What neutral Industry on Linkedin

LegacyUser

I am looking for work, in a few different industries.

Linkedin insist you choose one industry in your headline, which one would be seen as the most neutral, was thinking management consulting?

I would be looking for jobs in Banking, IT, Administration, Aviation Industry...all sorts really, don't want to limit myself...

Below is the list:

Accounting
Airlines/Aviation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative Medicine
Animation
Apparel & Fashion
Architecture & Planning
Arts and Crafts
Automotive
Aviation & Aerospace
Banking
Biotechnology
Broadcast Media
Building Materials
Business Supplies and Equipment
Capital Markets
Chemicals
Civic & Social Organization
Civil Engineering
Commercial Real Estate
Computer & Network Security
Computer Games
Computer Hardware
Computer Networking
Computer Software
Construction
Consumer Electronics
Consumer Goods
Consumer Services
Cosmetics
Dairy
Defense & Space
Design
Education Management
E-Learning
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Entertainment
Environmental Services
Events Services
Executive Office
Facilities Services
Farming
Financial Services
Fine Art
Fishery
Food & Beverages
Food Production
Fund-Raising
Furniture
Gambling & Casinos
Glass, Ceramics & Concrete
Government Administration
Government Relations
Graphic Design
Health, Wellness and Fitness
Higher Education
Hospital & Health Care
Hospitality
Human Resources
Import and Export
Individual & Family Services
Industrial Automation
Information Services
Information Technology and Services
Insurance
International Affairs
International Trade and Development
Internet
Investment Banking
Investment Management
Judiciary
Law Enforcement
Law Practice
Legal Services
Legislative Office
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
Libraries
Logistics and Supply Chain
Luxury Goods & Jewelry
Machinery
Management Consulting
Maritime
Market Research
Marketing and Advertising
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Media Production
Medical Devices
Medical Practice
Mental Health Care
Military
Mining & Metals
Motion Pictures and Film
Museums and Institutions
Music
Nanotechnology
Newspapers
Non-Profit Organization Management
Oil & Energy
Online Media
Outsourcing/Offshoring
Package/Freight Delivery
Packaging and Containers
Paper & Forest Products
Performing Arts
Pharmaceuticals
Philanthropy
Photography
Plastics
Political Organization
Primary/Secondary Education
Printing
Professional Training & Coaching
Program Development
Public Policy
Public Relations and Communications
Public Safety
Publishing
Railroad Manufacture
Ranching
Real Estate
Recreational Facilities and Services
Religious Institutions
Renewables & Environment
Research
Restaurants
Retail
Security and Investigations
Semiconductors
Shipbuilding
Sporting Goods
Sports
Staffing and Recruiting
Supermarkets
Telecommunications
Textiles
Think Tanks
Tobacco
Translation and Localization
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Utilities
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Veterinary
Warehousing
Wholesale
Wine and Spirits
Wireless
Writing and Editing

JustShon

What kind of work do you want to do in whatever industry you wind up in? What are your qualifications?

GalwayGrrrrrl

I wouldn't put management consulting - that's quite a specific role. Information systems could fit your list of preferred jobs, but as previous poster said, what is your main qualification in?

the_syco

Neutral Industry wrote: »

I would be looking for jobs in Banking, IT, Administration, Aviation Industry...all sorts really, don't want to limit myself...

What are you qualified in?

LegacyUser

I'm looking to get away from my main qualification and I think I'm young enough to do so since I could be working for another 40 years.

I also have a postgraduate masters in computers but am open to working in banking etc. Looking at doing an advanced excel certificate at the moment.

Just wish LinkedIn wouldn't force an industry upon you.

JustShon

When LinkedIn say "industry" they don't mean it in the same way we often use the word. It's more like choosing your main area of expertise. For example I work in the marketing department of a company that sells office supplies (thrilling I know). I don't put "office supplies" as my industry, I put "marketing" or something similar.

That's why we've been asking after your main qualification. So you need to decide on what kind of work you want to do. Even from a normal job-seeking perspective, taking LinkedIn out of the equation, you need to narrow your focus a bit. Employers aren't big fans of people who will do any oul work, they'd much rather someone who really wants to do X kind of work.

Mrs OBumble

Choose the one which you think you are most likely to get a job in.

the_syco

Neutral Industry wrote: »

I'm looking to get away from my main qualification

The qualification can show that you can learn. More relevant than you'd think.

LegacyUser

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Choose the one which you think you are most likely to get a job in.

Not an attractive option since I'm looking at alternatives.

LinkedIn is not being very helpful here in this scenario which I am sure is relatively common place.