10 LinkedIn practices that annoy recruiters

LinkedIn, the pro network par excellence. The place to be to keep abreast of professional news and stay open to opportunities. Unfortunately, too many mistakes spoil the fun of surfing. Top 10 flops never to reproduce on LinkedIn - or risk being excluded by your network, forever.

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1 - Dear network...

Stop! This is no longer possible.

Dear network, this is the most awkward entry in a few years. Dear network, it's LinkedIn's version of Facebook's "Bonjour à tous". Impersonal, which is addressed to everyone so fatally... The wrong person. Please, never use "dear network" again. Forget it!

- Speak directly to your target, you'll be all the more relevant.... -

2 - #Marseille #Commercial

#BadPractice. A job offer interests you, and to report it you comment by your city and position. Really? Do you think this is the best way to sell yourself? That a recruiter is going to give attentionto this type of comment?

#No.

- Use real sentences, and even better: express yourself properly either by e-mail, either by phone or by Linkedin private message. As mentioned on the ad finally.-

3 - Perfect copy

If you copy and paste your CV simply onto your LinkedIn news feed, you've got it all wrong. You've been labeled a pain in the ass and, frankly, a nerd.

- If you put your CV on Linkedin, make recruiters want to contact you. Indicate: your mobility, the type of position you're looking for, what you like..... This helps recruiters find you and therefore contact you. -

4 - Abusive notifications

Please, uncheck that damn notification box in your profile settings. Because flooding your network with notifications that you've been at so-and-so for 2 years, and that it's your professional anniversary.... Nobody's interested. Nobody really, sorry.

- Don't overdo the information, and get to the essential. -

5 - Life fighter

100 times I applied, but I never gave up... Blah, blah, blah...

OK Marcel, you've applied for a job 20 times and been told no, and you've overcame the rejections. Bravo, but we can't read this anymore. We've done it too, and we don't flaunt it. Rejections are part of everyone's professional life, and we're all over it. That's just the way it is.

- After 10 rejections on the same type of position, ask yourself the right questions, check your CV, maybe there's a mistake on it, also check the companies you're targeting to apply. We won't all be presidents of the republic in the next election... -

6 - 3615 je raconte Ma vie

Let's be clear. Professional social network: LinkedIn, personal social network: Facebook. Telling the whole story of your weekend at sea is on Facebook (and then some...). Thank you.

- As part of a professional goal, share relevant information like an article you liked, your participation in a trade show... -

7 - Seduction

In the same vein, LinkedIn isn't Tinder. Flirtatious flirting and contact requests, and more if affinity... Not possible.

- There really, we have no advice to give you, leave Linkedin as soon as possible.... -

8 - Identity

Doing without a photo is a fatal mistake. Images help create a bond and trust, otherwise you're suspect. Conversely, posting a photo that's too suggestive will be poorly perceived (unless you like finding yourself in the situation of point 7, obviously).

- Put up a nice professional photo, avoid photos cropped by the beach, in the evening, or at your sister's last wedding.... -

9 - Ghost functions

- Be concrete, a force of proposition -

10 - Frontal attack

- Take the time to make a personalized message, with the person's name, the position offered, the company... This will already show your motivation and your curiosity! -

You've been warned, here are the 10 flops never to be repeated on LinkedIn. We're counting on you to banish them forever, and use this social network to make it a true ally in your hectic professional life!