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Did you know that within just a few weeks you have an ability to rise to the top of recruiters, hr professionals, and hiring manager radar screens?
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Establish Your Job Search Credibility on LinkedIn – Job Search Tactic #6
Your LinkedIn Profile May Be More Critical Than Your Resume In A Job Search
This is an important discussion that I believe will accelerate over the next few years, especially for professionals and those in managerial positions. However, I still believe that the discussion is very relevant for all others.
Right now this is the,…
Who Cares What Your Status is on LinkedIn? Job Search Tactic #4
Lots of people care!
Your network wants to be given an opportunity to clap for you!
That’s why you should be updating your status every 24-48 hours.
Your network wants to know how your job search is progressing
Your network wants to know the type o…
Is Your LinkedIn Profile Hurting Your Job Search?
At a recent Vistage meeting of about 20 CEOs we were discussing using social media as a way to find people. One of the CEOs indicated it is also a great way to eliminate people.
I wasn’t overly surprised to learn that many hadn’t thought…
How Would You Rate Your LinkedIn Profile?
I recently asked this question on LinkedIn, “How would you rate your LinkedIn profile?” The choices were, poor, fair, good or very good. I wasn’t referring to completeness based on the LinkedIn scale. I wanted to know how you would ra…
Don’t Be Like Groucho Marx – Job Search Tactic #2
Groucho Marx once said “I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as a member.”
Groucho must not have been conducting a job search when he made that comment.
Joining Groups (like clubs) on LinkedIn is an excellent way to engage with…
Stop Being a LinkedIn Lurker: Job Search Tactic #3
Sounds like something you could be arrested for – maybe even a felony conviction.
Seriously, if you want to take your job search to another level, you’ve got to engage in communicating and interacting on the primary social media forum for professio…
How to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile: Job Search Tactic #1
Brad and I have talked endlessly about how much easier your job search is to found than to find a job. I recently wrote a post on this exact subject.
We did a radio broadcast on how to improve your LinkedIn Profile. We posted our LinkedIn Self-Assessme…
Is Your Job Search Stuck in High School Time Warp?
Is Your Job Search an Extension of High School?
One of my favorite bloggers, writers, speakers – Seth Godin, published a blog titled “On Self-determination”. After reading the article, I realized, there was a frightening metaphor for most job see…
New Job Search FREE Resources Portal
Tweet We’ve launched a new job search free resources portal. Consider this your home site for aggregating and consolidating all the expert advice from the best bloggers on various elements of conducting an effective job search, including job search networking, interviewing, resume writing, cover letters, and leveraging social media in your job search. If you’re […]
