The job search has radically changed over the last few years. Recruiters are used much more commonly and LinkedIn is the tool of choice for hiring managers, recruiters, and job seekers. In this Webinar, I interview A-List Recruiter, Bill Fell and get him to divulge what people need to know to work successfully with a …
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I keep hearing it, “LinkedIn is NOT Facebook! Why are people clogging up my LinkedIn newsfeed with stupid memes, pictures, and quizzes?” LinkedIn is a professional network and the newsfeed should be a place to read professional updates from your network of connections. Unfortunately, some people have a hard time differentiating when to post to …
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What You Need to Know Before Submitting Your Claim I received an emailed legal notice from LinkedIn on Friday notifying me of a class action lawsuit. I also got a bunch of emails from people asking me if it was truly genuine or some sort of phishing email. It is true. LinkedIn just recently settled …
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Have you wondered what you can do to improve your chances of getting noticed on LinkedIn? Today’s your lucky day! Business Insider reached out and asked me to give them my best tips for getting noticed on LinkedIn. The video is below: Here’s an outline of the tips I offered on getting noticed on LinkedIn: …
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The Commercial Real Estate Show™ is a nationally syndicated weekly one hour talk radio show about business and commercial real estate related topics. The popular show is well known for high-quality content delivered in a professional enlightening style. Host, Michael Bull, asked me to be a guest and I couldn’t say YES fast enough. We …
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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 …
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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: Hi Donna, Thank you again for all of your great content and advice. After taking your advice, I got a job offer on a pretty cool …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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