LinkedIn can help you connect with professional contacts and potential employers. Learn how to set up a strong profile to show off your professional experience and skills and advance your job search.
If you're searching for a job, you may already know about LinkedIn, the free social media tool that's geared toward business and employment networking. Because about 85% of critical jobs are filled through networking, joining a platform like LinkedIn with its more than 500 million users makes sense for many people.
A good way to think about LinkedIn is as a community of people with whom you can connect through common interests. It's up to you how you participate. You can write a professional profile, post your resume and hope someone sees it and offers you a job. Or, you can increase your visibility by actively communicating through the LinkedIn tools. If you haven't already joined or would like some ideas on how to make the most of the features LinkedIn offers, we have a few tips that may help.
Before joining LinkedIn, make sure your resume is up to date. You'll need it as you start to fill in your LinkedIn profile.
Follow the Ticket to Work program!Once you set up your LinkedIn profile, you can follow the Ticket to Work page for updates on the Ticket program and resources for creating a strong resume, connecting with employers and requesting reasonable accommodations on your path to work. |
Now that you have completed your profile and gathered your network, it's time to plan how you'll use LinkedIn to find job leads, stay current with trends in your field and learn what your colleagues are doing. Our blog, Finding Work through LinkedIn, talks about how you can make LinkedIn work for you.
Social Security's Ticket program supports career development for people ages 18 through 64 who receive Social Security disability benefits (SSI or SSDI) and want to work. The Ticket program is free and voluntary. It helps people with disabilities move toward financial independence and connects them with the services and support they need to succeed in the workforce.
To learn more about the Ticket program, visit www.ssa.gov/work. You can also call the Ticket to Work Help Line at 866-968-7842 or 866-833-2967 (TTY) Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET. Ask a representative to send you a list of service providers or find providers on your own with the Ticket program Find Help tool.
Contact the Ticket to Work Help Line
Call 1-866-968-7842
1-866-833-2967 (TTY)
M-F 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. ET
Contact the Ticket to Work Help Line
Call 1-866-968-7842
1-866-833-2967 (TTY)
M-F 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. ET
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