Set Your Open To Work Status
LinkedIn's Open to Work feature signals to recruiters that you are available. Profiles with Open to Work get significantly more recruiter outreach. Setting it up takes 5 minutes and can generate inbound opportunities while you sleep.
LinkedIn's Open to Work feature signals to recruiters that you are available. Profiles with Open to Work get significantly more recruiter outreach. Setting it up takes 5 minutes and can generate inbound opportunities while you sleep.
Complete these steps
Go to your profile Click your profile photo, click View Profile.
Click "Open to" Just below your name and headline you will see a button that says "Open to." Click it and select "Finding a new job."
Fill in the details
Job titles: Add 3-5 variations of your target role
Location: Add your city and select remote if open to it
Start date: "Immediately" if you are actively looking
Job types: Full-time, contract, part-time — select all that apply
Choose your visibility
"All LinkedIn members" — shows a green Open to Work frame on your photo. Visible to everyone including your current employer if you have one.
"Recruiters only" — only visible to recruiters using LinkedIn Recruiter. Better if you are currently employed and searching discreetly.
Click Add to profile and save
Tips for success
If you are currently employed choose Recruiters Only to keep your search private
If you are not currently employed choose All LinkedIn Members — the green frame increases profile views significantly
Update your target job titles to match exactly what recruiters search for