Stop Your LinkedIn Profile from Being a Sources of Recruitment Goldmine

Stop Your LinkedIn Profile from Being a Sources of Recruitment Goldmine Recruiters are LinkedIn sourcing omnivores. They’ll eat your young to find the best candidates, including using any sources of recruitment available to them. Within limits. Just kidding. No limits. Within the bounds of integrity. Just kidding again. OK, within the bounds of integrity, as defined by each individual recruiter. Yep, that’s the real world.So, here’s what you can do to keep recruiters focused on your profile and avoid steering them to a heap of other contenders for your next job.1. Your Recommendations EndorsementsFirst, know that when recruiters scoot around your profile, they look at who has recommended and endorsed you to see if any of your fans might be a good fit for their searches.Thus, think twice about accepting recommendations and endorsements from people who might be direct competitors for jobs.2. People You’ve RecommendedSecond, recruiters can also see who youve recommended. If youve written a recommendation for someone who might compete with you for j obs, consider hiding it from your profile.To do so:Scroll down your profile to the Recommendations section.Click the edit pencil.Pick Given.Click Visible to: Public in the lower right-hand corner of each recommendation.Click your preferred visibility from your profile.3. Your Project PartnersThird, you can ignore this paragraph. LinkedIn eliminated the project partner list in the new user interface. While it was an issue in 2013, when this post was initially published, its not in 2019 and going forward.4. Your ConnectionsFourth, it stands to reason you would be connected to people who have the same skills you do. Recruiters have been known to go through all 500+ of someone’s connections looking for gold.Thus, to prevent them from turning your connections into sources of recruitment:Click the Me button on your profiles navigation bar.Pick Settings Privacy.Pick Privacy.Find Who can see your connections?Choose Only you.5. Viewers of This Profile Also ViewedFifth, LinkedIn makes it e asy for recruiters to follow each others tracks â€" unless you thwart them.Go back to “Settings Privacy.Click Privacy.”Find Viewers of this profile also viewed.Choose No.BTW, I see this error more frequently than any of the others.Final ThoughtsDon’t let your LinkedIn profile be a treasure map for recruiters.Tighten it up to keep recruiters’ eyeballs on your profile rather than introducing them to other potential candidates.Let’s Connect on LinkedInPlease don’t hesitate to invite me to connect on LinkedInhere:Donna Svei, Executive Resume Writer. The more I know about my readers, the better I can make my blog.Image Courtesy of N Updated November 2019 2013 2019, Donna Svei. All rights reserved.Donna SveiDonna Svei, an executive resume writer and former C-level executive, retained search consultant, and CPA, writes all of AvidCareerists posts. She has written for and been quoted by leading business, general, and career media outlets, including Forbes, Mashable, Fast Compa ny, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Lifehacker, Ask.com, Social Media Today, IT World, SmartBrief, Payscale, Business News Daily, and the Muse. Let her background and experience inform your job search strategy and decision making.Learn more about Donnas executive resume writing service or email Donna for more information. LinkedIn â€" Privacy Settings (4 Posts)