Linkedin When Unemployed
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Now that I'm officially unemployed I need to update my Linkedin profile. What can I put in the 'Company Name' and 'Title' to get prospective employers queueing up to offer me a job. I don't really want to mention unemployed or redundant as it sounds too negative as does house husband.
Career break?
Independent consultant? For a few quid you could set up a company and then just close it when you get a new job. Would show a prospective employer that you are entrepreneurial... and no gap on your CV.
That said, most I have seen just don't show that they have finished at the previous company.
Independent consultant? For a few quid you could set up a company and then just close it when you get a new job. Would show a prospective employer that you are entrepreneurial... and no gap on your CV.
That said, most I have seen just don't show that they have finished at the previous company.
I come from a different and much more direct culture, so take it with a pinch of salt, but I always found it amusing to see people 'seeking new challenges/opportunities/etc.'
You're looking for a J-O-B - so why not be honest and just say it like it is? 'Currently job hunting', or even plain 'unemployed' is perfectly fine and nothing to be ashamed of. Personally, I've added 'job offers welcome' to my regular title, but there are many more ways to say you're unemployed and looking, without sounding like a corporate w
ker.
Unless it is a corporate wker job you're looking for... 
You're looking for a J-O-B - so why not be honest and just say it like it is? 'Currently job hunting', or even plain 'unemployed' is perfectly fine and nothing to be ashamed of. Personally, I've added 'job offers welcome' to my regular title, but there are many more ways to say you're unemployed and looking, without sounding like a corporate w
ker. Unless it is a corporate w
ker job you're looking for... Edited by Derish on Wednesday 4th May 11:10
I was recently forced out of my previous role (I did start a thread in here!) and I have a mortgage to pay. I didn't change my role title, but during my period of gardening leave I did post up an update saying I was looking for immediate work.
I had one immediate interview from a company I had contacts in and a lot of recruiter activity - much of it pointless, but some interviews via recruiters too.
It's worth doing, as above I don't think there's much stigma in it these days.
I had one immediate interview from a company I had contacts in and a lot of recruiter activity - much of it pointless, but some interviews via recruiters too.
It's worth doing, as above I don't think there's much stigma in it these days.
Good plan. I work contracts/consultancy and my 2 positions are "contracted to XYZ as a widget fettler" and "currently available for new assignments in widget fettling".
If you can get a glowing statement from someone at your last job it's a winner. Something better than "we got rid of this tosser because he's an absolute w**ker" is always good. Specifics like "delivered a programme of widget fettling that reduced widget rejections and rework by 80%" are good.
So I'd say "successfully completed my time at XYZ where I delivered all sorts of good things, now available for..." and that's that.
If you can get a glowing statement from someone at your last job it's a winner. Something better than "we got rid of this tosser because he's an absolute w**ker" is always good. Specifics like "delivered a programme of widget fettling that reduced widget rejections and rework by 80%" are good.
So I'd say "successfully completed my time at XYZ where I delivered all sorts of good things, now available for..." and that's that.
Don't say "gainful". And say seeking a position or opportunity, not "employment".
Wear your unemployment confidently, and you'll give off the impression that it's a temporary glitch and you're not concerned about your employability.
Also, you're "available immediately" which can be a selling point vs. the next candidate who has 3 months notice to give.
Good luck.
Wear your unemployment confidently, and you'll give off the impression that it's a temporary glitch and you're not concerned about your employability.
Also, you're "available immediately" which can be a selling point vs. the next candidate who has 3 months notice to give.
Good luck.
TartanPaint said:
And say seeking a position or opportunity, not "employment".
Wear your unemployment confidently, and you'll give off the impression that it's a temporary glitch and you're not concerned about your employability.
Also, you're "available immediately" which can be a selling point vs. the next candidate who has 3 months notice to give.
Good luck.
Two excellent points above.Wear your unemployment confidently, and you'll give off the impression that it's a temporary glitch and you're not concerned about your employability.
Also, you're "available immediately" which can be a selling point vs. the next candidate who has 3 months notice to give.
Good luck.
Someone I know recently parted company with his employer and has changed his LI profile to say "COO at Taking Time Out" (he was COO in his previous role).
Alternatively, something like "taking a well-earned sabbatical" - that's what I last used, and it was not only true but it led to someone contacting me and saying "let me know when you're ready to return to work, I may have something you'd be interested in". He did, and I was.
Alternatively, something like "taking a well-earned sabbatical" - that's what I last used, and it was not only true but it led to someone contacting me and saying "let me know when you're ready to return to work, I may have something you'd be interested in". He did, and I was.
CAPP0 said:
Someone I know recently parted company with his employer and has changed his LI profile to say "COO at Taking Time Out" (he was COO in his previous role).
I have a link on linkedin to a distant work colleague. He died a few years ago and rather than retire the profile, whoever had access to it changed his company to "Deceased".So every year I get a reminder "XXXX is celebrating 3 years at deceased. Say congrats."... etc...
As an aside, I don't know if it is the same in all industry's but I might put something in my Linked In profile to say I'm happily employed, because the amount of agencies who email job opportunities every other week is annoying! Of course, were I actually looking for new opportunities they would probably dry up :-)
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