LinkedIn Job Hunting Hacks At Melbourne Career Expo

Topic: LinkedIn Job Hunting Hacks At Melbourne Career Expo
Date: Saturday 18 July 2026 10:30am – 11:30am
Organisation: Career Development Association of Australia CDAA
Address: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3006 Door 16
Event details: https://www.careerexpo.com.au
Program: https://www.careerexpo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-CDAA-Workshop-Schedule.pdf
Slides: Below and https://sueellson.com/wp-content/uploads/20260718-Melbourne-Career-Expo-LinkedIn-Job-Hunting-Hacks-Sue-Ellson.pdf
YouTube Video: Below and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ticl35Swn_Q
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Melbourne Career Expo LinkedIn Job Hunting Hacks By Sue Ellson Download

Brief Summary of Slides

LinkedIn Background

1. Started May 2003
2. Acquired by Microsoft June 2016
3. 1.3 billion+ Members in 200 countries
4. 17 million+ Members in Australia
5. 70 million+ Company Pages
6. 144,000+ School Pages
7. 42,000+ Skills listed
8. Used by recruiters and decision makers
9. Appear in Search and Generative AI results
10. Highly optimised for your name (people will search for you!)

Abide by the LinkedIn User Agreement
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement Section 8 Do’s and Don’ts (must read)

Reference: https://news.linkedin.com/about-us

Setup

Collect Your Statistics
Do Two Backups
Adjust Settings
Change Your LinkedIn Profile URL

Shine

Photo and Headline
Job Titles and Skills
About / Summary
Current Role
Experience
Education
Skills
Recommendations
Other Sections
Open to Work
Providing Services

Surprise

Set KPI’s
Networking
Referrals
Engagement
Posting

Professional Support

CDAA Member https://www.cdaa.org.au/CDAAWebsite/Web/About-Career-Development/Find-a-Career-Specialist-Landing.aspx
Pay by the Hour / Package
Work Skills different to Work Search Skills
Secure a more aligned and better payingrole faster and reuse work search skills in the future

Additional Resources

Skills to get a job not the same as the skills to do a job
Free careers quiz and job descriptions https://myfuture.edu.au/get-started
Finding a job guide https://www.vic.gov.au/finding-job
Career Development Association of Australia https://cdaa.org.au/CDAAWebsite/Web/About-Career-Development/Why-Seek-Career-Support.aspx
Employee Assistance Programs, Outplacement Services, Selected Recruiters, Education Providers, Local Community or Council Programs
Beware of advice from well-meaning friends, family and colleagues
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