{"id":361734,"date":"2019-12-12T07:44:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T05:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=361734"},"modified":"2019-12-12T07:44:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T05:44:21","slug":"how-to-improve-your-chances-of-landing-a-job-via-linkedin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/361734\/how-to-improve-your-chances-of-landing-a-job-via-linkedin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to improve your chances of landing a job via LinkedIn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Searching for a new job looks very different in this era. Instead of hand-delivered CVs, an always-on LinkedIn profile now notifies recruiters when you\u2019re open to new opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>You have options to add links and rich media, connect to other professionals at the click of a button and do updates in real time. Your LinkedIn profile is your CV, your portfolio and your networking tool all in one.<\/p>\n<p>And it pays to know how to set your LinkedIn profile up to put your best foot forward.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/capitec.getsmarter.com\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Dec2019_Article2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here to get R4,000 off selected GetSmarter short courses with Capitec\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optimising your LinkedIn profile for when you\u2019re in the top 10 results of a recruitment search is crucial to land an interview and a potential new job.<\/p>\n<p>Other than the basic requirements \u2013\u00a0ensuring your profile is complete, writing a compelling summary and listing all your verifiable skills \u2013 LinkedIn has just launched one new and very useful trick to make you stand out from the other candidates: Skills Assessments. With this tool, validating and emphasising your professional skills is simple.<\/p>\n<p>Before Skills Assessments, LinkedIn users relied on endorsements to prove they weren\u2019t just ticking boxes.<\/p>\n<p>But recruiters aren\u2019t easily fooled; they know how easy it is to ask your mom, brother or partner to endorse your skills.<\/p>\n<p>Skills Assessments draws on the professional knowledge LinkedIn has accumulated for their Learning video course platform to create industry-standard multiple-choice quizzes as a reliable measure of how competent you really are.<\/p>\n<p>The list of professional skills you can validate is growing and includes key skills such as Adobe Photoshop, Java and Microsoft Excel.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to complete. Here\u2019s how it works:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Opt to \u2018Take skill quiz\u2019 in the Skills &amp; Endorsements section of your LinkedIn profile<\/li>\n<li>Choose from the recommended quizzes, or search the full list of skill quizzes available<\/li>\n<li>Complete a multiple-choice quiz based on the skill set you want to verify<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you pass the test, a verified badge is added to the skill on your profile. If you don\u2019t pass the test, this isn\u2019t reflected on your profile at all.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, you\u2019re able to brush-up on that skill and take the test again. It really is that simple.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Simplify careers <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Education is a powerful tool to improve your life. As a Capitec client, you get a 50% discount on Educate24 courses or <a href=\"https:\/\/capitec.getsmarter.com\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Dec2019_Article2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>R4,000 off selected GetSmarter short courses<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more practical and inspirational ideas for your life,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitecbank.co.za\/bank-better-live-better\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Dec2019_Article2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong> visit the blog<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capitecbank\/?hl=en&amp;utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Dec2019_Article2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>follow Capitec on Instagram<\/strong><\/a> or sign up to receive the weekly newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Searching for a new job looks very different in this era. 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