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Aug 13, 2025 12 min

Open To Work on LinkedIn

from Swing That Gig! Hosted by Martin Lindeskog

In this episode of Swing that Gig, host Martin Lindeskog dives into the intricacies of using LinkedIn to enhance your job search strategy, particularly for freelancers and solopreneurs. Martin explores the effectiveness of the 'Open to Work' hashtag, the role of hashtags across various social platforms, and the challenges faced by those without a traditional employer on LinkedIn. He also touches on the potential for using LinkedIn's features, such as profile translations and professional networks, to maximize reach and engagement for greater career opportunities. How could you be open to work, and unemployable at the same time? Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Steven Bartlett's post on LinkedIn on having Reid Hoffman as a gust on his podcast, The Diary of a CEO. Reid Hoffman's appearance on DOAC Open To Work and Unemployable at the Same Time - Tea Party Media podcast Brian Clark's posts on CopyBlogger Brian Clark’s Career Advice for the Unemployable Possible podcast Six degrees of separation - Wikipedia VEO (Value Each Other) TANSTAAFL, There Ain't No Such Thing as a Free Lunch - The Library of Economics and Liberty LinkedIn Premium Scribd acquires presentation-sharing service SlideShare from LinkedIn - TechCrunch Visualize your LinkedIn network with InMaps Let recruiters know you’re Open to Work Why #OPENTOWORK on your public LinkedIn profile is a bad idea Episode 10 (12 minutes) was recorded with Alitu's recording feature. Martin did the editing and post-production with the podcast maker, Alitu. The transcript and chapters are generated by Alitu.

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  1. 0:01 Open to Work and Unemployed?: A Social Media Challenge
  2. 3:57 How many profiles could you have on LinkedIn?
  3. 7:41 A short introduction to LinkedIn

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