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Earlier this month, Linkedin released a suite of premium tools targeted to help job seekers.

What do they do?

Help job seekers stand out, making it easier to be noticed

• As a member of the premium account, you will be moved to the top of the hiring manager’s list as a “featured applicant” when you apply to jobs on LinkedIn
• When hiring managers log in to their LinkedIn accounts and view who’s applied for a job, “they’re highlighted and displayed in a more eye-catching way than a non-featured applicant
Communicate with hiring managers, even those outside their network
• The premium account also lets you to send InMail messages directly to hiring managers, even if they reside outside your network
Allow candidates to manage job search more efficiently
• Use the Profile Organizer, which lets you save profiles, add notes to the profiles and keep track of contacts from your job search.

But…

They are not free. They range from $20 – $50/month and for the serious job seeker, if used effectively, they can possibly help you stand out from the crowd.

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