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LinkedIn Jobs in Canada: Filters, Job Alerts and Easy Apply
How job seekers in Canada can use LinkedIn Jobs, from building a simple profile to using the Easy Apply, experience level and under 10 applicants filters and setting job alerts.
LinkedIn is best known as a professional networking site, but its job search is also a practical tool for people looking for steady work in Canada. Large logistics firms, retailers, banks, telecom companies and health organizations post there, and your profile does double duty as an online résumé that recruiters can find.
What LinkedIn Jobs is
LinkedIn Jobs is the job search section of LinkedIn. You can browse jobs without an account, but signing in lets you apply, save searches and set up job alerts. A basic account is free. Your profile should include your work history, skills, any licences or certificates and the city where you want to work.
Who it suits
LinkedIn suits job seekers aiming for jobs with larger employers, supervisory roles, office and administrative work, and customer service positions, including remote ones. It is also useful for people with little experience: the experience level filter makes it easier to find entry-level and internship postings. If you are looking for very local hourly work, use LinkedIn alongside Job Bank and Indeed rather than on its own.
How to search well
Type a job title and a location, then use the filters LinkedIn describes in its help centre:
- Date posted: results show any time by default, so narrow it to recent postings.
- Easy Apply: jobs you can apply for directly on LinkedIn.
- Experience level: pick entry level or internship if you are starting out.
- Employment type: full-time, part-time, contract, internship or volunteer.
- Company: follow particular employers you would like to work for.
- Under 10 applicants: jobs that currently have fewer than 10 applicants, a good way to be early.
- In your network: jobs at companies where you know people.
Search for several versions of the job title, such as "customer service representative", "customer care agent" and "call centre agent", because employers use different names.
Set up job alerts
On a computer, run your search and turn on the job alert toggle at the bottom of the results; select Manage alerts to choose how often you hear about new jobs and how you are notified. On the mobile app, turning on the toggle creates a daily alert with email and LinkedIn notifications. LinkedIn's help page says you can have up to 20 alerts at once, so make one for each job title and city you care about.
How to apply
With Easy Apply you send your profile and résumé in a few steps. Other postings send you to the employer's site. Before applying, read the full description, match your résumé to the requirements and add a two or three sentence note if there is a space for one. After applying, follow the company page so you see its new postings. If you do not hear back within a couple of weeks, it is fine to send a short, polite message to the recruiter named on the posting, if there is one, to confirm your interest.
Stay safe
Fake recruiters use LinkedIn too. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre warns about job offers you never applied for, recruiters with web-based email addresses, requests to download software, and anyone asking you to send deposits or pay fees for a job. Never pay a fee to apply. Check the job on the employer's official careers page, keep conversations on official channels, and do not share your Social Insurance Number or banking information until you have a real, written offer.
Frequently asked questions
Is LinkedIn only for office jobs?
No. Many logistics, retail, health care and customer service employers post on LinkedIn, although hourly jobs are often also on Job Bank and Indeed.
What does the Easy Apply filter do?
It shows only jobs where you can apply directly on LinkedIn, usually with your profile and a résumé, instead of being sent to another website.
How many job alerts can I have?
LinkedIn allows up to 20 job alerts at once. On mobile, a new alert defaults to daily emails and LinkedIn notifications.
A recruiter on LinkedIn asked me to pay for training. Is that normal?
No. Never pay a fee to apply or to be trained for a job. Treat any request for money as a red flag and report the message.
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