Job Search Tactics to Avoid
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 the job. Your LinkedIn profile is most often your first impression and digital introduction with the recruiter or hiring manager or HR professional. It must cast you as a polished professional and someone who can get the job done! Out of Date Job...
read moreLinkedIn Privacy Settings
Recently I received a slew of emails from people alerting me to changes in LinkedIn’s security settings that supposedly affect your privacy on LinkedIn. The email goes something like this: Linkedin has very quietly introduced some new settings that potentially seriously affect your privacy and your ability to prevent unwanted emails (spam). These new settings are defaulted ON and include allowing Linkedin to use profile information, names and photos in third party advertising. Please see the links below for opting out. You might want to...
read moreMy First LinkedIn Makeover Podcast!
I can’t quite remember what it was that spurred me to begin podcasting… but the thought took hold of me and I couldn’t let it go. It was last week that I ordered a Blue Snowball Microphone from Amazon for $99 (with SPIT GUARD). It arrived just a few days ago and let me tell you, it looks AWESOME sitting on my desk. I feel like an old time radio star with it! Not only does it look good… it sounds great. In fact, I used it today for a LinkedIn Profile Optimization session through Skype and my client kept telling me...
read moreLinkedIn Education Gets a GRADE!
Today I was optimizing a LinkedIn profile for a recruiter and I stumbled upon a NEW FIELD! The education section has a new field called, GRADE! Yes, LinkedIn now allows you to enter your grade for the school you attended. It’s actually a rather odd field. It says grade, not GPA. In my mind, there is a difference. I think of a grade as a mark for a class. The GPA is the overall average of time spent in school. Of course, that could just be me. I have a feeling that few will fill out the new grade field willingly unless they...
read moreNBC10: Story on LinkedIn featuring Donna Serdula
I am so very excited to announce that I was interviewed for a Tracy Davidson segment on LinkedIn that aired on NBC10 TODAY! Tracy Davidson is the News Anchor for NBC10 here in Philadelphia. She specializes in consumer issues that help people during these tough economic times. View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com. Tracy had reached out to me back in October. She was interested in doing a story about LinkedIn and how it has become such an instrumental source for people looking for job opportunities. She asked if I would be...
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About Donna
My name is Donna Serdula and I am a LinkedIn Profile Writer, Social Media Advisor, Professional Speaker, and author of the book, LinkedIn Makeover: Professional Secrets to a POWERFUL LinkedIn Profile. Curious as to why I do this? Well, let me tell you...
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