Archive for the ‘Using LinkedIn’ Category
Monday, March 12th, 2012
I'm surprised at this lockdown, and LinkedIn's response.
Problem: You can't copy and paste from anyone's profile.
Solution: (at the bottom of Glen's post, the instructions are to turn off Javascript on your browser).
Read full post here.
Posted in LinkedIn Profiles, Using LinkedIn | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Excellent article on the WSJ FINS site titled Has LinkedIn Killed the Rolodex?
I thought it was going to be an article showing that yes, indeed, LinkedIn makes a rolodex obsolete.
It wasn't.
It talked about LinkedIn as the tool that it is, but not as a real relationship tool. Some points of ...
Posted in LinkedIn Connections, social networking, Using LinkedIn | 5 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in LinkedIn Connections, LinkedIn Maintenance, LinkedIn Profiles, Using LinkedIn | No Comments »
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Check out this post on Recruiting Blogs by Jim Stroud on how to post to multiple LinkedIn Groups at the same time. (watch on YouTube here)
Can you do this? Youbetcha.
Should you do this? Um.... well... um... what do you think?
Posted in LinkedIn Groups, social networking, Using LinkedIn | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Deb Dib, a JibberJobber Partner, pointed me to this post on Mashable about the importance of social tools...
Wondering about the importance of LinkedIn, and other social tools, for your business, career management or job search? Read this article: What Job Seekers Need to Know in Today's Digital Market
Some highlights:
"36% of ...
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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 9th, 2011
This is GREAT! Click on the image to see full-size...
This is really, really funny. But in my experience, so true!
I first looked at it from the top down, but let's look at it from the bottom up:
Google+ ... "Do you want anyone to actually see it?" If NO, use Google+ ...
Posted in social networking, Using LinkedIn | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
I consider this a bug... I found it a few years back and have always been wary of trying it again... today I tried it, and it failed on me again :(
How did this happen?
When you ask a question on LinkedIn Answers you can choose to send (email) the question ...
Posted in LinkedIn Answers, Using LinkedIn | No Comments »
Friday, October 14th, 2011
Seems like a logical progression on the path they've been on for the last year+.
What do you think about it?
Reference Link: LinkedIn Launches Company Status Updates [How to Get Started]
Posted in LinkedIn Companies, LinkedIn News, Using LinkedIn | No Comments »
Monday, October 10th, 2011
Here's an important post to read about LinkedIn's job seeker upgrade option (I get asked about this pretty much every time I present): How LinkedIn's Job Seeker Package May Actually HURT Your Chances of Getting a Job
What do you think about it?
Posted in LinkedIn for Job Seekers, Using LinkedIn | 1 Comment »
