3 hacks to make your profile POP for recruiters

3 hacks to make your profile POP for recruiters 3 hacks to make your profile POP for recruiters Do you ever wonder why you aren’t getting contacted more often by recruiters? As the world’s largest professional network, LinkedIn connects employers with a huge amount of potential applicants. This doesn’t happen, however, if your profile doesn’t populate when recruiters conduct searches.Follow Ladders on Flipboard!Follow Ladders’ magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and more!Recruiters begin their searches for qualified candidates with 3 categories: job title, location and skills. They refine their searches with additional criteria, such as education, but all searches begin with these three categories. If you don’t populate in this initial search, you may miss out on an incredible opportunity.Here are 3 Hacks that will ensure your profile populates in a recruiter search:(I learned this by taking the Certified LinkedIn Recruiter Training at: https://certification.linkedin.com/1.  Job TitleRecruiters conduct key-word se arches for specific job titles to narrow down the field of potential candidates.  If your profile doesn’t have the job title listed, it won’t populate in their search.HACK:  Your LinkedIn headline  (what shows up under your name on your profile) doesn’t have to be about your current job, how artistic you are, or that you are looking for work. It needs to clearly state the positions for which you are looking and are qualified. Since you have up to 120 characters, it could have a couple job titles separated by a comma or like tactics, weapon handling, Afghanistan, and command. Take the time to review your desired fields and add the skills that are aligned with your desired career choice. It may hurt to remove the 99+ endorsements you have for command, but I can assure you that not many recruiters are conducting searches where command is a required qualification.Michael Quinn is a former Case Officer that decided to give up a “movie-worthy” career in order to become a leader and INSPIRE others to do more. His previous articles include:  What in the World is a Sergeant Major,  Veterans: How To Find A Job When You Transition, How This One Question Helps Build a Team, 3 Ways Executive Leaders Build a Team, Hunt the Good Stuff to Reduce Stress,  and  Why Motivation vs Inspiration Arguments are Just Plain Wrong!This article first appeared on Linkedin.