 Hi guys, you are watching OxyVlogs. If this is your first time here and you would like to know more about life in Dubai, how to get a job here, don't forget to hit subscribe button and the notification icon so you will not miss my next video. We all know how difficult is to get a job in Dubai and I'm sure that you've sent hundreds of resumes but you haven't heard back from employers. So today let's talk about number one job search tool in Dubai which is called LinkedIn and how you can leverage this platform to get a job in this city. My first advice is to make sure that you have 100% complete profile. The more complete your LinkedIn profile the more chances that you will be found and contacted by employers. Imagine that your LinkedIn profile is your resume so you have to provide recruiters with the detailed information about your skills and experience. Write catchy headline and summary then you need to add professional photo because profiles with professional photo get 13 times more views. Then you need to list your skills and experience, education that demonstrates that recruiters should hire you. If you don't put all that information your profile will not be visible to the potential recruiters and companies and if you have a professional website or portfolio you should add the link to the profile as well. My advice number two make it easy for recruiters to find you. So there is a feature on LinkedIn which allows you to show recruiters that you are open to new opportunities. If you go to settings then choose privacy section and you will find this feature so you should enable it. Don't worry nobody will see it even your current employers will not be able to see it. It will be visible only to recruiters who use paid search platform. Recruiters use straightforward keywords to search for the right candidates in the right industry seeking the right jobs. So you should use the right keywords throughout your profile in order to be found by the recruiters. The first section which is very important is the headline. So there you can show the recruiters who you are, what you do and what job you are looking for. For example if you are marketing manager you should write in the headline marketing manager don't write something else. If you have relevant experience and you are looking for an engineer for example write engineer in the headline because when recruiter is looking for example for a marketing manager the right in the system marketing manager and some other keywords which are important for them and then all profiles that have those keywords will show up and it makes easier for the recruiters to find the right people. My next and very important advice is find and use connections. The more connections you have the more your chances to find someone who can help you to land the job. Employers look for referrals from their own employees when they want to fill their position and only after that they open it to public. So if you know someone from that company or your friend knows someone from that company they can refer you as a candidate and when you build your network your connections make sure that you connect to the right people. Don't waste your time, connect only to people from your industry or who can help you to land the job. Don't be afraid to ask present and past colleagues for recommendations and endorsements. If a job is listed on LinkedIn you can see how you are connected to the hiring manager and then you can request a LinkedIn recommendation from the person that works at the company. When you request the LinkedIn recommendation LinkedIn gives you a template that you can use to send a message to that person so you can customize it as well. You also can receive endorsements. The best way to receive it is to give some of them to your contacts first and then they will be more likely to give you endorsements in return. Recommendations and endorsements will give you more chances to stand out among other applicants and verify your skill set. Follow the profiles of the companies you like or where you want to work because then you can see when people leave or join the company when they post new jobs and if you have any connections with that company sometimes you have a friend who knows people at a certain company and it can help you to approach the hiring manager and get a job there. One of the most popular job search tools in LinkedIn is groups. These are communities where you can network with other like-minded people. Since you're looking for a job in Dubai I advise you to search and join two or three of the leading Dubai based recruitment groups. The most popular one is Dubai recruitment which has more than 100,000 members so you have quite a few people to connect with. It's very easy to join the group and start connect with people but make sure that you follow the policy of the group otherwise you can get just blocked. So guys as you see LinkedIn is a very powerful social media platform and that helps you to connect with the Dubai based employers and apply for jobs directly. Thank you for watching. If you find this video useful don't forget to hit the like button and if you have any questions leave them in the comments below. I will see you in the next video. Bye bye.