Archive for the ‘LinkedIn Recommendations’ Category
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Last week I blogged about using LinkedIn Companies to find relevant contacts.
It made me think about one of the options I regularly use when I get search results on LinkedIn. Check out the option I find myself choosing almost all the time:
I used to do just "Relationship," which is, show ...
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Don't you love those messages you get from someone you don't really know who ask if you will recommend them on LinkedIn?
I hate them.
Part of the issue is my connection policy: if someone invites me to connect I typically accept (with one exception). In part, this personal policy is because ...
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
I've been thinking about this for a long time - I am pretty sure I included it in my LinkedIn book and on the LinkedIn DVD - and for sure I talk about it in my LinkedIn presentations.
When you get a Recommendation on LinkedIn, what do you do with it?
I ...
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
I just approved this unexpected and unsolicited LinkedIn Recommendation for my LinkedIn Profile. I really, really like it for a number of reasons (my comments in paranthesis):
Deiric McCann has endorsed your work as CEO at JibberJobber, LLC.
Dear Jason,
I've written this recommendation of your work to share with other LinkedIn users.
Details ...
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
I recently saw a post by Jacob Share, owner of Job Mob, called Why LinkedIn Recommendations Really Are Valuable. There are a number of points he makes that I want to comment on, but I'll do that in another post. Here I want to focus on where his post was ...
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Monday, August 3rd, 2009
I'm regularly asked about the power and importance of LinkedIn Recommendations. One issue that comes up has to do with one of my pet peeves: what to do when someone who you don't know asks you for a LinkedIn Recommendation?
My answer is to ignore (archive) it. Don't even respond.
Here's a ...
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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
I spent some time on my JibberJobber blog today doing a LinkedIn Profile Makeover - go check it out!
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
Here's a great post with 19 daily tasks for various social media platforms... 5 for Twitter, 6 for Facebook, 5 for LinkedIn, and 4 for blogs. Understand that Chris Brogan is a pioneer in this space, and doing this has been a part of his job descriptions over the years ...
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Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
I few months ago I was asked for my resume. Seriously. It wasn't for a job opportunity, rather for an insurance application. I guess if you are self-employed they want to see how good you used to be :p
Anyway, my LinkedIn Profile is the closest thing I have to a ...
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
Here's a question I got recently about asking for LinkedIn Recommendations:
I’ve taken time to leave recommendations for people in my network. I’ve left a recommendation for nearly everyone. The only two recommendations I’ve gotten have been two I ASKED for ages ago. This is making me feel badly. I know ...
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