Is Your LinkedIn Profile More Important Than Your Resume?
These days, more than your resume, it is your LinkedIn profile that is your professional calling card when it comes to furthering your career prospects. While your resume may willy-nilly make its way to a handful of people you thought you must approach, your LinkedIn profile can be accessed by its 1.3 billion registered users. Of these, the largest segment is an impressive 33%, comprising people in the 25- to 34-year age group.
This means that rather than you chasing would-be employers, they find you themselves. In fact, thanks to your LinkedIn profile, they are reasonably aware of your credentials even before they have exchanged pleasantries with you. There is not much you can do with the good old simple resume in comparison.
LinkedIn has changed the whole paradigm of the hiring process, making it more dynamic, interactive, real, and personal. You don’t just send out resumes to people you...
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