It was right after I appeared on NBC10 talking about helping executives maximize their experience on LinkedIn that I received an email from Tim Bennett. Tim is co-host of the nationally broadcast Sirius XM radio show, The Focus Group. Tim said that they’ve been wanting to do a show about LinkedIn and he invited me …
by Val 
I am so excited to announce that I will be appearing as a guest on the nationally heard radio program, The Focus Group on Sirius XM OutQ 108 on Saturday, February 25th at 12:00 PM Eastern time. The Focus Group, a business-focused talk show, is hosted by Tim Bennett and John Nash, two long time, …
by Val 
Wouldn’t it be great to know how a job candidate will perform on the job? A recent Mashable article reports on a study that states future job performance can be predicted from a person’s Facebook profile. Researchers graded Facebook profiles based upon openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. “Six months later, the researchers compared the …
by Val 
LinkedIn has made some MASSIVE changes! As of February 14, 2012, LinkedIn changed how they calculate a profile’s completeness. Why should you care if you are at 100% profile complete? Users with complete profiles are 40 times more likely to receive opportunities through LinkedIn. There is a direct correlation between how complete your profile is …
by Val LinkedIn Groups are a great way to expand your LinkedIn Network. By adding a LinkedIn Group, all those Group Members are added to your LinkedIn network. Talk about an easy way to expand your network! You can add up to 100 Groups… ADD ALL 100 GROUPS! Before you start going crazy joining any group, it’s …
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I often get calls from job seekers who want me to help them optimize their LinkedIn profiles. These job seekers get it! They know it’s ugly out there and they need to stand out from the crowd. As a potential job candidate, you are being researched to determine if you are right or wrong for …
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