The Dream Job System Podcast

How To Hack Your LinkedIn Skills For More Profile Views | Ep #822

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Apr 1, 2026
A tactical walk-through of turning LinkedIn into a recruiter magnet. Practical tips for mining job descriptions and extracting the best keywords. Step-by-step advice on adding targeted skills and building an endorsement group to boost profile visibility.
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INSIGHT

LinkedIn Is A Recruitment Search Engine

  • LinkedIn functions as a recruitment search engine with a ranking algorithm that scrapes profile data to match queries.
  • Austin Belcak explains LinkedIn indexes headlines, about, roles, skills, endorsements, and recommendations to determine relevance.
INSIGHT

Skills And Endorsements Drive Ranking

  • The skills and endorsements section strongly influences LinkedIn's search ranking and can move you up results pages.
  • Austin gives a simplified example showing profiles with more endorsements for a skill rank higher than those with fewer.
ADVICE

Collect 20 To 30 Job Descriptions

  • Do collect 20–30 job descriptions for your target role and paste them into a document to extract common keywords.
  • Austin instructs to use filters (location, companies) and compile many JD samples to create a representative keyword set.
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