LinkedIn introduced its newest ability for its user to use the social network search for jobs through its mobile apps.
Applying without resumes is a thrilling development for LinkedIn. A mobile product manager, Vaibhav Goel, said in TechCrunch that one of the downsides of applying for jobs through the mobile devices is the need to upload and edit resumes on a small screen. Therefore, LinkedIn will somewhat do the job for you. It has paved a way for users to utilize the profile they have on LinkedIn itself to serve as their resume. And more importantly, LinkedIn raises its own profile as a storage area of user’s information.
In a short span of time, jobs have proven to be a popular feature of the app, which underwent a major upgrade in April. Existing Job feature on the app allows you to browse through search and job recommendations, and those job searches make up 30 percent of all mobile traffic.
This may mean that applying for the jobs increases with the time spent on the mobile app even further.
Regardless, LinkedIn has foreseen a stable growth of its talent solutions service. The company reported in its Q2 earnings last week that it made up 56 percent of its $364 million in earnings, up from 38 percent in 2010, while other earnings have shrunk in fraction.
The ability to apply for jobs through mobile apps has been way past due. A number of LinkedIn rivals in the online jobs offer these kinds of ability, too.
Smartphones are really playing a great role in how people look and apply for jobs. According to the Washington Post, a study conducted on February 2013 from comScore revealed that more than 6 million people have utilized mobile devices in the U.S. to search and apply for jobs, more than doubled in comparison to a year ago.
