Finding a Job with LinkedIn

Stefanie I Updated: April 6, 2025

Category
Business English, Free Lessons, Speaking Lessons, English for HR

Topic
Work, Human Resources, Recruitment

Media
Video

Level
B2 Upper-Intermediate, C1 Advanced

Grammar
Mixed Grammar

Focus
Speaking, Vocabulary, Listening

Lesson ID
B2C1.B-23

Lesson Time
30 minutes

Lesson Overview

How can you get your foot in the door? In this lesson, students will discuss job recruitment and unusual ways of finding a job. The lesson features a video about using LinkedIn to land a job. Students will learn and practice relevant vocabulary and idioms related to the topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets developed for both adult and teenage learners, ensuring a practical and interactive learning experience.

Lesson Objectives

Listening: Students will watch and listen to a video about using LinkedIn to find a job, learning effective strategies for job hunting online. This will help them understand how to use social media platforms for professional advancement.

Speaking: They will share their experiences or thoughts about job hunting, especially using LinkedIn or similar platforms. They'll discuss the benefits and challenges of online job searches, using new vocabulary learned from the lesson.

Vocabulary: Key terms related to job recruitment and online job searching platforms, such as "recruiter," "resume," "stand out," "go to great length," and "networking," will be introduced and practiced.

Homework: Learners will be tasked with creating or updating their LinkedIn profiles, applying tips from the video. They might also conduct a mock outreach to a recruiter for a job they're interested in, using the newly learned vocabulary and strategies. This practical application aims to enhance their digital literacy and language skills in a professional context.

Video

                                                Have you ever messaged a recruiter while applying for jobs? What are the best techniques to use when submitting your resume? Watch this video to learn about how you can use LinkedIn to land your dream job.
												
                                            

Video Transcript

So I'm logged into my completely anonymous account here, and I'm gonna show you the very first tip, which is, you shouldn't be just applying to a position, you should be actually reaching out to the recruiter. And I'm going to show you exactly how to do that. So the first thing that we have to do is actually find a job that you want to apply to. So let's go to the job section right over here. And let's search for data analyst. And let's do that in let's do Chicago, because why not? So it's going to search for data analyst positions in Chicago. We have one right here, let's see what it looks like. Because, you know, I don't want to apply to jobs that I'm not extremely qualified for. So this is a job that I want to apply for. And before I actually go and apply to the job, I want to see if I can reach out to a recruiter and talk to them beforehand. So let me show you how to do that. So what we're going to do is actually click on the company right here, and it's going to take us to basically their LinkedIn profile page for their entire company. And we're gonna scroll down, we're gonna go over to people. And then we're going to search for recruiter. So if we scroll down all the way to the bottom, we can see that there are recruiters that actually work in house for this company. And so now it'd be a time where I actually reach out to some of these recruiters and I say, Hey, I see a job that I really like, I think I'm really qualified for it. And I would love to talk more about it with you, you can ask them things about the job to make sure that is a good fit for you. And then I highly recommend you asking them what they think is the best way to apply for this job to make sure that your resume gets noticed and you get an interview. Since they are a recruiter who works at this company, they may be the one who's actually going to be looking at these resumes. And so they may give you a tip on the best way to actually apply. They may also just ask you to send them your resume directly is that they can look at it or maybe later on down the line. This actually is a person who's reviewing resumes and so if they come across your resume, they may be able to put a face to the name and that may give you bonus points.

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

get one’s foot in the door [idiom]: to enter a business or organization at a low level, but with a chance of being more successful in the future

recruitment [noun]: the process of actively seeking out, finding and hiring candidates for a specific position or job

land a job [idiom]: get a job, especially unexpectedly

tailor [verb]: make or adapt for a particular purpose or person

good fit [noun phrase]: to be perfect or qualified (for the job); to meet the requirements (for the job)

recruiter [noun]: a professional responsible for finding potential employees for the company they are employed by

undermine [verb]: to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually

stand out [phrasal verb]: to be very noticeable

go to great lengths [idiom]: to use a lot of effort to get or achieve something

give one’s all [idiom]: make the maximum effort possible

put gloss on [idiom]: to emphasize the good parts of something that has been done, especially those that are to your advantage, and to avoid the bad parts

take a chance [idiom]: behave in a way that leaves one vulnerable to danger or failure; put one's trust in (something or someone) knowing that it may not be safe or certain

toe the line [idiom]: accept the authority, policies, or principles of a particular group, especially unwillingly

put all one’s egg in one basket [idiom]: to depend for your success on a single person or plan of action

go the extra mile [idiom]: make a special effort to achieve something