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A vanity URL makes your LinkedIn profile easier to find, easier to remember, and more professional. Once you have your new URL, put it on your ...
You’ve been invited to have lunch with someone you hope will mentor you, but you don’t have a clue what to talk about. At a networking ...
Whether you do it to sincerely help people you like, or in order to grow your own network, writing an enviable LinkedIn recommendation is an important ...
LinkedIn can do the heavy lifting for you. Of course you have your profile on LinkedIn, right? And I hope it’s highlighting your skills, experience, talents ...
A LinkedIn connection asks you for a recommendation. What to say? How to say it? He can't tell you what to write, but there are ways ...
I've learned that when you ask people what they do well, they're not always sure how to answer. But getting to the heart of your accomplishments ...
When you're looking for a job, sooner or later you may toy with the idea of working with a recruiting company. So, let's get a handle ...
When my client Melanie came to me she'd been unemployed and actively job hunting for 10 months. Since she was having no luck finding something in ...
The Human Resources folks like to check job applicants’ references. Of American companies, 76% will contact the people on your list of references. They do it ...
Even though we aren't kids anymore, each of us still likes to hear someone tell us, "Good job!" A recommendation on LinkedIn is like that pat ...
Old-fashioned courtesy: If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. Someone you worked with for two weeks in 1992 sends you ...
Recommendations are the "thumbs up" of today. As in every business situation, there's a right way and a not-so-career-advancing way to ask for a ...
With LinkedIn becoming increasingly important in the recruiting and hiring process, having Recommendations on your profile is important. Great Recommendations can be the difference in getting ...
My clients often ask me how many Recommendations they should have on their LinkedIn profile. The simple answer is: At least three. After three Recommendations, LinkedIn ...