Hi JM! You do not need to state that you are looking for a new job/position/company. Instead, just tell your story in a way that highlights what you do, how it helps others, and why you do it. As you craft your LinkedIn profile (About section, experiences, and accomplishments), be sur

Last week, I conducted a full day LinkedIn workshop. The company that hired me was in the process of laying off a couple of dozen people. The workshop was for this group about to be laid off, to teach them how to optimize their LinkedIn profile. As is always the case, people think the

LinkedIn Profile PlagiarismI've written about LinkedIn profile plagiarism in the past. It's still very much a hot topic and I often get emails from people with additional questions. The most popular question is: what do you do when a coworker plagiarizes your LinkedIn profile? It's on

How Often Should I Update My LinkedIn Profile? It depends on how you plan on using LinkedIn. If you are on LinkedIn to be found, updating your profile more often than once every 90 days is imperative. Think of it this way, People use LinkedIn as a search engine, not just a place to ma

Hi P! At one time, sharing profile updates on LinkedIn was ubiquitous and a source of much fear and anxiety. A simple edit of your profile could send out a notification to every member of your network. I can't tell you how many times I tell clients that they have nothing to worry abou

Hi P! When talking about a powerful LinkedIn profile, stating strong, impressive accomplishments is important. However, when you take a new position, you will not have any successes... and that is totally normal. So what do you put on your LinkedIn profile? New Job but No Accomplishme

People from all over the world send me their resumes to critique. Almost 95% of the resumes I see have this one bit of information in common... they include their home address on the resume's letterhead. What's so wrong with that? Hiring managers, recruiters, HR professionals often wi

Microsoft acquired LinkedIn back in June of 2016 for 26 BILLION dollars. And since then, Microsoft is working hard at integrating LinkedIn into their products. One of the most recent ways they've integrated LinkedIn is through their Microsoft Word Resume Assistant. Image source Using

I often get asked if it’s possible to reorder experiences on your LinkedIn profile. If you hold two or more current experiences at the same time, you can choose the order in which to list them on your profile. These experiences must be current experiences and the end dates must read,

The new LinkedIn redesign was just announced and the scale of changes to their desktop experience is absolutely massive. From the screenshots and video LinkedIn has provided, this new look is quite a departure from what we are used to seeing. LinkedIn has been the social network you h