Break Your Job Search Slump with LinkedIn

Break Your Job Search Slump with LinkedIn I was recently interviewed about LinkedIn and Social Recruiting in the Australian version of Mens Health and as most of our readers live outside Oz (including myself) I thought Id republish a little bit of the article here. Please note that I only endorse my blog and LinkedIn, the other tips are from Mens Health. Nick Broughall writes: Get Connected Most guys use LinkedIn like a hot but problematic ex: you hook up every once in a while for an intense  encounter, then lose interest again when she starts nagging you in LinkedIns case with invites from former colleagues. If you really want LinkedIn to be a career booster, youll need to put in the effort. That means investing hours into making your profile white-hot. Youll also need to connect to as many people as you can who arent spammers. The fact is, the more you connect, the more people you can find in searches and the more users can actually find you, explains Sundberg. (Free; linkedin.com) Related: How Being ‘Creative’ on LinkedIn Won’t Do You Any Favours