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Are you on LinkedIn? I am not currently looking for a job but I still get a lot of recruiters on LinkedIn reaching out to me. I get the impression that there ar

Are you on LinkedIn? I am not currently looking for a job but I still get a lot of recruiters on LinkedIn reaching out to me. I get the impression that there are still a lot of opportunities out there. But then again this may not be the case in your location.

throwaway2037 3y ago
Yes, definitely update your LinkedIn profile. Put something catchy in there. And post something once a week to generate some activity. It is totally influencer bullshit, but this war -- getting a job. You can also flag your profile in LinkedIn as looking for opportunities.
- Paul-Craft 3y ago
  What do you mean "put something catchy in there?"
  - ChainOfFools 3y ago
    I wish I knew, currently rolling the dice on going back to school for computational neuroscience, and if tech doesn't bite on that then there's always a masters in psychology as a backup. Or just bite the bullet and remortgage the house for a nice safe MD.
    - throwaway2037 3y ago
      What kind of work can you do with a masters in psych?
  - Oras 3y ago
    1. Skills, add as many skills as you have. 2. You have 2500 words limit in the About section. Write about all the projects you were involved in. Instead of just writing: "Experience in Mongo", it could be "Improved the system's performance by 30% by optimizing Mongo." 3. Again, add skills to each of your working history. 4. you can add the training courses or what you're learning for hot skills in the market. 5. Professional quality photo. You don't need to spend on getting a professional photographer. You can use AI tools to improve a selfie from your phone to look professional. These will not get you the job, but will increase your appearance in search results.
    - digitalsushi 3y ago
      I agree with 100% of this. But if I get my next job because I used an AI face fixer to get past the first hurdle of the culture fit, I just don't want to exist in this century anymore.

throwaway2037 3y ago

Yes, definitely update your LinkedIn profile. Put something catchy in there. And post something once a week to generate some activity. It is totally influencer bullshit, but this war -- getting a job. You can also flag your profile in LinkedIn as looking for opportunities.

Paul-Craft 3y ago
What do you mean "put something catchy in there?"
- ChainOfFools 3y ago
  I wish I knew, currently rolling the dice on going back to school for computational neuroscience, and if tech doesn't bite on that then there's always a masters in psychology as a backup. Or just bite the bullet and remortgage the house for a nice safe MD.
  - throwaway2037 3y ago
    What kind of work can you do with a masters in psych?
- Oras 3y ago
  1. Skills, add as many skills as you have. 2. You have 2500 words limit in the About section. Write about all the projects you were involved in. Instead of just writing: "Experience in Mongo", it could be "Improved the system's performance by 30% by optimizing Mongo." 3. Again, add skills to each of your working history. 4. you can add the training courses or what you're learning for hot skills in the market. 5. Professional quality photo. You don't need to spend on getting a professional photographer. You can use AI tools to improve a selfie from your phone to look professional. These will not get you the job, but will increase your appearance in search results.
  - digitalsushi 3y ago
    I agree with 100% of this. But if I get my next job because I used an AI face fixer to get past the first hurdle of the culture fit, I just don't want to exist in this century anymore.