Did you know that you can use hashtags on LinkedIn to tap into the hidden job market?
Hey, there, my name is Cindy Makita-Dodd, career strategist, and coach.
And in today's video, I want to walk you through the exact hashtags that you can use on LinkedIn
to not only tap into the hidden job-market, but to also get more views to your profile.
And of course, more views equals more opportunities.
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So there are three ways that you can utilize hashtags as a job-seeker on LinkedIn.
The first is to find open-positions that people post about in the LinkedIn feed.
This is outside of the LinkedIn jobs' tab.
The second you can use hashtags to increase the views and visibility on your posts so
that recruiters and hiring managers can find you.
And third, you can use hashtags to obtain job search advice on the LinkedIn platform.
I'm going to walk you through each of these three scenarios and tell you exactly which
hashtags to use for each one.
So the first is hashtags to find open positions that are not on the LinkedIn jobs tab.
Sometimes a recruiter or hiring manager will go onto LinkedIn and make a post about an
open position that can sometimes be linked directly to their website or on their job
board and not necessarily be on the LinkedIn jobs' tab.
So they will use certain hashtags or keywords in their posts to bring more visibility for
job seekers like yourself.
If you are aware of the specific hashtags that recruiters and employers use, you can
search these hashtags on LinkedIn and tap into what I call the hidden job markets.
So you may not have necessarily been aware of these roles, but just by searching these
specific and relevant hashtags, you can find out about these roles using this method.
So here are the exact hashtags you can use to find open positions on LinkedIn: #nowhiring
#gethired #jobopening #hiring #joinourteam #jobs #recruiting and #remote work.
Another type of hashtag you can use to search for open jobs is by utilizing the specific
job function or an industry-related keyword, as well as the word jobs.
For example, I could type in hashtag marketing jobs or hashtag accounting jobs or hashtag
finance jobs.
When searching for these hashtags on LinkedIn, you can choose to follow the specific hashtag
on LinkedIn.
And that simply means that LinkedIn will show you posts that include that hashtag on your
main feed.
The second way you can utilize hashtags is by using hashtags in your posts so that you
can be found by recruiters and employers, whether you are sharing industry specific
knowledge, given your opinion about a new trend that has launched in your industry,
or even sharing an achievement or an accomplishment, you can utilize relevant hashtags in your
posts to bring visibility to your posts and open you up to recruiters and employers as
well.
Some hashtags that you can consider using when you are posting on LinkedIn are #jobsearch
#hireme #jobseeker #hiring #recruitment #remotework, and #opentowork.
And of course the same rule applies here.
You can also use industry-related keywords, but make sure that they are hyper-relevant
to your post.
And the last way you can utilize hashtags on LinkedIn is to simply search for career
and job-seeker advice on the platform.
There are certain hashtags that you can use on LinkedIn to obtain career advice from industry
professionals and career coaches like myself, who are posting regularly on the platform.
You can use the following keywords and follow them so that your feed stays up to date with
relevant career and job search advice that you can view directly on your LinkedIn profile.
You can use the following hashtags to search for job-seeker advice: #hiringandpromotion
#gethired #jobsearch #jobsearchtips, and #jobseeker.
Remember the simple way to search for hashtags on the platform is simply by typing in the
pound symbol in your LinkedIn search bar, and then the relevant keyword or hashtag that
you want to search for.
I really do hope that you found these tips useful on how to use hashtags on LinkedIn
to tap into the hidden job market, but also bring more eyeballs to your profile.
If you want additional help on how to get started on LinkedIn as a job-seeker and career
professional, I want you to download my free LinkedIn for job seekers starter kit.
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that, create a profile that is highly searchable by recruiters and employers, and that is going
to help you land your next best opportunity.
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