LinkedIn career expert Andrew McCaskill joins Brad Smith on Wealth to share his top tips for job seekers. “You are not going to get a job in this economy through osmosis. So you’ve got to have a game plan,” McCaskill tells Yahoo Finance.
“Number one, identify your transferable skills. Switching industries is not starting over. Keep in mind you can use things like LinkedIn Learning tools and courses to help you develop those skills that you have, talk about your current skills differently, and really jump into the game,” which “signals to [hiring managers] that you really are thinking about these roles,” he outlines.
Secondly, McCaskill says “Increase your visibility” by making sure your LinkedIn profile is up to date to reach out to your network and join some career and industry groups to gain some new connections: “Highlight your skills, get on the platform and start to…
