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Weekly Wins
@Nigel Grace received positive feedback on his LinkedIn content from @Sean Renahan If you need a framework for content, here's one; Value - Nigel has done some great videos explaining NoteBook LM Credible - Nigel explains about Power BI - LOTS! :-) Entertaining - he's going on a road trip in the summer Entertaining post do better on Monday, Value on a Wednesday and Credible on a Friday. @Sheree Manning + @Simon Coultas completed their first week as CFOs. Hope the week went well. @Lorraine Parkinson has a second stage interview next week for her ideal job. And the great thing here is that her content allowed me to share her ideal job which I saw when scrolling through LinkedIn: Transformation + Planes + Wales. Super-niche but niche sticks. Good luck Lorraine! I've been invited to host a virtual FCMA Breakfast on Recruitment at the end of March. Content under production. Nigel also show how $h1te my attempt at a 'LinkedIn carousel' was and has created a template. Thank you Nigel and I'm probably still going to need your help 121 in a couple of weeks. Anything else I've missed please add below. We're now over at 57 members. If you want to invite any people from your finance network who would benefit from this platform, please share this link. https://www.skool.com/linkedin-profile-2728/about I'm on half term next week so if I don't see you at 3pm today, I'll see you in a week or so!
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'Open to Work' to recruiters
If you've ever wondered why you get a number of in-bound messages after putting on your open to work to recruiters (behind the scenes), this is an example email I received for a saved 'candidate'. And this supports why LinkedIn suggest being open to work will drive more in-bound activity. See image below.
'Open to Work' to recruiters
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@Lorraine Parkinson it's a great question and whilst there could be marginal gain from doing so, I don't think the effort would be worth the reward in my professional opinion.
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@Stephen Owen you're exactly right. If you want some statistics, LinkedIn suggest that people who use OTW for recruiters will receive an uplift of ~20% and those who put the green banner will receive an extra ~20% (so ~40% in total). If I were looking for a job and were not employed, I would switch it on. Why? Because you never know if an ex-colleague or somebody in your network can help and when you like or comment, it becomes more visible - see image below. Also as a recruiters, and if I were lazy, which I am not but many are, using the Recruiter Licence you can filter on only those "open to work" which being honest will bring back both scenarios BUT if the mandate is, ASAP / immediate start etc, your situation may be the defining point in a market where there are more candidates than jobs. Hope this helps.
Helping Your Network
If there’s anyone else who would benefit from this community, feel free to invite them using the link below: https://www.skool.com/linkedin-profile-2728/about
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Your Wins!
I've come to the realisation that nobody in finance likes 'self promotion' 🤣 Therefore I'm going to call out some wins I know: 1. Founding member @Mick Holton has just landed an Interim CFO gig 🄳 The Wolf 🐺 is back in business. 2. One of our 1st member's @Simon Coultas has landed a three month Interim CFO gig 🄳 starting on Monday! Absolutely delighted for Simon as his journey has been too long for somebody so great. 3. @Nigel Grace landed a short-term assignment with a previous employer 🄳 and highlights why it's important to stay visible on LinkedIn and to use your previous employers and contacts for jobs 4. @Nigel Grace content compliments from @Sean Renahan who is a new member and Nigel is smashing his content creation using a VCE model; Value, Credibility and Entertainment. 5. @Sean Renahan has completed 80% of his profile and is one page one out of ~3,500 FD's (~140 pages) with PE experience and in manufacturing. @Sean Renahan was invisible before when using some filters. 6. @Lorraine Parkinson love for planes, transformation and Wales could all be coming true! After I saw a dream job for Lorraine, I name tagged her and she's had the 1st interview. Good job I ignored the "agencies please pi$$ off" message 🤭 7. @Rachel Daly continues to inspire and motivate finance people all over the World šŸ—ŗļø to post content on LinkedIn. If you're not sure where to start with content, please speak to @Rachel Daly , @Nigel Grace or myself. 8. @Nikesh Davda has a permanent CFO role in Healthcare in his sights! 9. @Stelios Vassileou and @Patrick Southey are working like Ninja's behind the scenes. 10. @Chris Brayshaw who only joined today has removed some low hanging fruit in minutes and has a very nice banner setting the professional tone from the top. 11. @Jonny Shonn after his month in South America is back and his profile has also removed some obvious issues... And moving forward with a blended approach to job hunting; LinkedIn | Headhunters | Pro-active outreach.
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@Claudia Munn pleasure.
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@Paul Lewis absolutely. There’s many wins across the board which is excellent. And many more to come!
SSI Index Scores
Is anyone else seeing an improvement in their LinkedIn SSI score after following the advice here? Mine has improved from 50 to 55 (from top 6% in industry to top 2%) in the last month. Thanks again @David Stevens
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@Nigel Grace top job! And remember: V=Visibility āœ… I=Impact āœ… A=Awareness āœ… (your top 2%)
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@Andy Russell that’s fantastic and 57% for a CFO is pretty spectacular. Well done!
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David Stevens
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@david-stevens-2266
Accountant turned finance headhunter! Enjoying the challenges of recruitment and keen to help other people navigate the modern world of recruitment.

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