Create a quality job post ↓
Steps to target the best candidates
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Everything you need to know
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Quick tips for increasing reach
A LinkedIn Job Post needs key pieces of information in order to be promoted to relevant candidates. Follow these five steps to ensure LinkedIn can target the best candidates.
Step #1 Associate a LinkedIn Page with your job post. Job posts with LinkedIn Pages get 47% more applicants on average.
Step #2 Choose a standardized job title to target the right candidates. We recommend using one from our suggested dropdown menu.
Step #3 Write a powerful job description. Use our autofill feature or explore our job description templates for inspiration.
Step #4 Add skill keywords to make your job more visible to the right candidates.
Step #5 Choose a minimum of four screening questions to narrow your targeting. Job posters who use screening questions are 11.5% more likely to find a hire.
Step #6 Post your job using the #Hiring photo frame. This will boost the visibility of your job post and add you to Meet the Hiring Team, so candidates can learn more.
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Understand LinkedIn Jobs pricing.
Learn everything from what happens when your job is promoted to the cost of posting a job on our dedicated pricing page.
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Now that you’ve created a quality job post, here’s what else you can do to show up in more searches and attract the most qualified applicants.
Tip #1 Add salary and benefits information to attract the right type of applicants.
Tip #2 Share your job post with your network and add the job post to your LinkedIn Profile along with the #Hiring photo frame to boost visibility.
Tip #3 Get your hiring team to add the #Hiring photo frame to expand job reach and add them to Meet the Hiring Team on the job description.
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