by Blog Admin | Nov 17, 2009 | LinkedIn, Networking
Unlike Facebook and the like, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals with over 51 million members in over 200 countries. Working like a sophisticated online business card, members from those new to the workforce all they way to CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies...
by Blog Admin | Nov 12, 2009 | LinkedIn, Networking
1. Making URL’s Hyperlinked When people respond to questions in answers or posts in a group discussion board they often include a URL. Many of these are done wrong so that if someone wants to visit the link they have to copy it and post it in the browser address bar....
by Blog Admin | Nov 11, 2009 | LinkedIn, Networking
What can I do to make my Profile stronger? 1. Don't cut and paste your resume. LinkedIn hooks you into a network, not just a human resources department. You wouldn't hand out your resume before introducing yourself, so don't do it here. Instead, describe your...
by Blog Admin | Nov 9, 2009 | LinkedIn, Networking
Sharlyn Lauby is the president of Internal Talent Management (ITM) which specializes in employee training and human resources consulting. She authors a blog at hrbartender.com. LinkedIn, which recently reached the 51 million user milestone, has long been considered...
by Blog Admin | Nov 9, 2009 | LinkedIn, Networking, Twitter
In 2009, Careerbuilder reported that 45% of companies are using social networks as background checks. Dan Schawbel predicts that 75% of companies for 2010 and then 100% of companies in 2012 will use SM in background checks. Just like a drug test, going online to...
by Blog Admin | Nov 6, 2009 | LinkedIn, The Search
I often write about things you should do on LinkedIn to maximize your effectiveness. Today we’re going to look at the other side of the equation…the mistakes. The five mistakes listed here are related to your ability to eventually monetize LinkedIn. 1. Not Having a...
