LinkedIn is an exceptional place to network. I guarantee you know over 500 people unless you’ve been living under a rock. Think about all the people you know from church, hobbies, previous work experience, family members, etc. You are on LinkedIn looking at available roles and you spot the perfect job. Wait! Before you apply, check to see if you know anyone who works at the company. First type in the name of the company in the search bar. Secondly, click on people. Doing this

Most people do not understand the value proposition behind LinkedIn. While you are using it to apply for jobs, LinkedIn is using it to sell companies LinkedIn recruiter, which gives recruiters access to LinkedIn’s entire database. How recruiters and hiring managers fill roles these days has changed significantly. Recruiters use to rely heavily on the pool of applicants that apply for the job. This became problematic though. As more and more people gained access to the interne