{"id":3031,"date":"2020-12-07T07:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T07:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liquidfriday.co.uk\/?p=3031"},"modified":"2020-12-07T07:26:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T07:26:00","slug":"contractors-power-linkedin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liquidfriday.co.uk\/contractors-power-linkedin\/","title":{"rendered":"How contractors can harness the power of LinkedIn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LinkedIn is the top professional social networking site in the world.
There are currently more than 26 million users in the UK and the number is always growing.
Among them could be the hiring manager or recruitment agent who is the key to your next contract!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

87% of recruiters use LinkedIn as a candidate search tool – even former US President Barack Obama once joked in a press conference that he would join LinkedIn to help him get a job after his term was up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some tips on using LinkedIn effectively to market your skills and help bag a new contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your LinkedIn profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A visible and complete profile is critical to ensuring your name appears when someone is searching for a contractor with your skill set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your profile should be up-to-date and 100% complete (LinkedIn measures this for you and will advise you what you need to add). Users who include a profile picture are 14 times more likely to get views while those who list their skills are 13 times more likely to get their page looked at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a checklist of what you should include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n