Archive for the ‘LinkedIn Connections’ Category
Wednesday, December 31st, 2014
Well, for one last 2014 hurrah, here's what I got for you:
BACK UP YOUR LINKEDIN CONTACTS!
Here's a blog post that shows how to do it.
What do you do after you back it up? Maybe nothing, except just smile and know that you spent three minutes on a task that will ...
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Friday, December 19th, 2014
A friend sent this to me:
"As we grow up, we realize it is less important to have lots of friends and more important to have real ones."
You know what they say: if Snoopy said it, on the internet... it must be true :>
Posted in LinkedIn Connections, LinkedIn Contacts, Using LinkedIn | 1 Comment »
Thursday, November 13th, 2014
I got this question from Tom:
"I went on an interview at a company with a couple hundred people and then heard back that they are considering another candidate instead of me. I'd love to know who my competitor was that got the job so that I understand where I was deficient.... ...
Posted in LinkedIn Connections, LinkedIn Contacts, LinkedIn for Job Seekers | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 7th, 2014
See anything wrong with this?
This was a result of my April Fools prank. I got multiple messages from people asking why LinkedIn was prompting a congrats for such a sour situation...
I have no answer for LinkedIn...
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Tuesday, January 28th, 2014
I get down on LinkedIn regularly, but here's something they did really well. I'm not changing my position on skills and endorsements, I still think they are beyond ridiculous. This post is about the email they send you when someone has endorsed you.
I don't have an old screenshot of what ...
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Monday, January 13th, 2014
As I was researching for a post last week about doing x-ray searches on LinkedIn, I came across a cool tool. First, check out my post on x-ray searches and try it out. It's pretty easy: Do deeper and “x-ray” searches on Google to find “unadvertised” jobs
Now, check out this ...
Posted in LinkedIn Connections, LinkedIn for Job Seekers, LinkedIn Profiles, LinkedIn Search, social networking | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, December 4th, 2013
Recently I was asked about using LinkedIn as a CRM, which means putting in information about your Contacts without them knowing about it (notes, phone numbers, etc.).
I wrote about a HUGE issue here: LinkedIn Contacts vs. LinkedIn Policy: Now This Issue Can’t Be Ignored. I still don't know how they ...
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Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013
I know, this is a tired debate of QvQ (or Quality vs Quantity).
I maintain that different people, with different circumstances and objectives, should have a different position on the spectrum of QvQ. LinkedIn has, on the record, been on the far "quality" side of the spectrum, saying you should only ...
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Thursday, September 12th, 2013
I was doing work with someone recently and asked for a link to her Profile. I didn't find it on a search, possibly because she is a third degree contact.
She sent me her link and I went there... of course I can't see hardly anything (like last name, or anything ...
Posted in LinkedIn Connections, LinkedIn Contacts | 1 Comment »
Monday, September 2nd, 2013
I got a couple of spam messages last week and went to remove the connections. But when I went there, it didn't show these people as 1st degree contacts.
Here's the message I got, from two people who are both "Consultant ant Self Employed" and with stock images for their profile ...
Posted in LinkedIn Connections, LinkedIn Spam | 1 Comment »
