Among the many benefits LinkedIn offers both job seekers and careerists, it is one of the best places to build your online personal brand and differentiate the unique value you offer your target employers. Don’t believe me? Try Googling “your name” right now. If you have a fully fleshed out …
Why Is My Executive Job Search Taking So Long?
Executive job search is complicated and it can take a long time to land a job you covet and deserve. It requires plenty of planning and purposeful work . . . before you even begin the proactive process of networking your way into your next great-fit gig. Most people in executive job search …
LinkedIn Experts Speak Up About the Biggest LinkedIn Executive Job Search Mistakes
This article highlighting advice from LinkedIn experts came about because of a LinkedIn update I posted. What my update accomplished reinforces the importance of posting updates on LinkedIn and including @mentions, to engage conversation. Are you posting updates on LinkedIn regularly? This …
7 LinkedIn Things You Should Do . . . But Probably Don’t
Whether you're using LinkedIn for executive job search . . . or career management . . . or building business, you should want to make it work optimally for you. I review lots of LinkedIn profiles every day, and see some things that still baffle me. People put things on their profiles that …
Give To Get the Best LinkedIn Recommendations
If you’ve ever been in the position of assessing candidates for your employer (or, if you are an employer yourself), you know how impressed you are by stellar recommendations, whether on the candidates' resume or bio or LinkedIn profile. Why are LinkedIn Recommendations So Important? Executive …