How to find jobs on LinkedIn

One of LinkedIn’s sources of income is by the advertising of jobs on LinkedIn. On any given day there are literally thousands of jobs covering many different countries and professions. Whilst looking for jobs using the [Jobs] tab is obvious, there are many more places to find jobs.
Let’s take a look at some tips on  by browsing LinkedIn.
1) The [Jobs] tab
If you are looking for a job, then your first port of call is the [Jobs] tab. You can search by company, job title or keywords. When you click on the search icon, LinkedIn will display the results of the search criteria for your country. But the results screen has a lot more information available to you if you look. Let’s take the example of a search for “intern”.

The centre section will display all the jobs that include “intern” in the title or job description. You can display these results by relevance, relations or date posted (either most recent or earliest). Now, take a look at the job title and below it you will see if any of your connections or anyone in your network, work there. Click on the link to view the job description. You get the option to apply for the job e.g. using your LinkedIn profile or via the company website, or you can save the job listing for later.
The left-hand section allows you to use more advanced search functionality, so for example you could add a specific company, change country etc. to change or filter your results. Now, scroll down, and look at the “Relationship” section. This is a filter that shows how many of your connections are connected to the company’s whose jobs are displayed. When you click on 1st connections, the jobs where you have friends working for the company are shown. Click on the link to the job and on the right-hand side, you’ll see who that person/people are.
At the top right had side, you have the option to save the search. When you click on the “Save search” link, you then get the option to create alerts using that search criteria. The alerts can be sent out never, daily, weekly or monthly. If you are actively seeking work, then set up daily alerts. You will then be sent daily emails with jobs matching your search criteria.
2) The [Careers] tab in a Companies profile
Many of the larger companies can afford to pay to use the careers tab in their company profile. If you are looking to work at a specific company, then use the [Jobs] tab to set up email alerts for jobs posted by that company, but remember the careers section provides a lot of information and updates about the company.
3) The [Jobs] tab in Groups
If a group owner wishes to, they can have a [Jobs] tab displayed in the group settings. Whereas jobs posted in the [Jobs] tab, and seen in the [Careers] tab in the Companies profile are paid for, those jobs posted as discussions in a group are not. What you will also notice is that is that some jobs that are paid for are also shared to groups where the person who posted the job is also a member of the group. This allows them to target applicants with a certain skillset for example project managers.
To see which groups that you are a member of has posted a job, simply click on [Interests], then [Groups]. Under each group icon you will see if there are any new discussions and how many jobs have been posted.
Alternatively, you could carry out a search of groups, using “jobs” (jobseekers, recruitment or hiring) as the search criteria. There are over 30,000 of them. Next, filter by your spoken language and 1st connections to find more relevant groups. Look at which groups are most active and consider joining some of them.
4) Through contacts
One statistic that you may find interesting is that in 2012, 19% of jobseekers had a contact share a job. Some companies offer referral fees if an employee can suggest someone for a job. From their point of view, this saves them the cost of advertising and someone is vouching for them. When thinking in terms of networking therefore, look at people not just in a position of hiring such as HR staff and managers, but also develop relationships with your peers at the places that you would like to work at.
5) The [Home] tab
On the [Home] tab, you will occasionally see recruitment agents post a job via an activity update. Some even offer a referral fee if you can suggest someone who meets their criteria. In this instance, you just have to keep an eye out. If you are lucky, a contact may notice and suggest you, but don’t be afraid to suggest one of your connections. They may not get the job, but the will remember that you helped and will in all likelihood reciprocate.

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How you become a self-aware, credible and charismatic leader

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” — John Quincy Adams
If you want to know how to lead your team better, why not ask them? Asking for feedback is an important developmental tool for all leaders as you may not always be aware of the impact you have with your actions. We might feel that we should be the one with all the answers, but we can learn a lot from listening to others and getting their reaction to how we are as a leader.
There are a lot more qualities a great leader needs. Three of them are self-awareness, presence and credibility. Let’s take a closer look at this essential trio.

Importance of self-awareness
“Know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves” – Socrates
Having a good understanding of what is important to others is a critical factor in your ability to successfully lead them to achieve goals and objectives. The starting point in the process of understanding others’ motivation lies in increasing your awareness of your own motivations, drivers, values and beliefs.
Exercise:
Think about somebody you have worked with now or in the past or someone in the public eye, that you admire and respect. On a piece of paper write out the qualities they have displayed that generated the admiration and respect you have for them.
When you have completed your list you will find that you have written down a number of values that are important to you. For example when I think of the people I admire the words and phrases that tend to spring to mind are that they are honest, they are passionate about what they do, they “tell it like it is”, they are loyal, they demonstrate empathy and tolerance, they have faith in others and they provide help and support when needed. These are some of the values that are important to me, and working with people who share these values tends to bring out the best in me.
If you look at your list how many of these values do you tend to display? These qualities give a sense to others of who you are and what you stand for and are an important factor in encouraging others to follow you. By asking others about their role models you will also gain an understanding of what is important to them.
Unfortunately managing a team isn’t that easy, as they will all have different beliefs and values. Therefore it is important to gain an insight into how your beliefs and values differ from theirs, so you can adjust your leadership style accordingly.
Presence and credibility
“People are persuaded by reason, but moved by emotion; the leader must both persuade them and move them” – Richard M. Nixon
One of the qualities associated with many successful leaders is that of presence. People notice them when they walk in a room, they have an aura about them that demands that you listen to them. Leaders with presence are influential, persuasive and generate great loyalty amongst their followers.
So how do they do it? Just what is Presence?
Martin Luther King is one Leader who certainly had this magic ingredient. Watch the video clip of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech and try and identify what it is that gives him this charismatic aura.
What did you come up with?
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what it is that gives certain people this aura, as when you look at a cross section of leaders who can be described as having presence, they are all different. It isn’t the case that they are all extroverts or the most creative person on the team. Bill Clinton is regarded as a modern day leader who has great presence and many people who have met him describe the sensation of Clinton making them feel like the most important person in the room.
When you look beneath the surface of these types of leaders you find an inner calm, they are comfortable in their own skin and they are self-assured. They have a passion for what they do and they captivate others with their passion and enthusiasm for their subject.
Can you learn to develop your presence?
Yes, we believe you can.
The starting point is taking time to reflect on what is your purpose, what is it you believe in and why is it important to you?
For example when leading a sales team I firmly believed that each member of the team was capable of doing their job, had the ability to find solutions to the challenges they faced and that they wanted to have control of their own destiny. This is why they had chosen sales as their career path. I saw my role as helping them achieve their goals and reminding them of tools and techniques that they may have forgotten from their initial training. I had a clear vision of what I wanted from my sales team, and I needed to create the environment to allow them to flourish.
It isn’t just about you, though, you need to find out what is important to the people you want to influence. How do they feel, what matters to them, what are their values? As the feedback about Bill Clinton shows it is not just about you it needs you to actively listen to others and their views.
People will rise to the passion you display, but first you need to decide exactly what is it you are passionate about and how it will affect them!
Questions to consider:
What is important to you in your life and in your work?
What is important to your people?
How can you share your passion?
How can you encourage them to share theirs?
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Want to learn how to handle your boss?

Perhaps the first question to ask about your manager is: can I work for them? A poor manager may be a good reason to move on. In this article however, we will take a more constructive line and assume that either in the short or the long term you are going to work with them. If so you need to work at the relationship.

Unless you can influence senior people there is a danger that your job will never be more than reactive; to some meaningful degree you need to be in the driving seat of the relationship.
In the following lines you will find some tips on how to create a constructive relationship with your boss. Good luck!