Finding Jobs using Linkedin

It’s helpful and great to read posts about articleship from people who are doing articleship in various firms, but as a job seeker, I did understand a few things after going through the process and talking to various people on LinkedIn. I hope it is useful to you as well:

1. Prepare a good resume with proofreading and have it reviewed by some of your friends or people in the industry. Everyone will try to give you different perspectives on it, but you should be the one to decide which changes to keep and which to forego because only you can highlight your strengths and get an opportunity. Don’t include a photo or any personal information apart from your birthday, phone number, email address, links, and gender. (1-page format is usually preferred)
2. Applying pre-results or post-results is a big problem for everyone. Some companies will have their openings pre-results here, depending on different locations and departments. For example, one company in Pune may have pre-results openings, whereas another company in Mumbai may have post-results openings. So, this is similar to a query that you must confirm from articles/HR for the respective role and location.
3. Connect with people on LinkedIn, but don’t try to break the hierarchy by connecting with partners and directors directly. For the time being, it is best to connect with articles and HR to discuss your questions, vacancies, and work culture. They are aware of the current situation because they’ve been with the company for 1–3 years.
4. When making connections, avoid asking for referrals abruptly or using slang language, as no response will be received in most cases. It should be formatted properly, just like a formal email or letter. Also, try to end with good and wise words (not buttering), which will make the other person want to talk to you again in the future. Because only clarity, honesty, and good ethics can sustain relationships. Instead of looking only for referrals, try to make connections that will help you later with jobs, work-related queries, and etc, as you will all be in the same industry.
5. Try to apply only for roles which you are interested in and not to go by brand name which being new we tend to apply for.
6. Follow up on your applications on a weekly basis so you know where you stand in the process. We usually skip this step, hoping that HR/articles will just message you when it’s your turn.

Note: Some of these points may sound familiar, but they are my takeaways from recent mistakes I made. The points made above are my own and may differ from those of others.

Would like to know your experiences/suggestions on same.