Archive for the ‘LinkedIn Profiles’ Category
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Someone I met in Minneapolis last month emailed to ask what to do if your LinkedIn account gets hacked... I didn't know but he reported back. He shared this part of the email he got from customer support:
Option 2: Regain access to the account by signing the following affidavit of ...
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Donald Burns, executive career coach and resume writer, turned me on to an awesome LinkedIn profile that I really like.
There are a number of things I'd recommend to improve this Profile, but Orrin hits two things really, really well! Check out the LinkedIn Profile of Orrin Hudson here.
First, he has ...
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Monday, December 5th, 2011
As a Group admin I go in and approve members of my Group on a regular basis.
I don't want spammers in my Group, so I try to very quickly determine who is real and who isn't. I wrote about this just a few weeks ago here: Want to Join a ...
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Monday, November 14th, 2011
I continually here LinkedIn people saying you need to shoot for 100% completion on your Profile.
I regularly hear this from trainers that work at LinkedIn. I also hear it from non-LinkedIn employees.
I'm sorry but I don't agree.
Why?
I think you need to focus on the quality of your Profile.
I've seen plenty ...
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
As a LinkedIn Group Administrator I have the power to accept or decline access to my Group.
LinkedIn flags certain profiles as a help... here's a snapshot of three that are flagged:
I rarely take time to check those Profiles out. I just uncheck the box on the left (which I already ...
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Check this out... an invitation I got today:
I would say this is a MAJOR win for LinkedIn... not only are people in (South) Africa signing on, and using it, but they are needing help, and Bruce seems to be the guy to help.
His LinkedIn profile looks great.
His website looks great.
His ...
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Monday, October 24th, 2011
Brenda Bernstein, a resume writer recently asked me this:
Curious to know more about your 2,000 character summary recommendation in the age of short attention spans.
That's a great question.
She's referring to my strong recommendation to use as many of the 2,000 characters in the LinkedIn Summary that you can.
Also, I talk ...
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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
I've received emails from my first degree connections for a while. I am always curious to know how people do this. In the early days I had a note in my Summary that said something like "If you connect with me, I'm going to put you on my newsletter." I'd ...
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Friday, August 19th, 2011
Here's a quick change I just made on my Profile.
I switched from Constant Contact to iContact (because a friend worked there - he doesn't anymore), and finally just moved my "newsletter" to my LinkedIn Group (where I can send an "announcement" every 8 days).
So, I had to update the link ...
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Thursday, August 18th, 2011
I saw an interesting title on my LinkedIn Group and clicked over to learn more. Check out this biting title:
LinkedIn Pulled A Facebook And Messed With Your Info -- Here's How To Fix It
Wow. That is a strong accusation. Facebook has become notorious for screwing (there's not ...
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