STEPS TO SECURING

YOUR NEXT JOB

Adenike Adebola
INTRODUCTION
• Leverage on your existing offline network
LEVERAGE ON YOUR
EXISTING NETWORK
• Send resumes to recruiters you have worked with
previously
LINKEDIN
• Update your LinkedIn profile and optimize to be found by recruiters
when they search LinkedIn for qualified candidates
• Include your awards, courses attended etc
• Sign up for job alerts on LinkedIn
• Join professional groups in the industry that you are interested in and
ENGAGE.
• Join LinkedIn events in the fields that you are interested in.
• Ask for recommendations from previous employers, colleagues,
managers
• Give recommendations from previous employers, colleagues,
managers
• Socialize with your connections. Celebrate birthdays, work
anniversaries,
USE EMAILS TO YOUR
BENEFIT
• Sign up for email notifications for job postings on
trusted websites.
• Send solicited AND unsolicited resumes to the
emails of the companies you’ll like to work with.

• Customize your PERSONAL email signature to show

you’re looking for work
VOLUNTEERING AND
INTERNSHIPS
• Offer to volunteer in relevant organizations
• Take paid and unpaid internships in relevant
organizations
ATTEND INDUSTRY EVENTS
• Attend events in your industry
USE SOCIAL MEDIA
• Announce on social media that you are open to
opportunities
CAUTION
• Don’t use your company email for your job search
• Don’t spend company time for your job search.
Take time off if you need more to dedicate to your
job search.
• Be discreet if you're connected to your employers
online
IMPORTANT LINKS
https://www.jobscan.co/blog/different-ways-job-sear
ch-linkedin
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ANY QUESTIONS?