you've decided yes i'm going to use the
frame it's only going to be really
helpful when you do this one thing
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month because this month i've been
getting so many linkedin questions that
i decided to do bonus videos to answer
the most common questions that i've been
getting lately and today we're going to
be talking about
linkedin open to work should you use
linkedin open to work
is it a good idea should you use the
frame on your profile well in today's
video i'm first of all going to show you
how to actually use linkedin open to
work and then once you know the how
and the settings and what you can
actually do with open to work we're
gonna figure out
how you should actually use it as part
of your job search strategy using
linkedin
if that sounds good tap that like button
and let's jump into it so the first
thing you're going to do
to activate open to work on your profile
is actually just a few easy steps so i'm
going to jump into linkedin
right now so that i can show you log
into linkedin and go to your profile and
you are going to where it says add
profile section
you will expand the intro section and
choose looking for
a new job here you can add different job
titles that you would be interested in
so i'm just going to choose like sales
manager
you can choose your location it will
default to your current location but if
you want to add
any additional locations you can do that
here
indicate your start date so are you
actively looking are you available
immediately or is it flexible
you would choose flexible if you're just
kind of looking around to see what's out
there
indicate your job type is it full-time
remote are you looking for a contract
and then the piece de resistance in
linkedin open to work
that we're really going to be diving
into is choose who sees your open
you have two options here first you can
share with all linkedin members and this
is automatically going to add the open
to work frame
to your profile second you can choose to
share with recruiters only so this is
going to be for recruiters
who are using linkedin recruiter as part
of their sourcing strategy
and when you choose this the frame is
not going to be added
to your profile photo so those are your
two options there
once you do actually click to add this
to your profile
you're going to be prompted if it's an
open search to let people know that you
are open to work
so it generates a post for you it's just
some
standard text that you can post to let
your professional network
know that you are looking for your next
opportunity let's talk now about
whether or not you should use linkedin
open to work and how you should use that
first of all if you are open to
opportunities
and especially if you're actively
looking for work right now you should
have
open to work turned on on your profile
at minimum this is going to boost your
visibility
to recruiters who are looking for talent
like you most of the recruiters that i
know
do actually choose the open to work
filter when they are using their
linkedin recruiter accounts
because they don't want to waste time
talking to people who are not interested
in moving jobs so if you are looking for
work
anywhere on the scale of you would move
for the right opportunity and don't mind
if recruiters contact you to
you're looking for a job and you're
ready to start today you should have
open to work turned on your profile
the real question i think most people
have is should they have the frame
on their profile the answer to this is
very simple if you're in a stealth job
search so if you're in a job right now
and you do not want your boss or anyone
at your company to know that you're open
to new opportunities
do not turn on that everyone on linkedin
can see it everyone can see your banner
when you turn it on
it is going to be on your profile photo
and in no time your boss is going to see
it
and they're going to call you and ask
you about it and that's probably
something that you want to avoid
hence the stealth job search if you are
actively looking though
this actually becomes much more of a
gray area one thing that i will say
is especially with everything that has
happened lately and with linkedin's
rollout of this feature
a lot of people are using it so you're
not going to stick out like a sore thumb
people aren't going to be thinking oh my
gosh there's a desperate loser who's
looking for a job
most people are being very very helpful
and i do think that this can be helpful
for your network to have that reminder
even if it's a subconscious reminder
that you
are available so that if they have an
opportunity or they hear about an
opportunity that you would be a good fit
for they actually remember to think of
you
and they know that you're actually
looking but there is something that i
want you to consider
and this isn't to say that you should
not use the frame but it is something
that i think you need to know about
in order to make the right decision for
you most companies
still maintain a bias towards passive
job seekers that's the talent that they
have to go out
and they have to search for they're not
coming to them the reason for this is a
lot of hiring managers and a lot of
recruiters
hold the misconception that the best
talent
doesn't need to look for jobs that
they're always high in demand
that they'll never be available and they
have to go and find them and convince
them to leave
now this is obviously not true some of
the most
talented people that i've encountered
across my career
have been impacted with the covid
recession and yes
many of them have used the open for work
frame
there is one important thing that i
really want you to make sure that you do
when you do turn that frame on if you're
listening and you've decided yes
i'm gonna use the frame i don't think
it's gonna hurt and honestly i don't
think it's gonna hurt your search at all
in fact there are ways that it can
really help but it's only going to be
really helpful when you do this one
thing
you need to be proactive in helping your
network know what you're actually
looking for
and exactly how they can help you when
you post about being
open to work using that standard text
people are going to like they might
comment you might get a few messages
and they might be really generic like
let me know if i can help
approach people in your network with
very specific ways that they can help
you
when you know that there's someone who
can help you such as by making an
introduction
or giving you a referral for an
opportunity at their company
also do this by regularly commenting and
posting on linkedin so that people know
what you are bringing to the table and
it's going to help them find you
and help you to get to that next
opportunity which is hopefully going to
be your dream job no matter if you're
using the linkedin open to work frame
or you're not going to use it there is
one thing that i'm going to be
very very insistent on and if you do
this
i might just throw a bowl of wet noodles
at you i don't know but please don't do
this no matter what you do
you should not have seeking new
opportunities in your linkedin
profile headline it's a waste of space
and it's not going to help your search
make sure if you haven't already to
subscribe because my next video
is going to give you the linkedin
profile headline formula
for when you're searching for a job and
what to have is your linkedin profile
headline
if you're currently unemployed i'd love
to hear from you after watching this
are you going to use the open to work
frame let me know in the comments down
below
oh really important another bonus tip
for you you guys
like this is your lucky day when you do
turn on open to work having an optimized
linkedin profile so that when someone
visits
your profile they're really like wow
this person is amazing i need to
give them an interview right now is
super duper important
if your profile isn't quite there yet go
and check out this video right now so
that you learn about the linkedin
optimization zones so that you
can make your profile stand out if this
video was helpful if it helped you
decide if open to work was right for you
please do give it a thumbs up it really
helps my channel with the whole youtube
algorithm thing and as always thank you
so much for watching
i will see you in the next video bye for
now