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How to Polish Your LinkedIn Profile from a Headhunter’s Perspective
Nowadays, the professional social network LinkedIn is an indispensable tool in the job market. Besides sharing insights and experiences from the professional environment with industry professionals, this network also offers opportunities for job hunting. On LinkedIn, users can browse job postings if they are looking for a new job opportunity, but recruiters and headhunters also use this network daily to search for profiles of potential candidates for job openings. Often, they look among employed individuals who are not considering a job change and try to present them with a new offer to pique their interest.
Thus, with a LinkedIn profile, users present themselves not only on a social network but also in the job market. Therefore, it is important to have a well-filled and, if possible, updated profile.
So, what should not be missing from the profile?
First of all, list the employment and positions that the user is currently holding and has held in the past. For each position, it is also appropriate to include descriptions of what the profile owner was responsible for and what their job duties were. Interesting information for profile visitors includes achievements the user has reached in the given position or projects they have led.
The profile photo is what catches the eye at first glance. It is advisable to upload it to LinkedIn because the profile then appears more personal and professional. Headhunters thus know who they would potentially „have the honor“ to deal with. However, the profile picture should look professional – it should not be a casual type, for example, from a vacation or with family or friends.
Other information that can be included in the profile is, for instance, education, completed courses, language skills, or a bullet-point list of skills that the profile owner possesses. For headhunters, it is ideal if they can learn as much information as possible about the user to help them estimate whether such a candidate would be suitable for the open position.
A LinkedIn profile can also include recommendations or references from other users. These can enhance credibility and underscore the skills that the user has listed on their profile above.
The more detailed the profile is, the higher the likelihood that the user will be contacted more frequently with job offers. However, the information should be relevant, and the user should be careful that their profile does not appear overly complicated. This could deter headhunters rather than attract them for collaboration.
In the case of actively looking for a job, it is possible to set a green border around the profile photo on LinkedIn with the caption „Open to Work“, which clearly indicates that the user is open to new job offers. Headhunters and recruiters like to contact such users because they have a higher probability of receiving a positive response to a connection invitation and subsequent communication.
Nowadays, the professional social network LinkedIn is an indispensable tool in the job market. Besides sharing insights and experiences from the professional environment with industry professionals, this network also offers opportunities for job hunting. On LinkedIn, users can browse job postings if they are looking for a new job opportunity, but recruiters and headhunters also use this network daily to search for profiles of potential candidates for job openings. Often, they look among employed individuals who are not considering a job change and try to present them with a new offer to pique their interest.
Thus, with a LinkedIn profile, users present themselves not only on a social network but also in the job market. Therefore, it is important to have a well-filled and, if possible, updated profile.
So, what should not be missing from the profile?
First of all, list the employment and positions that the user is currently holding and has held in the past. For each position, it is also appropriate to include descriptions of what the profile owner was responsible for and what their job duties were. Interesting information for profile visitors includes achievements the user has reached in the given position or projects they have led.
The profile photo is what catches the eye at first glance. It is advisable to upload it to LinkedIn because the profile then appears more personal and professional. Headhunters thus know who they would potentially „have the honor“ to deal with. However, the profile picture should look professional – it should not be a casual type, for example, from a vacation or with family or friends.
Other information that can be included in the profile is, for instance, education, completed courses, language skills, or a bullet-point list of skills that the profile owner possesses. For headhunters, it is ideal if they can learn as much information as possible about the user to help them estimate whether such a candidate would be suitable for the open position.
A LinkedIn profile can also include recommendations or references from other users. These can enhance credibility and underscore the skills that the user has listed on their profile above.
The more detailed the profile is, the higher the likelihood that the user will be contacted more frequently with job offers. However, the information should be relevant, and the user should be careful that their profile does not appear overly complicated. This could deter headhunters rather than attract them for collaboration.
In the case of actively looking for a job, it is possible to set a green border around the profile photo on LinkedIn with the caption „Open to Work“, which clearly indicates that the user is open to new job offers. Headhunters and recruiters like to contact such users because they have a higher probability of receiving a positive response to a connection invitation and subsequent communication.
Identification of Controller:
Recruit CZ, s.r.o.
Kováků 456/28
150 00 Praha
Company ID: 26764563
VAT number: CZ26764563
File number: C 92159 held at the Municipal Court in Prague
Recruit CZ, s.r.o.
Kováků 456/28
150 00 Praha
Company ID: 26764563
VAT number: CZ26764563
File number: C 92159 held at the Municipal Court in Prague
Processing of personal data
Controller processes in particular the personal data
of its own employees and also the personal data of the candidates, to the extent necessary to
fulfill contractual and legal obligations.
Rights of data subjects
Data subjects have the following rights to process their
personal data:
- the right to information on the processing of his or her personal data, in particular where this Directive does not already apply (categories of personal data processed, processing purposes, recipients, etc.);
- the right to correct inaccurate or complete incomplete personal data - but this does not affect the Company's right to retain so-called historical data, ie outdated data to the extent necessary (eg for tax or social security controls);
- the right to delete (delete) personal data in specified cases, eg on the grounds that personal data are no longer needed for processing, or the data subject withdraws consent to the processing, and there is no further legal title, or processing is contrary to legal modification or deletion is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation. The Company does not have to comply with the data subject's requests if the further processing is necessary, for example, to fulfill a statutory obligation or the exercise of legal claims;
- the right to restrict the processing of personal data (ie, in principle, the Company only retains and otherwise does not process personal data) in specified cases, ie on the grounds that they have been processed in breach of law, or where the data subject inaccuracies or if the Company does not need it, but the data subject requests it, or if the data subject has objected to the processing (until it is verified that the Company's legitimate reasons for processing outweigh the rights of the data subjects). In spite of a request by the data subject for processing restrictions, the company may process personal data, for example, for the purpose of claiming legal rights or for protecting the rights of another person;
- the right to the transferability of personal data, that is, to obtain its personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, or to its ransmission to another data controller - this right concerns the personal data provided by the Company data subject and which the Company processes automated by his consent or for the purpose of performing the contract;
- (the right not to be subject to automated individual decision-making with legal or equivalent effects - that is to say, the right not to be the subject of a decision with those effects without the participation of a human factor, except in defined cases;
- where processing of personal data is based on the consent of the data subject, the right to withdraw that consent at any time, without prejudice to the lawfulness of earlier processing carried out prior to the withdrawal of consent;
- If it considers that the processing of its personal data is inconsistent with the law, it has the right to file a complaint with the Supervisory Authority, eg within the Czech Republic - the Office for the Protection of Personal Data (without prejudice to other means of protection).
In case the Company processes personal data due to its legitimate interests (eg direct marketing, camera operation), the data subject has the right to object to such processing. The Company does not process personal data until it has proven that there are serious legitimate reasons for processing that outweigh the interests or rights of the data subject.
Any corrections or deletions of personal data or restrictions on processing performed in accordance with legal regulations shall be communicated by the Company to all entities to whom the personal data concerned have been made available, unless this proves to be impossible or requires unreasonable effort.
All rights of the data subject or other information related to the protection of personal data can be handled by the Company's Legal Executive:
Markéta Šveda
e.mail: office@recruit.cz
