LinkedIn Makeover: Profile Optimization Blog

I recently talked with a recruiter, my inside informant shall we say, to find out what recruiters look for on LinkedIn profiles and how they use LinkedIn to find potential job candidates. My source uses LinkedIn on a daily basis. It’s an active part of reviewing candidates for positions and she says that a candidate’s profile is always open on the computer when an interview occurs. When looking at a LinkedIn profile, there are several critical areas the recruiter looks for to gauge who you are a

Have you heard of LinkedIn’s Publishing Platform? As a LinkedIn member, you have instant access to this wonderful tool at no additional cost. Simply put, LinkedIn's Publishing Platform is blogging made super easy! No longer do you need your own Website to blog. Now, you can do it straight from LinkedIn. With the platform, you can follow fellow publishers and build your own followers at the same time. One of the biggest benefits is using the platform to brand yourself as a thought leader. By usin

I often get questions from people regarding LinkedIn. When I feel the question is shared by others, I post it here on my blog for all to read.   Question: Answer:

I often get questions from people regarding LinkedIn. When I feel the question is shared by others, I post it here on my blog for all to read.   Question: My Answer: If you liked this post, you may also enjoy: Ignoring or Accepting a LinkedIn Connection from Your Nemesis Yesterday evening I received an invitation to connect from an old colleague. Nothing unusual about that, right? Wrong. This particular person behaved odiously toward me when we worked together. One of those toxic types. Whe

I finally got the new look to my LinkedIn profile! Inline editing makes life so much easier. As I lovingly gazed at my LinkedIn profile, admiring the new, modern, streamlined look... I noticed something very important was missing. WHERE DID MY LINKEDIN POSTS GO? I spent hours carefully writing posts for LinkedIn's Publishing Platform and now... GONE!?! I scrolled up and I scrolled down, looking to no avail. Could LinkedIn have deleted my posts? They wouldn't do that... would they? But then it hi

Thanksgiving rushed in quickly and exited even faster! I can hardly believe it is now behind us. With that said, I do hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving, surrounded by family, friends, and loved ones! My family and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. My mother and sister joined us for our Thanksgiving feast. My husband's two daughters arrived in time for dessert. The best part of the whole day was when my son, Jimmy, decided to take his first steps for all of us to see! Looking around the dining roo

Over the last few days, I've been trading emails with LinkedIn Technical Support. It all has to do with their cheap, discounted premium plan, Spotlight (previously named Personal Plus). You see, I am a huge proponent of paying for LinkedIn. I believe in what LinkedIn is doing, I understand the value, and I feel it's important to support the company that allows us to network in our pajamas. (And if you are looking for more reasons to upgrade, click here) In my blog, consulting with clients, and w

LinkedIn is busy making big changes to the LinkedIn profile page.  Editing will now be done inline.  Also, The Profile Strength measurement is at the upper right showing your progress as you improve your LinkedIn profile.  LinkedIn has also made it much easier to turn off profile update notifications to your network. The biggest change is the inline editing.  Instead of having to click the little pencil icon to make edits, all editing is done instantly.  By simply hovering over any section of yo

Connecting on LinkedIn has gotten harder. LinkedIn has always stated: "Only connect with people you know and trust." But that's so limiting! Sure, most of us try to connect with only people we know and trust but there are times when we want to connect with someone new. When you connect with a person on LinkedIn, you typically have to state how you know the person. When connecting with someone you don't know all that well, it doesn't seem right to choose colleague or friend or schoolmate. But the