Tracy Davidson from NBC10 Philadelphia is committed to helping local displaced workers find jobs! I worked with her on “Jobs Week,” in which experts provided live online presentations to her audience. Following on the heels of Jobs Week, Tracy asked me to present at a LIVE studio event in front of an audience of job …
by Val 
Over the last few weeks, I presented at a number of events talking about the power of LinkedIn. Regardless of the event, one question kept popping up over and over again. People wanted to know how they could change the order of their experiences, recommendations, and profile sections within LinkedIn. Yes, it’s entirely doable to …
by Val 
It was an exciting day for me! This morning I drove to Bala Cynwyd to the NBC 10 Philadelphia studios to record a presentation for Jobs Week. What is Jobs Week? Tracy Davidson and the ConsumerWatch team are helping people find jobs by featuring several local job openings on their newscasts and providing 30-minute webinars …
by Val 
As a LinkedIn profile writer, I am often the first to notice changes to LinkedIn. Just yesterday I was working on the profile of an IT Consultant specializing in the Dental industry, when I noticed a pretty big change to the Who’s Viewed Your Profile sidebar widget. Please note, this change has not been rolled …
by Val 
You’ve seen those social media buttons on Websites before. Heck, they are everywhere. With a glance of the eye you can see how many people Like a company’s Facebook page and how many Twitter followers they have. LinkedIn decided to get into the game and last week they presented us with the LinkedIn Follow Company …
by Val 
LinkedIn introduced Skills and Expertise back in July of last year (July 2011). I remember wondering how they would differentiate it from the Specialties section that appears immediately below the Summary section. No one seemed to use the Specialties section the same way. Some people listed their specialties, others wrote long paragraphs describing their specialties, …
by Val 
I was working on a client’s LinkedIn profile the other day and practicing what I preach, I opened up MY LinkedIn profile to copy some bullets. Bullets are a great way to make your profile stand out from the crowd. Th easiest way to get bullets is to copy and paste them from a profile …
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My friend, Larry Steinhouse owns a video production studio called, Mall Stars. In his quest to create original programming, he asked if I would participate in a contest to create an original online webcast show. The winner must get the most Facebook LIKE’S, COMMENTS and SHARES on their show’s Website. I am competing against 3 …
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