13 LINKEDIN SETTINGS

YOU MUST OPTIMIZE TO

AVOID BEING FILTERED
OUT OF THE RESUME PILE
Compiled by Jordan Carroll, aka The Remote Job Coach

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OVERVIEW
LinkedIn is your most valuable tool in your remote job search. It's where you can find
jobs, network, create content, engage, and show off your experience. Your LinkedIn is
your ‘landing page’ for employers, potential collaborators, and recruiters, and it's no
secret: they are all looking at it! Along with a complete profile, it's important to
optimize specific parts of your settings so you avoid being filtered out when
applying. These hacks, while small, can be the difference between you getting
noticed and getting ignored. Use this PDF as a guide of settings you can immediately
change to increase your chances of success in your search. Disclaimer: LinkedIn
changes their user experience frequently. If something doesn't look the same as the
picture, they may have changed the setting or it may be in a different area.

THE REMOTE JOB COACH

My name is Jordan Carroll, aka The Remote Job Coach. I've worked over 5 years
remotely in the US and while traveling internationally. I've worked for a Fortune 50
company, start-ups, and my own businesses remote. I've lived in over 15 countries on
5 continents in the past two years and I'm a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. I
create content, courses, and coaching programs to help high performers learn a
process to land legitimate remote jobs and gain freedom and flexibility in their lives.
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1. LET RECRUITERS KNOW

YOU'RE OPEN

Click on your picture in the upper

right hand on your feed page.
Click on "View Profile." Under
your headline and location
information you have the ability
to change the option that shows
recruiters you're open to job
opportunities. You have the
option to only show recruiters
(recommended) or all LinkedIn
members.

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2. FILL OUT SPECIFIC JOB

TITLES
After you toggle your job
preferences to show open to
recruiters, you want to be make
sure you fill out the EXACT roles
you're open to. This is important
that you're highly targeted.

After you toggle your job

3. START DATES preferences to show open to
recruiters, you want to be make
sure you fill out the EXACT roles
you're open to. This is important
that you're highly targeted. You
can also specify your start date
preferences, basically if you're
actively seeking a new position,
or passively browsing.

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4. OPEN TO WORKING
REMOTELY

Make sure to specify the

different types of work you're
open to, whether full time,
contract, part time, internship,
temporary. And if it's not
obvious enough, check the
"Remote" box :)

5. RECRUITER JOB ALERTS

When you click on the

"Me" in the upper right
corner you'll have the
option of choosing
"Settings and Privacy."
Go to "Job Seeking
Preferences" and make
sure you "Signal your
interest to recruiters at
companies you have
created job alerts for" is
toggled Yes.

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6. SHARE YOUR PROFILE

WHEN APPLYING

In the same job seeking

preferences menu make
sure you toggle Yes for
"sharing your profile
when you click apply."

7. ADD DIFFERENT RESUMES

FOR DIFFERENT ROLES

Then click "Job Application Settings" and

upload a different resume for each type of
role you're going for. Remember, the resumes
need to be titled differently so you remember
which is which!

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8. UPDATE YOUR CONTACT

AND SAVE YOUR ANSWERS

You'll also see an option to update your contact info and save
application answers. Make sure you use your best email and then
toggle the answer saving to Yes.

9.FILTER BY JOBS BY
REMOTE/WORK FROM HOME

Now click on the "Jobs" menu on the upper right. When

you start searching for remote roles on LinkedIn you can
specify "Remote" or "Work From Home" in the location bar.
Note that LinkedIn switches terminology sometimes.

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10. USE FILTERS, JOB ALERTS,

SAVE LISTINGS

When you're in the "Jobs" section of LinkedIn searching for

remote jobs you can use other filters (depending on if you're
premium or free version), create job alerts to send to your email
and save specific listings for later.

Filters: Different specific ways to categorize the sorting of the

jobs that are displayed.

Job Alerts: Notifications sent to your LinkedIn profile or email

based on your preferences.

Saving Listings: LinkedIn will keep a list of the jobs you save as
you can see below, along with applied jobs and job alerts.

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11. MAKE SURE YOUR SKILLS

MATCH THE JOB LISTING

Job postings have a list of skills

required for job applicants. If you
apply for that job, one factor taken
into account is how well you match the
skills of that listing. So, before you
apply to any job, make sure you add
any missing skills to your LinkedIn
profile on that listing (without lying).
To add a skill just go to your profile,
scroll down and press "Add a new
skill" in the "Skills and Endorsements"
section. You will show up in a different
filter to recruiters depending on how
well you match, so this is crucial!

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12. FOLLOW THE COMPANY

PAGE

Always follow the company pages for the roles you're targeting.
They can tell how long you've been following, as well, so it's a
good idea to follow many remote companies in the niche you're
interested. You can find more similar companies to those you like
by looking at the "Similar pages" column on the right side of any
company page.

13. ALWAYS RESPOND TO

RECRUITERS

If a recruiter ever reaches out to you for a role, ALWAYS

respond. It's your chance to build a relationship, even if
it's not the right fit for you, plus it signals LinkedIn's
algorithm that you are responsive to job inquiries.

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