Would it be wise to advertise that I am on the market for a new role on LinkedIn knowing that I am connected with my company?

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October 18,2022 at 11:52PM UTC

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Would it be wise to advertise that I am on the market for a new role on LinkedIn knowing that I am connected with my company? My gut says no but my mind says why not.

I've recently decided that I'd like to move to the next level in my career. My current role is great but management is kind of blah but other than that I really like what I do and unfortunately there isn't much leg room for a promotion. I am connected to my company on Linkedin. would it be wise to advertise that I am open for work ?

Yay or nay?

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AnonymousOctober 19,2022 at 1:07AM UTC
Depends on what you decided you want the direction of your career to take. If you thought through this thoroughly and believe you exhausted your options on moving up where you are at to a point where your next step is to laser focus on applying for your next opportunity, then go ahead with the mindset of applying aggressively, methodically with laser focus in hopes to land it within 6 mths to a year, which is realistic. If you only plan to occasionally apply to jobs without dedicating time each week, then maybe not since it may take longer comparatively.
PatriciaOctober 19,2022 at 1:55AM UTC
Yes, but DON'T select “Share with all LinkedIn members.” Select ”Share with recruiters only.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthellmann/2020/07/20/job-seekers-be-careful-using-linkedins-new-open-to-work-feature/?sh=7b65322c6138
AnonymousOctober 19,2022 at 2:24PM UTC
Just keep in mind your company's recruiters can also see that.
KarenOctober 21,2022 at 1:00PM UTC
Before my husband left his past job he put an "open for work" on his profile picture. Even though he was connected with his company and others in his company none of the people even noticed. Ask yourself, "What would be the worst that could happen?" If you are ok with the worst that could happen, then you've answered your own question.