Posts about the professional business network, LinkedIn
This is the first in a series of weekly posts in which I’ll be sharing some tips on how to use LinkedIn to good effect. This week’s tip is about having a well-crafted, up to date profile. And that includes paying close attention to keywords. The idea of a series of LinkedIn tips has been…
Promo alert. This post is about the new edition of a book I co-authored. And about gratitude. With Thanksgiving a few days from now, I’m feeling very grateful about the release, over the weekend just past, of the second edition of LinkedIn for Recruiting, “the roadmap for recruiters using LInkedIn”. I’m grateful especially to my…
I can remember a time not so long ago when LinkedIn executives and staff were really good about responding to questions and even criticism. Co-founder and sometime VP at LinkedIn Konstantin Guericke used to put an enormous effort into communicating with members on LinkedIn-related groups of which I’ve been a member, including the one of…
LinkedIn, the online social networking service, now with over 5.5 million members, encourages users to help one another by providing “endorsements” – something like references. In a post today on my Thinking Home Business blog, On Moderation In Using and Seeking LinkedIn Endorsements, I point out some of the challenges with this system and an…
PDA expert Richard (Rick) Upton has a great list of tips for making effective use of the online social networking service, LinkedIn: Register your business and personal email addresses. Take the tour. Fill in your full and nickname. Fill in your profile. Join any applicable groups. Browse connections for people you know. Find contacts related…