By Medcruit Careers Desk — HealthTech recruitment editorial team · Updated 2026-06-18
How recruiters actually find you
Recruiters run boolean searches inside LinkedIn Recruiter, filtered by title, skills, location and seniority. Your headline, current title, skills section and About text carry the most weight. Completeness and recent activity act as tiebreakers.
The headline formula
Use: Target Role | Specialism | Proof | Availability. For example: 'ICU Nurse | Ventilator & ECMO | 7 yrs Level 1 Trauma | NMC pathway in progress'. This packs four searchable entities into one line while remaining human.
The About section in three paragraphs
Paragraph one: who you are and what you do, in the language of your target role. Paragraph two: three proof points with numbers. Paragraph three: what you are looking for and how to contact you. Keep it under 200 words — the fold hides everything else.
Weekly maintenance that compounds
Fifteen minutes a fortnight is enough to keep visibility rising.
- Comment substantively on three posts from target employers.
- Publish one short post about something you learned.
- Send two personalised connection requests with context.
- Update skills whenever you learn a new tool.