Coffee & Careers: Job Seeker’s Toolkit

Your Job Seeker’s Toolkit is LinkedIn

This Coffee & Careers features practical tips and advice on everything LinkedIn. We took a deeper dive into this tool and explored how job seekers can use it to make a great impression. Ever wonder how recruiters and human resources find candidates on LinkedIn? What makes a profile “complete” and attractive to recruiters? Do hiring managers review candidates’ online presence?

Leis Vokes, Manager Talent Acquisition North America for HelloKindred, and Michelle Yelverton, Senior Recruiter for Aquent joined Cindi to discuss:

  • How to optimize your profile for a more successful job search
  • How to use LinkedIn to network and get noticed
  • How to promote yourself on LinkedIn
  • Mistakes not to make on LinkedIn

View the recording here!

More on Leis Vokes:

Leis Vokes is Manager of Talent Acquisition for HelloKindred leading a client-centric, customer service-focused recruiting team that supports North America and Europe. Here she helps source the best marketing and creative talent from around the world to augment clients’ global marketing and communication teams.

More on Michelle Yelverton:

Michelle is a motivated professional recruiter currently focused on placing Marketing, Creative, Digital and Communications professionals across all business categories. Her areas of expertise and strengths include recruiting, talent management, talent sourcing, interviewing, relationship-building, client relations, account management, problem solving.