Question: I currently work at a marketing agency. I’m not looking for a new job; I’m content with this one right now, however, my true “love” in life is my hobby, writing books on military history. I created a LinkedIn profile related to my hobby as a writer/explorer, etc. My purpose was to hopefully link …
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Today I presented a Webinar for CareerBuilder.com’s Empowering Employment Author Webinar Series. This series features authors & career experts who share their secrets, research, and tips to help job seekers. My topic was LinkedIn and I showed the audience 10 steps to optimize their LinkedIn profile. The webinar went well and there were plenty of …
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Carol Brown contacted me today with a link to an article she just posted on her Website, OnlineCollege.org. The title of the article is 20 Compelling Reasons to Spend Less Time on Facebook and More Time on LinkedIn. Clearly this is written for a student but it’s a message that is worthwhile for everyone to …
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LinkedIn’s Skills & Expertise section is becoming more and more important in optimizing your profile for LinkedIn search. It’s a relatively new section and it is slowly replacing the Specialties section that is located right below your LinkedIn Summary. In fact, new LinkedIn users don’t even have a Specialties section anymore! The Skills & Expertise …
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