The skills section is a data-driven feature on LinkedIn, it allows members to tag themselves with skills that represent their areas of expertise.
Further, Linkedin has consequent features such as Endorsements & recommendations, which allow for connections to provide social proof.
But what’s new is that LinkedIn now allows you to tag those skills to a specific experience. This is a gamechanger for job seekers, here are some insights and actions for you:
🆕 Now is the time to get picky to choose your keywords and skills in line with the industry sector.
🆕 Standardized skill entries help members be better found by increasing the coverage in search engines.
🆕 Delete unrelated skills or skill synonyms from your profile (e.g. Java, Java development, Java programming, etc.)
🆕 Leverage the limit of 50 skills allowed on your profile.
🆕 It helps job matching algorithms more accurately as it gets less noisy.
🆕 This skills taxonomy is derived from the data of other linked members creating a universal code.
🆕 This will help in profile discovery & identification of the potential candidate skill phrases easily by recruiters.
🆕 Take skill quizzes/assessments on LinkedIn to validate the skills that you publish.
🆕 The LinkedIn Algo reads an endorsement as a signal that “here’s what you know,” and next time someone searches for this skill, your profile will be ranked higher.
🆕 Select a specific skill depending on your end goal, for example, Leadership if you are trying to get a managerial position.
🆕 Rejig to get a balanced mix of hard skills, technical skills, tools & techniques, and interpersonal or soft skills on your profile.
🆕Get recommendations – word-of-mouth marketing is one of the most effective methods.
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