When You Want To Be More than One thing On LinkedIn
I can’t go back to yesterday – because I was a different person then. Lewis Carroll Do you have just one job/just one career identity? If so, LinkedIn should be …
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5 Reasons to Go Bare – Join the *LinkedIn Go Naked movement
Will a basic tool do the job? LinkedIn is a rich tool and the company just keeps adding more and more ways to help you create a more enhanced profile. …
Do Just One Thing – Your LinkedIn About Section
*WHAT WAS FORMERLY CALLED THE SUMMARY IS NOW CALLED “ABOUT” The initial view of your LinkedIn About section is now just two or three lines and you need to either …
Why You Need a Photo on your LinkedIn Profile
It’s good manners to include a photo in your LinkedIn profile. Just like offering a handshake when you first meet someone. Many people automatically reject connection requests from people who …
My Trick To Avoid Over-Thinking
I may have become more comfortable over time showing myself on LinkedIn with my posts and videos but it still doesn’t always come easily. Sometimes I have to use tricks …
Embracing Social Media for the Socially Reluctant
Many of us are very private people who don’t want to put much about ourselves out there publicly. Can you afford not to have an online presence? There will be …
Why Even Experts Need Help to Market Themselves on LinkedIn
Originally written for and published by EM Marketing (a San Francisco-based consulting firm and agency, founded by a marketer for other marketers.) Cobbler’s Children I have many engineers and financial …
Better to Give than Receive – Giving Recommendations Strategically on LinkedIn
Wouldn’t anyone be grateful for a recommendation on LinkedIn? Not necessarily. Why should you take the time to give someone a recommendation? You’d be surprised at the benefits you can …
New Featured Section on LinkedIn
As of 2020, LinkedIn added a “featured” section where you can highlight links, videos, articles, posts, and more! Everyone can use this section, but you have to pay attention and …
Do Just One Thing – Add Your Recent Experience
(From the series “Do Just One Thing” dedicated to helping you complete and utilize your LinkedIn profile in just 5 minutes a day) Your most recent job listing is very …
The Impostor Syndrome Insecurities on LinkedIn
Ways to Handle Your Insecurities on LinkedIn I was working with a client on her LinkedIn profile recently when she said to me – “I’ll do exactly what you say …
