Thread by @omoalhajaabiola

Although, I have held numerous zoom sessions on different freelancing platforms including Fiverr, Upwork, LinkedIn, Instagram and Craigslist (not sure there is any freelancer who understands all these platforms), this thread focuses on using LinkedIn's job features

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I have seen people who posted links to hiring and recruiting platforms here, leaving people on what they should do with it. If you don't have a direct link (or referral) to a job, why promising people you have one? Fortunately, you can do this through LinkedIn and I will talk

About this.

Whether you are a freelancer or job seeker, it's essential to understand LinkedIn Jobs. They are so important that @LinkedIn has a separate tab for it. The updated mobile app allows users to apply for jobs using the full functionalities of the feature from their

phones.

Interestingly, LinkedIn's partnership with @snagajob, a leading job search website, and data-driven technology company, Bright, simplifies hiring and recruitment. It has, overtime, become a powerful social networking website to connect talents with opportunities

For freelancers, LinkedIn plans to roll out the beta version of a full-scale freelancing platform later this year (Next month hopefully). You know what that means for @Upwork and @fiverr ?

Head-up
Start by exploring the Job tab. Click on the "Jobs" section in the top menu.

If you are a job seeker (9-5), you must determine if you want to keep your search open or confidential. If it's open, @LinkedIn has a very powerful feature called "open candidates". This allows to privately alert recruiters that you are open to new opportunities. To use this

feature, go to your profile, below your profile, there are three tabs namely "open to", "Add section", and "More". We are only interested in clicking "open to" here. Check the attached image for a clue.

You can add a short note in the bottom box if you want to speak directly

with recruiters. LinkedIn will send you some links that will help.

Open Candidates- What is it?
The "open candidates" feature allows you to access thousands of recruiters who are looking to hire talents from different parts of the world. It tells them about your availability and

Allows them to choose from a pool of talents. Use it well.

An Alternative?
The most viable alternative to "open candidates" feature is manual job search. This makes it easy to manually search for your desired roles in your preferred country or state or even in your

Desired company. Under the job tabs, you will automatically see a list of jobs that match your profile using the keywords you used. If you have a premium account, you will have an avalanche of options to choose from and use including LinkedIn's suggestions for a list of jobs that

you would be a top applicant for. Other takeaways include company insights like connections, employees, and their hiring trends. I recommend that you streamline your job search to those that match your profile. You can update your preferences for the jobs you want in a particular

Location that interests you. Additionally, you can widen your choice by industry, company size, and skill level.

Using the Search bar
This is based on their principle of boolean search. You can use the "AND", "OR", " NOT" options to refine and filter your search

When I search for freelance writer in the US, the result is shown below

Then, I have different options to filter my search. It gets more interesting here.

You can filter it to show just the jobs related to "freelance writer" posted in the past 24 hours. You can as well tell

LinkedIn to show you searches according to your experienced level. Most common levels include:

- Internship
- Entry level
- Associate
- mid-senior level
- Director
- Executive

Choose your desired level or leave it open if you are interested in a mix of them.

Then if you know the company name, you can search for it(LinkedIn will show them if they are on the platform). The job type is another interesting feature and allows you to either chose a contract, part-time, full-time or volunteer.

Since you are a freelancer, you are always

Looking for a remote role. Make sure you always click the "remote tab" as this tells LinkedIn to show the jobs that are only remote. Then the Easy Apply tab enables you to use your LinkedIn profile as your resume. I will talk more about this in a separate section

Let me know if

I should continue.

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