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The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search

Episode 8: Positioning yourself online

In the eighth podcast of The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search series, host Simon Gray, FCA, advises on how you can use LinkedIn to access the ‘hidden’ job market.
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To create the ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search, ICAEW worked with Simon Gray, author of ‘Super Secrets of Successful Executive Job Search’ and founder of Career Codex, in addition to experts from across the recruitment and business world to share their knowledge of how to find and secure the job you want.

Launched in 2003 as a professional networking platform, LinkedIn has been adopted by employers and recruiters alike as a primary and cost-effective tool to research, identify and source individuals with the right skills and experience for their business or their client’s businesses.

In Episode 8, ‘Positioning yourself online’, Gray describes the opportunities LinkedIn provides to not only showcase your skills and experience, but to make connections with the right people. He offers his top tips on ensuring your profile is promoting you effectively and on how you can use LinkedIn to proactively engage with key players in the job market.

In this podcast Gray is joined by:

  • Sally Adams, Acting Chief Financial Officer at Electrocomponents Plc;
  • Andrew Clark, Finance Director at Costa Enterprises; and
  • Jonathan Firth, Managing Director Michael Page Finance.
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To create the ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search, ICAEW worked with Simon Gray, author of ‘Super Secrets of Successful Executive Job Search’ and founder of Career Codex, in addition to experts from across the recruitment and business world to share their knowledge of how to find and secure the job you want.

Launched in 2003 as a professional networking platform, LinkedIn has been adopted by employers and recruiters alike as a primary and cost-effective tool to research, identify and source individuals with the right skills and experience for their business or their client’s businesses.

In Episode 8, ‘Positioning yourself online’, Gray describes the opportunities LinkedIn provides to not only showcase your skills and experience, but to make connections with the right people. He offers his top tips on ensuring your profile is promoting you effectively and on how you can use LinkedIn to proactively engage with key players in the job market.

In this podcast Gray is joined by:

  • Sally Adams, Acting Chief Financial Officer at Electrocomponents Plc;
  • Andrew Clark, Finance Director at Costa Enterprises; and
  • Jonathan Firth, Managing Director Michael Page Finance.

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