By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter
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You’ve just been laid off in a reorganization and told not to show the job’s end date on LinkedIn. Is this professional advice or a risky move?
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The advice about not setting an end date is because the algorithm on LinkedIn doesn’t particularly like people who don’t have jobs. In fact, when search results appear, they tend to push those who don’t have jobs further into the results. This is stupid.
This isn’t fair. That’s it. They believe that their clients are paying them a lot of money to find people and they are selling LinkedIn recruiting tools. . . I don’t know what the price is now.
When I was still recruiting, a license cost $15,000. It’s probably over 20 now. If anyone knows, please tell me.
By the way, for those of you listed as LinkedIn users, I’ll find you in a second. For those who are out of work, I usually recommend not setting an end date until about three or four months have passed. This can buy you a little time.
If they show you on payroll but you don’t have to show up for work and they are still paying you, you don’t have to show an end date because you are still employed. So, all in all, algorithms are good for people who are still working. So if you have the ability to change that, or you’re doing consulting work and you can include it in your profile, add it in.
So, Frederick, this is not an easy answer for you. But the idea is that if you can prove your experience and you’re still working, that’s better than being unemployed. This is as stupid as they come.
I hope they change this. You can use a section like Career Breaks, which is now an option on LinkedIn. You can also add consultants during this time and write about the consulting work you have done.
This became a way to solve the problem of unemployment.
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About Big Game Hunter Jeff Altman
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