Skills are more important than ever in a job search - whether you're looking for a new job, looking to expand your business or looking to change your career direction. 87% of hiring managers agree that skills are crucial when evaluating candidates.

Here are three ways to use LinkedIn to get job offers through skills:

1. Discover a new career path with transferable skills.

The Career Explorer tool can uncover careers you could move into - that you hadn't considered - by mapping skills that you can apply to thousands of jobs. For example, a food service worker has a 71% match to a customer service specialist, a job that is currently in high demand.

Career Explorer also highlights additional skills you may need for these jobs, along with LinkedIn Learning courses to help you develop them, and connects you with LinkedIn members who already hold these positions for support. On LinkedIn, a candidate is 4 times more likely to be hired through their network.

2. acquire the skills required to perform the desired job.

You can increase your chances of getting your dream job by making sure you have the skills needed for the role. Start by creating a list of open positions you'd like to apply for and make a note of the skills required for those positions. This will help you identify any skill gaps you need to fill.

3. highlight your skills on your LinkedIn profile.

Half of recruiters use the skill search filter to find candidates with skills that match their criteria on LinkedIn, so it's important to list them on your LinkedIn profile. You can demonstrate proficiency in hard skills by taking Skill Assessments, which add a badge to your profile. There are currently more than 100 Skill Assessments covering hard skills in technology, design and business. Members with a badge are 20% more likely to be hired.

If you implement these 3 strategies on your profile, I'm sure you'll find a job on LinkedIn in no time! Even more possible is that recruiters will write to you themselves!