Ask HN: How to correctly search for jobs on LinkedIn?

10 pointspsim11y ago5 comments

LinkedIn appears to be the premier site for connecting job-seekers with job openings, teeming with recruiters and detailed job postings. Therefore I puzzle over why it is so difficult to actually perform job searches there.

Entering some job title or technology into the search field yields thousands of non-specific results, most of which are labeled "promoted."

Entering a term surrounded by quotes finds only jobs with that specific term in the job title.

Say I wanted to find a product management job that oversees telephony products. Entering "product manager" and "telephony" produces nothing. Removing the quotes from "telephony" brings up every product manager job in the platform. How does this work?

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PaulHoule1y ago

LinkedIn has never been that great for "searching" for a job the way you search for things on Google.

If your idea is networking and increasing your visibility to recruiters, you'll get more out of it. Recruiters are maligned. Many companies that are hiring people will create broken processes that are all too happy to reject people. A recruiter gets a commission when you get hired so, unlike many hiring managers, they've got a strong financial incentive to get you on board -- sure there are clueless recruiters who will waste your time but the right recruiter is your greatest ally.

codingdave1y ago

We should be clear - they have financial incentives to get someone on board. Not necessarily you.

Connect with recruiters who take the time to ask where you would be a good fit. They are the ones who will call you in the future when you are a good match, and not waste both of your time when you are not.

brudgers1y ago

To add, networking should include networking with recruiters because networking is a long play and the connectivity of a network is on the order of the square of the nodes.

mindcrash1y ago

Jobs tab works fine for me.

Third button on the right,

Then punch in whatever you want (LinkedIn suggests job, skill or company - so "engineering manager X", "architect X", or something like that for me -- whereas X is the specific area i am interested in)

The area the company should be in -- or close to (city in which you reside by default)

After you hit enter and fetch the results you can fine tune based on radius, date posted, experience level, company. remote yes/no/hybrid and if they support easy apply through LinkedIn.

If you really don't get any hits that way maybe that simply means that particular position isn't open anywhere at this time.

jppope1y ago

Pro-tip: go through your connections, see who knows someone at a company you would like to work at have them recommend you for the job. Don't spend your time sending cold emails or applying to bs job postings.

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