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Looking for a new job is a job in itself. From finding the perfect role to apply to, to acing the interview, you need to do a lot of prep work to maximize your chances of landing the role. On Wednesday, LinkedIn introduced new AI tools to make the job-search process more intuitive and easier to navigate. The best tools are highlighted below — and you won’t want to skip them.
AI-Powered Search
The first step in the job-search process is finding openings that fit your expertise and expectations. Typically, this process starts with a keyword search for the kind of opening you want. To refine your results, you would likely toggle on a few filters to narrow down location, place, educational background, and more. Now, you don’t have to.
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AI-Powered Search allows users to type into the job search bar using natural language. For example, instead of having to type in “AI Editor” as a job, which typically leaves out adjacent roles such as writer and reporter, I was able to type in “Role that involves writing about AI at the senior level based in the New York City area,” and received instant, filtered results:
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Some of these roles wouldn’t have come up with a traditional keyword search, such as “Senior Industry Thought Leadership Lead.” Because of my wording, which used the term “writing” instead of “reporting,” the results showed me a ton of roles I may not have known I was a good fit for otherwise, but that do align with my interests and experience.
There are also more adventurous searches, such as LinkedIn’s example: “I want to use my brand marketing skills to help cure cancer.” Although it may seem like there is limited overlap, LinkedIn search results found marketing roles at hospitals where the job searcher could apply their skills for a purpose that aligns more closely with their goal:
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The possibilities are endless, as you can search for roles in specific industries, skillsets, locations, interests, and more. Ultimately, this approach allows job seekers to find more jobs that may be a good match. I have been covering LinkedIn’s AI feature additions for a while, and this tool seems to be one of the most impactful and exciting yet.
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Personalized AI Coaching
Face-to-face interactions are pivotal to career growth, from interviews to salary negotiations to promotion requests. To help users prepare, LinkedIn Learning’s expanded AI-powered coaching feature allows LinkedIn Premium subscribers to engage in mock conversations with AI about topics of interest.
Many AI tools on the market can converse with users, such as ChatGPT Advanced Voice, Gemini Live, and Copilot Voice. The LinkedIn experience is different because you get actionable feedback based on the company’s insights. Users even get LinkedIn Learning course suggestions to help them work on their skills for the future.
Improved Insights
When clicking on a job, users will find the new and improved job match feature, which provides insights into the user’s compatibility with the job role to give them a real idea of how likely they are to succeed.
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LinkedIn says premium subscribers have access to more insights, including job match ratings and suggestions for how to stand out. New hiring insights are available for every job to show verifications, response times, and whether companies are actively reviewing candidates.
Free courses
Beyond being a networking platform, LinkedIn is a great learning platform with a robust course offering. LinkedIn Learning offers 1,500 courses on AI alone, and the organization is making the top 10 most popular AI courses free to all users through the end of May. Recent grads will also have access to essential job-seeking courses for free through June 30.
