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  • Weekly Roundup: Search for the Perfect Job, Apply in One-Click, and Message Your Way to Success

    June 2, 2017

    Another Friday, another roundup! This week’s updates are all about helping you find your way in to that perfect job: Looking for the one that’s juuuuust right. On the hunt for an entry-level design job based in Chicago? Or how about a sales role at a computer software company? Whatever your criteria may be, searching for jobs on LinkedIn is easy. You can refine...

  • Recruiting Trends Show Hiring is on a Roll: LinkedIn Workforce Report June 2017

    June 2, 2017

    Hiring has been very strong in 2017. And that didn’t change one bit in May. Hiring across the U.S. was 2.4% higher in April than April 2016. And seasonally-adjusted hiring (hiring that excludes seasonal hiring variations – like companies hiring less in December due to the holiday season) was 6.4% higher in April than March. That means May toppled April as the...

  • Ego Is The Enemy: LinkedIn Speaker Series with Ryan Holiday

    May 30, 2017

    “When someone tells you they see something of themselves in you, and then they catastrophically implode in a very public, avoidable way, you sort of go, whoa, I don't want that to happen to me.” Ryan Holiday might be an unlikely face to speak about ego, but the 29-year-old has already experienced the euphoric highs of success and the humbling lows of failure —...

  • Tuesday Tip: Make your LinkedIn Summary Count

    May 30, 2017

    The summary on your LinkedIn profile is one of the top things recruiters look at when viewing profiles, so here are a few things you...

  • Weekly Roundup: Finding Freelance Gigs, Managing your...

    May 26, 2017

    Before you jump into the long weekend, check out the latest features and tips on how LinkedIn can help you stay ahead of the curve. In...

  • Finding Your Way in at One of LinkedIn’s Top Companies

    May 25, 2017

    Last week, we published our second annual list of Top Companies, looking at where professionals in the U.S. want to work now. The list...