want to be), your experience, and some key skills.

Use Your About Summary Wisely

The summary in your About section is also used for keyword search. Try to write a real text and don’t stupidly list some skills. Try to include your key skills there as well, this can improve your rank in search results.

Here is another (short) example:

“Frontend Engineer with 5 years of professional experience. I love creating beautiful Websites using JavaScript and Next.js together with React and specialize in interactive components. I value…