The Focus Group on Sirius XM OutQ 108
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, well-respected niche marketers. Tim Bennett reached out about a month ago and invited me to talk about LinkedIn and Social Media and how they pertain to job search and career guidance/management. As a loyal Sirius/XM listener, (I LOVE Elvis Radio and...
read moreCan a LinkedIn Profile Accurately Predict Job Performance?
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 evaluations of the 56 users’ work supervisors and found a strong correlation for traits including intellectual curiosity, agreeability and...
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 moreComputer-Generated LinkedIn Recommendations
It always happens. You tell a person you will write them an awesome recommendation to post on their LinkedIn profile but instead you find yourself staring blankly at your computer screen at a total loss for words. What to do, what to do? Endorser to the rescue! This amazing little tool coughs up LinkedIn recommendations in a blink of an eye. Yes, I know there is something innately evil about sending off computer-generated recommendations. I get it, but it’s a busy world out there. Whatever helps you save time is a good thing in...
read moreHappy Thanksgiving, Readers!
I hope everyone had a lovely, happy, warm Thanksgiving! This was a tough year for my family. We lost my father 7 months ago. Thanksgiving was always his holiday. Our yearly tradition was deep frying the turkey. My father orchestrated the annual venture and he had it down to a science. Neighbors would line up to get their turkeys deep-fried by him. It was always such a fun day, full of laughter and friends. This year things were different. Luckily, we spent the day with family. My Aunt Helen (my father’s older sister) invited us to her...
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