LinkedIn Headline When Youre Unemployed

LinkedIn Headline When Youre Unemployed Do you wonder what to put in your LinkedIn headline when unemployed? Youre not alone! Your headline should promote YOU, not your employment status, so check out these examples. Updated August 2019. LinkedIn Headline When Unemployed By default, LinkedIn uses your current job title and company in your headline, but what happens when youre unemployed? Your headline is more than your job title and employer. It should explain your most marketable qualifications. Heres why. Your LinkedIn headline and photo are the only parts of your profile that show up in search results within LinkedIn. Your headline answers that question. However, a job title alone doesnt paint an enticing picture. Nor does it differentiate you from the other people with the same job title listed on LinkedIn. Announcing You Are Looking? Your headline seems like an obvious place to announce you are unemployed and looking for a new job. But is it? I dont think so. There is no reason to highlight the fact that you are unemployed, in transition, or looking for your next opportunity. Recruiters will never search for candidates using unemployed or in transition. The fact is, recruiters do not care if you are employed or unemployed. What they care about is whether you have the qualifications they are looking for. Thats when they want to talk to you. The honest truth is that recruiters may not be as interested in you if you are unemployed. To better understand what recruiters look for in a LinkedIn profile, check out this article by Jobscan. Some experts recommend using #ONO (open to new opportunities) in the headline, but Im not convinced this makes any difference to recruiters or hiring managers. If you wonder where to indicate you are looking for a new job, Ive got that covered later in this post. LinkedIn Headlines with Impact Here are three examples of LinkedIn headlines for unemployed that show value.   They are conservative, yet still have an impact! Your headline can be up to 120 characters including spaces, therefore, every word counts! And take note, none include a reference to being unemployed, seeking new opportunities or looking! Operations Manager. Skilled in warehousing, purchasing, PL, inventory management and logistics Helping clients find solutions to challenging problems in electronics design, test, measurement and fabrication Creative HR exec and operations manager. Experience with diversity HR practices, entrepreneurship and strategic partnerships Looking for more help crafting your headline?   Check out Fix Your LinkedIn Headline Today Update Your Career Interests Instead of stating your employment status on the front end, maybe updating it on the backend will make you feel more truthful. Your Career Interests section allows you to specify you are open to new opportunities. Its under the jobs tab. Only people with LinkedIn recruiting tools can see this information and only those who work outside your company. Here is the information you can include in your Career Interests. There are six parts: 1. Write a note to recruiters explaining when you can start, why you are looking, or something else you think they need to know about you. 2.   Select where you are in your search. This helps recruiters understand your situation. 3.   Specify job titles you are interested in (use job titles LinkedIn suggests as you type) 4.   List cities where you want to work 5.   Answer if you are interested in remote work 6.   Specify the terms of employment/types of jobs you are open to. Using Career Interests is a much smarter way of signaling recruiters you are open to new opportunities. The bottom line: Your LinkedIn profile should market/promote YOU! Not your employment status, previous employer or education!