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LinkedIn is an outstanding professional networking tool, and invaluable as a job search tool. It’s the best place to find, and be found by prospective employers. Recruiters, HR departments, and hiring managers use LinkedIn extensively to find people that might fit particular roles. They search profiles, and look through relevant group discussions hunting for people [...]
Social Media has changed the job search landscape dramatically over the past several years but many jobseekers have not embraced or accepted the changes and for the life of me I do not know why? So here are some ways to get the most out of social media in a job search. LinkedIn: Of course [...]
Updating your LinkedIn Profile, but worried that you’ll somehow slip and expose your job search, or otherwise “out” yourself to your boss? Before you log in, panic-stricken, to change the controls on your Profile, read this first! LinkedIn settings—and the visibility associated with them—not only change often, but are regularly misunderstood, as shown by these [...]
Your LinkedIn Headline is arguably the most important piece of real estate within your Profile. Yet, most users remain confused about its true function, and what to use (in place of the default, which is your current job title). Here’s why you need to pay attention: inside LinkedIn’s search algorithm, your Headline ranks #1 out [...]
In my recent conversation with Andrea Coombes of Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch, we discussed the common pitfalls most job seekers (boomer-age and otherwise) make in using LinkedIn. Of course, we covered tips on including a professional photo, strengthening your LinkedIn Summary, and joining the right Groups. However, the largest mistake I see most job seekers make is simply [...]
I’m sitting in the Minneapolis airport when this tweet came in from Erin Perry, Student at St. Cloud State University, with this cute doodle. I guess this is something I must have said at yesterday’s talk on campus, “LinkedIn is crack for recruiters” I told the story of how I had to hire two people this [...]
Is your LinkedIn Profile failing to generate the attention you want – or are people surfing it and then leaving? If so, you might find that you’re either making it difficult for employers to find you, projecting a less-than-friendly online demeanor, or even preventing others from contacting you! Take a look at these 5 reasons [...]
To promote its recent monumental accomplishment of obtaining over 200 million members, over the past two weeks LinkedIn sent out congratulatory notices to those who placed among the Top 10%, Top 5% and Top 1% of Profile page views for 2012. I was acknowledged to be among the Top 1%. This can be interpreted as [...]
Just like many of you, I follow a number of bloggers on a regular basis and I find my Inbox inundated daily with at least two dozen LinkedIn group discussions on resume writing, job search, career advancement, best practices, and general business, sales, marketing, and social media related topics. Unless I already know they are [...]
LinkedIn is recognized as the most professional media network for those looking to maximize their employment opportunities over the Internet. Just as you wouldn’t barge into a corporate environment, or office space, dressed inaptly and spewing forth your resume to everyone you walk past, there are a couple of protocols worth taking note of, as [...]
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