Archive for the ‘LinkedIn Profiles’ Category
Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
This is the best article I've seen on writing a LinkedIn Professional Headline.
How to write the best LinkedIn headline (and why it matters)
My only concern is that you could do all this and still have too much jargon or cliche...
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Friday, September 26th, 2014
Check out this post on Job-Hunt from Laura Smith-Proulx: The Best LinkedIn Job Title When You Are Unemployed
The whole article is great - I want to focus on #1 and #2.
Most of the time I see the job title (and professional headline, or as she calls it in #3, the ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
In a fix that has bugged me for years, LinkedIn has finally done something awesome for users!
I recently added a new position to my Profile, for my video game class, and when adding, saw this:
This is super cool. Before this option, LinkedIn would basically overwrite anything you had in your ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2014
Yesterday I addressed downloading your Profile as a backup, or a "resume." Today I address uploading your resume.
I like the idea of having a resume with all the HR-speak and lingo that they want... the really boring, dry, non-human stuff, as a complement to the more personable tone that a ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2014
I was recently asked if you can still download your LinkedIn Profile as a "resume." You have always been able to do this - just go to your Profile page (view, not edit), and click the drop down, and you'll see this option:
I wouldn't really consider this a resume, although ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2014
Another feature that will only mislead people, inflating egos or validating how uncool you really are. Here's the Fast Company article: LINKEDIN WILL NOW RANK YOUR PROFILE BASED ON POPULARITY
There are a few obvious problems with this ranking. Certain people are going to be more popular because of who they ...
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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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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 ...
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Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Spoiler alert: YOU CAN'T.
Check out this great post by Laura Smith-Proulx: TRYING TO MAKE YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE PRIVATE? IT WON’T HAPPEN
Part of the issue has to do with technology and tools, but the real issue has to do with what your network will do. What if you really could have ...
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Monday, September 23rd, 2013
Check out this great post on Brazen Careerist titled 4 Headline Hacks to Create an Irresistible LinkedIn Profile. Michelle Evans gives a number of examples in four categories, or types of headlines:
Expert status
claim your niche
Direct to customer
Creative cat
The examples are awesome. Read them here.
If you want to see excellent feedback ...
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