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If you've not used LinkedIn in your freight broker job hunting activities yet, now is the perfect time to exploit this social networking site to the fullest. In 2011, one in 6 folk got hired using social media and LinkedIn was one of the sites that yielded top results.

Here's how you can maximize the power of LinkedIn's professional connections to find work as a freight broker.

Make your profile stick.

A significant percentage of profiles on LinkedIn are unfinished and do not contain enough for hiring managers to work on. When creating your own LinkedIn profile, ensure that you're using words that freight brokers normally use. Put them in strategic positions in your LinkedIn resume, particularly on your description and outline sections, to facilitate you getting found on searches.

LinkedIn's Job Search is a forceful tool in finding broker roles near you.

Look for freight broker jobs with LinkedIn's Job Search tool. You can narrow down results further by drilling down to the corporations, relations or locations level. If there aren't any openings on LinkedIn, the tool connects to SimplyHired to broaden your search.

Use "Companies in your network" in the results page of your job search for more leads.

The Job Search results page automatically publishes firms that might be in your connections ' networks up to the 3rd level. That could be a big well of possibilities for roles you otherwise won't find in a normal job search.

Ask contacts to point you to jobs.

Everyone is on LinkedIn for professional reasons - to show their smarts, tout their professional connections, or find work. Asking your connections to aid in finding openings is standard on the site so don't be shy. Your connections have valuable contacts that may be a treasure-trove of leads to broker jobs.

Ask for suggestions from other freight brokers or industry execs you have worked with.

LinkedIn's Suggestions tool lets previous comrades write a short summary of your good points as a worker or work mate. Published on your profile, companies prowling for freight brokers will definitely find this an advantage to your hiring potential.

Build your network of contacts.

Find former and current colleagues, classmates from freight broker training, and other contacts by doing a name or company search and add them to your contacts. You can also hook up with other freight brokers and industry professionals you may not know. The important thing to remember is that you are on LinkedIn to provide assistance , not to take advantage of others. Good manners attract connections; spamming and stalking turn them away. Keep this under consideration and you'll perform well in growing your network on LinkedIn.

Frequently check firms you follow for updates.

LinkedIn has a lot of firms in their database. Find corporations in your industry and begin to follow them for updates on their hiring activities. A good and is that you'll learn more about the firm you'd like to work for. Come hiring time, this data could translate to you besting other applicants for limited broker jobs.

Actively participate in LinkedIn Groups.

The Groups feature in LinkedIn permits you to connect with other freight brokers and industry pros. Ensure you become involved in the talks, lend some help to other members, and sometimes share your skills. As you do, you're building a positive reputation among the members, that may open the doors for you to job opportunities for freight brokers.

Follow leads from LinkedIn's Company Revelations.

Insights gives you a quick glance into the links of workers in the company, which lead to other firms, often in the same industry. Follow these other firms as well since they may yield roles otherwise not advertized.

Using LinkedIn to search for freight broker jobs makes job-hunting extremely easy. Pick a technique or two - or all nine listed here - and you'll find that when you get the job, LinkedIn's also a powerful tool in finding good paying jobs.