Networking your way into companies you’re targeting in job search is the best way to land a great-fit job. To build your network, connect on LinkedIn with all kinds of people. Get back in touch with those you’ve neglected – as so many of us do when we’re busy in our professional lives – and …
Help! My LinkedIn Skills and Endorsements Are a Mess
A Chief Marketing Officer in global healthcare posed a great question to me about the LinkedIn Skills profile section. He posted his new LinkedIn content and was aggressively leveraging all LinkedIn features: “Quite a few people 'endorsed' me on LinkedIn, but they often endorsed me for …
10 Best Ways to Build Your Personal Brand Online
Like it or not, building your personal brand online and getting involved with social media have become essential components of today's executive job search. If you're NOT out there – building your personal brand online, and positioning your unique ROI (Return on Investment) and good-fit qualities …
Does LinkedIn Make the Executive Resume Obsolete?
With the popularity and power of LinkedIn, and the undeniable necessity of having a presence there when you're job hunting, some people claim that the executive resume is dead, or dying. . . . that it’s no longer needed, or valuable. . . . that a robust, fully populated LinkedIn profile is, in …
5 Reasons Your LinkedIn Profile Isn’t Working
Too many of the executive job seekers I speak with tell me that LinkedIn isn't doing much for them. When I take a look at their LinkedIn profile, the reason is often immediately clear. They've made mistakes with their profile or they neglected to do some very important things with it. No …