Does currently seeking new opportunities help or hurt your job search? If you’re active on LinkedIn, one of the things you’ve noticed is that (too) many job seekers (even TOP Executives!) constantly write on their LinkedIn profile headlines is “currently seeking new opportunities.” Ouch! Seeing this drives recruiters slightly nuts. You may be tempted to do it too, believing that it might help your job search. Don’t.How do you list seeking new opportunities on linkedin? In your company name field, you could use one of the following approaches: Beware of filling both company name and title fields in with ‘seeking new opportunities’. If you forget to amend your headline, LinkedIn would then autofill it with ‘seeking opportunities at seeking opportunities’ – not terribly inspiring.Should you say seeking new opportunities in your headline? There is plenty of evidence both in support of and in opposition to that notion, but regardless, it remains a commonly held view among recruiters. So making clear that you are actively looking for a new opportunity only does you harm. If your headline currently says ‘‘Seeking new opportunities” I would suggest changing it without delay.What does it mean to be currently seeking employment? "Currently seeking employment" is like a scarlet letter; it positions you as the victim of misfortune. Used this way, it also comes across as a sign of desperation. You are screaming, "I really need a job, fast!"
"Currently seeking employment" is like a scarlet letter; it positions you as the victim of misfortune. Used this way, it also comes across as a sign of desperation. You are screaming, "I really
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Answer (1 of 2): It’s not a good idea in my view. Firstly, that headline about you that people (like recruiters) see when your profile scrolls past in a long list of other profiles matters. It’s what grabs the attention, and persuades the viewer to pause a moment and look more carefully at the ca