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Did you realize LinkedIn has a built-in marketing and search engine-friendly capability that is easy to use - and often overlooked? Well, neither do most job hunters. RELATED:6 Things Recruiters Want To See On Your LinkedIn Profile The best 120 characters of keyword optimization you can find for a job search, your LinkedIn Headline (or title) is a major piece of the puzzle that can help recruiters locate your skills. If you're one of the many that loaded up this field with your current job title (such as "Vice President of Operations" or "Sales Executive"), or worse yet, used it to declare your unemployed status, you're missing out on a great opportunity to market yourself! Instead, I recommend presenting your brand and goal in your LinkedIn Headline, using some self-promotion plus a label that gives you a fighting chance of being located by a keyword search. (What's that? You didn't realize that recruiters will look for you by keyword? That's a subject for another post.) Here are some LinkedIn Headline comparisons for your perusal, taken from actual profiles.