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People You Need to Follow on LinkedIn if You Are Looking for a Job

Looking for a job is stressful for most people. Now even more with everything happening in the world, the competition for each opening is huge.

How do you stand out in the pool of thousands of job seekers? Are you using all the tools at your disposal or are you just shooting resumes blindly?

If you aren’t using LinkedIn yet in your job search, you are missing out a lot.

You are missing out on the opportunity to meet new people, learn from others, develop your network and potentially get to know people that work for companies that you are targeting.

Did you know that more than 50% of the job openings are filled via referrals?

If you haven’t yet started working on connecting with others on LinkedIn I strongly advise you to start with the following people:

Kirsty Bonner

Kirsty is a Career and Job Search Consultant providing invaluable advice for job seekers.

From job interview and job search tips, career change, and daily motivation, Kristy has helped people from all over the world in their careers.

Follow her to get tips on a daily basis and make sure you actually apply them as well, as she is an authority in this field and knows what recruiters and employers are looking for.

Check out her website as well here.

Brigette Hyacinth

Brigette is a best selling author and was named one of the top 100 HR influencers in 2018.

She is very active on LinkedIn, posting articles on company culture, employee-employer relationships and career advice on top of sharing positivity and motivational stories on a daily basis.

Her goal is to put the “human” back in “human resources” and she is succeeding at it. She is the author of The Ultimate Leader: Learning, Leading and Leaving a Legacy of Hope.

You have to follow her as she is such an inspiration, proving that anyone can become successful, regardless of their background, as long as they are motivated and willing to work hard for their dreams.

Liz Ryan

Liz is the Founder and CEO of Human Workplace and her career advice has helped numerous job seekers.

Asides from the job interview and job search tips that she is sharing on LinkedIn, she has created several courses and books that are a must if you are stuck in your career or having difficulties getting job interviews.

She is the author of Reinvention Roadmap: Break the Rules to Get the Job You Want and Career You Deserve

Liz has differentiated herself from other experts in the HR field by talking openly and helping job seekers find their voice, as opposed to learning a script that recruiters are fed up with hearing.

J.T. O’Donnell

J.T. is the Founder and CEO of Work It Daily, a private online coaching platform.

The free website provides tips on career, job search, interview, and resume, which J.T. also shares on LinkedIn, enabling job seekers to have access to invaluable free professional advice.

She is also a Career Counselor & Coach and Recruiter with massive experience, having helped thousands of people in their career, J.T. is definitely someone to follow if you are considering a career change or are chasing a new job.

Kristin Sherry

Kristin is the Founder of Virtus Career Consulting and the author of the bestselling book YouMap, in which she is helping students, employees, career changers and job seekers discover what is it that they do and enjoy best and align their life with it.

She is also actively sharing articles on career advice, fulfillment, leadership and job interview tips. Make sure to follow her for interesting career tips.

Hannah Morgan

Hannah is a Job Search Strategist and Career Coach, specialized in personal branding, proactive job search methodologies, interviewing best practices and building and nurturing a valuable network.

While the articles that she shares on LinkedIn are packed with great tips for job seekers, you can find many valuable resources on her blog, Career Sherpa, where you can also contact her directly.

John Marty

John is a Senior PM at Amazon, Career Coach, Public Speaker, and Content Creator. He shares tips on job interview techniques, job search and resume tips.

Apart from LinkedIn, he has two YouTube channels dedicated to helping others with career and personal development tips which you should definitely subscribe to if you are job hunting.

Zeta Yarwood

Zeta is the Middle East’s leading Executive Career Coach and NLP Life Coach. She has helped individuals all over the world to identify what they want in life and how to get it.

Her expertise will help you identify your passions, create an effective career development plan, make a successful career change, build your personal brand or simply overcome obstacles in your professional life.

She shares useful articles on her LinkedIn profile, where you can follow her and if you wish to book her career coaching services, you can do that here.

Biron Clark

Biron is an ex-recruiter having worked with hundreds of job seekers as well as many Fortune 500 companies.

He is now the founder of Career Sidekick a career blog providing advice about job search, resumes, LinkedIn and everything in between. Biron is extremely active on LinkedIn and provides quick and actionable tips on a daily basis.

