Get LinkedIn, or get left out. How many employers are looking for this social media profile to see if you're the one?

Answer: 87%

Questions:

• What kind of information do you feel is important to include in a LinkedIn profile?
• How does the role of LinkedIn in job searching compare to other social media platforms?
• What are some potential benefits of connecting with professionals and peers on LinkedIn?
• How do you feel about the fact that the majority of employers report using LinkedIn as a tool to evaluate candidates?

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Behind the numbers (CNBC):

"According to Jobscan, 87% of recruiters use LinkedIn to source and vet job candidates. People with five or more skills listed on their profile, LinkedIn reports, are contacted up to 33x more by recruiters and other LinkedIn members and receive 17x more profile views, than those with fewer skills listed. 

When recruiters search for job candidates on LinkedIn, they typically search for people by location, skills and other keywords in the role’s description, McCaskill explains. 

Those skills are pulled directly from a user’s skills section on their profile — so if you have fewer than five skills listed, or haven’t updated that section in several months, you probably won’t appear in the recruiter’s search results. For LinkedIn to consider your profile “complete,” you must list at least five skills."

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About the Author

Ryan Wood

Ryan is the Partnerships and Adoption Manager for Next Gen Personal Finance’s midwest region. He brings his experience as a former teacher, curriculum designer, and sales and marketing professional to state organizations and school districts in supporting the implementation of their personal financial education efforts. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and earned his teaching credential from Saint Mary’s University in Winona, Minnesota. He proudly taught at two rural high schools in Wisconsin before transitioning to curriculum design at NGPF, and is now excited to be on the front lines in delivering the best possible financial education in the midwest. He and his wife have three beautiful daughters, each of which inspire him to share the impact of being sound financial stewards both at home and as lifelong learners.