Note: I’m not endorsing this service since I do not know the results people have gotten from it, but it’s important to know it exists and is an option for enhancing your online job search. My sense is that the service is most useful for someone contacting recruiters and hiring managers in a particular field. I encourage you to research the service to determine whether it is right for you.
If you are a LinkedIn member and you are looking for a job, you might do well to subscribe to LinkedIn’s Job Seeker Premium Account service. For just $19.95/month (basic membership), you get organizational tools and direct access to recruiters that you do not get with a regular LinkedIn account. You will also be featured as a job seeker to help you get noticed in the big LinkedIn pool.
There are more expensive versions of this service as well. If it works, I hope you won’t have to subscribe for more than 2 or 3 months. Ideally, you’ll get your value back a hundred fold and think that the LinkedIn Job Seeker Premium account was worth it.
For more information see LinkedIn Job Seeker Premium on the LinkedIn site.
Of course, it won’t help to get the attention of recruiters and hiring managers if your LinkedIn profile is not up to par. The Essay Expert’s LinkedIn Profile Services will help you ensure that your LinkedIn image makes the right impression. I recommend working on your profile first, and then signing up for the premium service if you’re interested.
If anyone has used this service and has results to report, please share them in the comments. I’d love to know whether you have found value from upgrading.
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I have upgraded on LinkedIn last month and did not find any advantages that are worth the upcharge. I discontinued the upgrade after one month.
I have interviewed four times in the last month. None of the hiring managers or company employees ever viewed my linked in account unless they are listed as an anonymous user.
The only traction I received from Linked In are requests to connect and two inquiries from recruiters trying to place out of state positions in distant locations.
I have found LinkedIn to be a valuable tool to research companies, colleagues and possible company contacts. This alone makes participating on the site worthwhile.
Like Linda, I had also signed up to be a premium LinkedIn member and didn’t notice any advantage to the service as far as connections or recruiters were concerned2H3A. I was a premium member for a few months and discontinued the service.
Thank you for the feedback Jan and Linda! I will let my webinar participants know the “score” on LinkedIn Jobseeker Premium! (3-0 says it’s not worth it)