Archive for the ‘LinkedIn for Job Seekers’ Category
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013
On Social Media Examiner there is an article titled 3 Business Reasons to Upgrade to LinkedIn Premium.
I learned about it through a LinkedIn Group. Most people on the Group responded to the question about whether they pay for the premium or are on the free level. Almost all replied they ...
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Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
What a strong title! It is from Gizmodo: Is LinkedIn the Creepiest Social Network?
The author is wondering where the data comes from for People You May Know and People Also Viewed.
Worth a read...
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
LinkedIn is obviously a great tool for professionals in transition. Here's the terrific story of Eric Pettit. He went from thinking he knew what he was doing in a job search (using job boards) to getting mentoring and having real, amazing results using LinkedIn.
Linkedin As Dream Job Catalyst: Eric Pettit’s ...
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Thursday, April 11th, 2013
I have a simple connection policy. Because I have such a public presence (with my articles, speaking, books, JibberJobber, etc.) I pretty much accept everyone who invites me to connect.
I know LinkedIn says to only accept invitations from people you know and trust, but I think that concept is fundamentally ...
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Thursday, April 4th, 2013
I hate to sound like a negative Nelly, but this stuff is no secret. Here are what I consider the top five blunders from LinkedIn:
Moving free features to premium, and hiding information from Profiles unless you upgrade. There's no one buying taco trucks about these moves to announce the changes ...
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Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Check out this post by LinkedIn Expert (also recruiter and sourcing expert) Irina Shamaeva: How to Source on Github
On Halloween of 2012 I wrote about LinkedIn competition. I don't think any single company is going to conquer and defeat LinkedIn... in the post I pointed you to a brilliant explanation ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
If you haven't heard yet, I'm doing a webinar on Friday morning (9am MST) on how to create and execute a proactive strategy on LinkedIn. More details and signup button here. From that page:
In this webinar you will learn:
Where to find people on LinkedIn. There are many more places than the ...
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2012
Check out this really interesting (and short) post on RecruitingBlogs. Will Thomson starts out:
"I am noticing that more candidates are becoming less willing to receiving inmails on Linkedin."
Not surprising. But it gets much worse in the comments. (read them here)
A few weeks ago I wrote a post saying that recruiting ...
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Friday, September 28th, 2012
A few days ago LinkedIn announced what they are calling LinkedIn Endorsements.
Immediately I got emails asking what I thought. People are confused. So confused that on some email lists I'm on with career professionals some people (who definitely know their way around LinkedIn) thought it was a big scam from ...
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Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
Here's a post by a recruiter on how to get around an annoying "you should upgrade! Yahoo!!!"
It is about how to see last names of people you find in a search.
Isn't that so annoying??
It's annoying recruiters, also!
And here is Irina's work-around. Last Names on LinkedIn
There are a lot of brick ...
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