For $20 a month, LinkedIn will move you to the top of the application pile. Is it worth it for you? LinkedIn announced this week a new paid account exclusively for job seekers called the Job Seeker Premium Account. The upgrade, LinkedIn says, is intended to help LinkedIn members stand out from the crowd, reach out to hiring decision makers and manage their job search more effectively.This is the latest feature LinkedIn has added to its site that is tailored specifically for job seekers. Last month, LinkedIn announced a free tool that matches users to job openings. As a member of the premium account, you will be moved to the top of the hiring manager’s list as a “featured applicant” when you apply to jobs on LinkedIn. When hiring managers log in to their LinkedIn accounts and view who’s applied for a job, “they’re highlighted and displayed in a more eye-catching way than a non-featured applicant,” says Parker Barrile, director of product management at LinkedIn. Hiring managers, Barrile says, have responded positively: “These job seekers stand out to hiring managers because they’ve invested extra time and money to make their job search successful, so they know they’re serious about it.”The premium account also lets you to send InMail messages directly to hiring managers, even if they reside outside your network, and you have access to the Profile Organizer, which lets you save profiles, add notes to the profiles and keep track of contacts from your job search. [For more articles on LinkedIn, check out LinkedIn Tips: Getting More from the Social Networking Service.]As a paid account member, you also have access to tutorials and videos on how to use the premium features such as InMails and the Profile Organizer (which are also part of the standard upgrade account) in a way that can help you in your job search. There are three account tiers you can choose from: basic, job seeker and job seeker plus.Basic: The basic account costs $19.95 per month. You’re allotted five folders in your Profile Organizer and can view 100 profiles of hiring decision makers per search. You’re also allowed 10 introductions to inside sources at companies.Job Seeker: This account costs $29.95 per month. You’re allotted five InMails that let you contact hiring managers directly and ten folders in your Profile Organizer. You can view 250 profiles of hiring decision makers per search and you’re allowed 15 introductions to inside sources at companies.Job Seeker Plus: The Plus account costs $49.95 per month. You’re allotted 10 InMails, 25 folders in your Profile Organizer and can view 500 profiles of hiring decision makers per search. You’re also allowed 25 introductions to inside sources at companies. All three accounts come with a webinar on looking for jobs on LinkedIn. Staff Writer Kristin Burnham covers consumer Web and social technologies for CIO.com. She writes frequently on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google. You can follow her on Twitter: @kmburnham. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Huawei Beyond gigabit: the need for 10 Gbps in business networks Interview with Liu Jianning, Vice President of Huawei's Data Communication Marketing & Solutions Sales Dept By CIO Online Staff Dec 04, 2023 9 mins Cloud Architecture Networking brandpost Sponsored by HPE Aruba Networking Bringing the data processing unit (DPU) revolution to your data center By Mark Berly, CTO Data Center Networking, HPE Aruba Networking Dec 04, 2023 4 mins Data Center brandpost Sponsored by SAP What goes well with Viña Concha y Toro wines? Meat, fish, poultry, and SAP Viña Concha y Toro, a wine producer that distributes to more than 140 countries worldwide, paired its operation with the SAP Business Technology Platform to enhance its operation and product. By Tom Caldecott, SAP Contributor Dec 04, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by Azul How to maximize ROI by choosing the right Java partner for your organization Choosing the right Java provider is a critical decision that can have a significant impact on your organization’s success. By asking the right questions and considering the total cost of ownership, you can ensure that you choose the best Java p By Scott Sellers Dec 04, 2023 5 mins Application Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe