On May 15, I was the guest speaker for the AmeriCorps members meeting. This is an annual seminar I offer to the local AmeriCorps group to help them get up to speed on the latest resume, job search, and career marketing strategies. On May 22, I follow that up with 20 minute resume critique sessions…
One of the top questions clients and potential clients ask me about LinkedIn is, “should I be on LinkedIn when I am working?” I have a number of opinions on this question as well as a number of answers. Who is looking out for you? We have entered into an era when career management should…
When individuals create or update their LinkedIn profile themselves, they often miss one of the most valuable parts of LinkedIn. By default, LinkedIn will make your most recent job title your headline and even put in the company name. Why your job title should not be your LinkedIn Headline You’re probably thinking, I don’t get…
Some people isolate their social media platforms. LinkedIn is for their business contacts, Facebook is for only close friends and family, and Twitter, well, for many people, Twitter scares them. If they even heard of Google+, they aren’t there because it would be one more thing and their friends aren’t there. As with most questions…
I get the LinkedIn Updates in my e-mail and check out the changes of my connections. My clients are often connected to me and sometimes it is the way I find out about their new positions if they didn’t send me an e-mail. Savvy career management-focused clients will make sure that their LinkedIn profile gets…
Every once in awhile, people start wondering if they need a resume anymore. As an advocate of strategic job search, I certainly suggest that you use other strategies more effective than just blasting out resumes but you still need the resume as the foundation of your job search. The process of resume writing The process…
Everyone talks about this nebulous thing called networking. Some of us network without even thinking about it and for others, it is this bizarre concept is one they just can’t figure out. They can’t visualize and they make it way too hard. I coach all my clients that an effective job search includes networking as…
When I first started on LinkedIn, I followed the original directions very tightly. I only connected with people I knew well. After all, those were the guidelines. But as my network grew and time went on that changed. Last night, I was reading a conversation thread on Career Director International’s e-list. Someone had asked about…
You want LinkedIn to work for you but you are not sure how.You have heard people buzzing about how great LinkedIn is for job search or building your business. Unfortunately, no one taught you how to use LinkedIn correctly. Don’t let these common LinkedIn mistakes ruin your networking You don’t use your banner heading effectively….
It can be very advantageous to know who is watching you! It seems there are more ways to keep track of people every day. On LinkedIn, you may want to periodically check who is watching you. On your home page of LinkedIn, you will see a section called: LinkedIn for Networking If you have the…