If you are searching for a job, make sure to follow him as his tips are great.

Sarah Johnston

Sarah is a Career and Interview Coach, Executive Resume Writer and she’s also specialized in LinkedIn branding.

She is a former recruiter, having hundreds of interviews with job seekers under her belt, so she knows exactly what recruiters are looking for in a candidate.

While she has helped many C-level executives achieve their career goals, she is also working with fresh graduates and less experienced professionals. Follow her on LinkedIn for tips about resume writing, job search strategy, job interviews, or contact her directly here.

Kerri Twigg

Kerri is the LinkedIn Top Voice 2018, Career Coach, Job Search Strategist, and Certified Resume Strategist, helping people to use stories in order to land their ideal job.

Kerri’s unique approach to helping job seekers is what makes her stand out. She shares valuable insights on her LinkedIn profile and her blog, where you can also enroll in any of her many courses.

Ken Coleman

Ken is a Career Expert, best-selling author and national radio host of The Ken Coleman Show.

The Ken Coleman Show is a caller-driven career show that helps listeners who are stuck in a job they hate or searching for something more out of their career. Ken’s latest book, The Proximity Principle: The Proven Strategy That Will Lead to a Career You Love, provides a clear and simple plan to a completely innovative approach to finding a career you love.

While he provides career advice to his listeners, he also shares weekly articles switching careers, workplace and job search and daily tips about personal growth.

Kamara Toffolo

Kamara is a Resume Writer, LinkedIn Consultant, Job Search Strategist and Speaker, helping people land a job they’ll love.

She’s providing lots of useful tips about job search, LinkedIn branding and job interviews, sprinkled with humor.

Follow her for great tips if you are looking for a job, or even just to start your day with positive energy, which she’s spreading through all her posts.

Hannah Mason

Hannah Mason is a CV Writer, Interview Coach and LinkedIn Specialist.

As a former recruiter, Hannah now helps people land their dream job, and besides offers tons of invaluable content for job seekers on her LinkedIn page.

She’s truly passionate about helping others and besides her tips on job searching, interview preparation and resume writing, she is now also helping non-native English speakers succeed in the international job market.

Reno Perry

Reno Perry is specialized in helping people land jobs at top companies such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc.

He is the Co-Founder and Chief Talent Advisor of nexplay, a platform where early-mid career talent can book virtual coffee chats with insiders at top companies for 1:1 personalized career advice, interview prep, and referral opportunities to land their dream job.

Make sure to follow him for great career advice that anyone can use, regardless of the seniority level.

Oleg Vishnepolsky

Oleg is the Global CTO at Daily Mail Online and Metro.Co.Uk.

He is truly motivating through the articles that he is writing and he is known to help job seekers by liking or commenting on their resumes, enabling them to reach his audience of more than one million followers.

One of the reasons why so many people follow Oleg and appreciate his advice is because he is trying to change the mentality of employers by making them understand that each employee is different, with a different personality, skill set, goals, and the only way to have a successful business is by treating your employees with respect and appreciation.

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10 thoughts on “People You Need to Follow on LinkedIn if You Are Looking for a Job”

    • True, you either love or hate Gary, however, his tips are priceless. All the other people that I mentioned here are amazing at providing tips on a daily basis. Thanks for the comment, Rebecca

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    • I follow a lot of these people on LinkedIn myself! I try to keep current on job search strategies since I’m a resume writer my clients always ask about the best tips for applying to jobs.

      One note though, Corina—Sarah’s last name is actually Johnston, not Johnson! I didn’t notice the “t” myself until I heard her introduce herself in her new LinkedIn learning class about finding the hidden job market. She has such great advice through, and definitely worth being on this list!

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  1. Thank you for posting this. I have been struggling for the last year and a half, I have applied, had interviews and were passed over by others. This new information, I hope, will help me to find a career that is in line with what I want to do while sharing my knowledge and experiences with a company.

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    • Hang in there! And really make sure to follow these guys, they are extremely helpful. Also, be active on LinkedIn and engage with others. You will be shocked by the results :). Good luck!

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  2. I just came across this post on Pinterest today (9/22/2020) then went to LinkedIn to start following Kirsty Bonner and apparently she took her life about two weeks ago! So very, very sad. May she rest in peace.

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