Archive for January, 2012
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 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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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 ...
Posted in LinkedIn for Job Seekers, social networking, Using LinkedIn | No Comments »