LinkedIn’s “People You May Know” feature has been completely retooled and improved! In order to experience the true power of LinkedIn, you must make sure that your LinkedIn network reflects your offline network. It’s imperative to connect with people you know and trust AND people you don’t know all that well and even people you …
by Val I recently spoke at PICPA’s Women’s Conference all about the wonders of LinkedIn. The presentation was recorded and is now being offered to PICPA’s members. Even if you are not a member, you can watch the videos on Youtube. LinkedIn Presentation If you would like to have me speak to your group, association, or company, …
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Nothing on the Internet is totally secure. It’s best to be diligent and change your LinkedIn password from time to time. The area to change your LinkedIn password is buried deep in their settings section– here are the instructions to find it: Directions for Changing Your LinkedIn Password Follow these simple directions to change your …
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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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I am proud to announce the next episode of my online Webcast show: Social Media Makeover. In this week?s episode of The Social Media Makeover Show, I help a job seeker retool his LinkedIn profile so he stands out from the crowd. David Lodge is a business analyst, looking for his next job opportunity. He …
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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 …
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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 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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I am so excited to announce that I will be appearing as a guest on the nationally heard radio program, The Focus Group on Sirius XM OutQ 108 on Saturday, February 25th at 12:00 PM Eastern time. The Focus Group, a business-focused talk show, is hosted by Tim Bennett and John Nash, two long time, …
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Wouldn’t it be great to know how a job candidate will perform on the job? A recent Mashable article reports on a study that states future job performance can be predicted from a person’s Facebook profile. Researchers graded Facebook profiles based upon openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. “Six months later, the researchers compared the …
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