Stay Connected Several years ago prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was asked by a member of the Career Pivot Community about how to stay connected to his remote network during a job search. He and his wife are living in an area where the economy is in decline. He is looking for a job halfway across […]
Do You Have a LinkedIn Profile Update Strategy?
LinkedIn Profile Update Strategy? You have plans to update your LinkedIn profile, but do you have a strategy on how you will leverage the update? If you turn on Sharing Profile Edits in your LinkedIn settings, all of your LinkedIn connections will be told that you have updated your profile. I know, I know you have been […]
Top 10 Googled Career Pivot Posts for 2017
Top 10 Googled Career Pivot Posts Every year I like to highlight the top pages/posts that were found by people searching using Google. Check out last year’s list and you tell me what you see different. The Career Pivot website was googled over 151,000 times in 2017 and that is up from 111,000 in 2016. Search traffic […]
Connecting on LinkedIn is Like Asking for a Date
My Connecting on LinkedIn is Like What? Have you considered that when you are connecting on LinkedIn you should follow the same rules that you used when you asked for a date? I have been married for over thirty years. My memories of dating are pretty vague but I do remember those awkward feelings when asking […]
Career Pivot Social Media Survey Results [Infographic]
Social Media Survey Results A couple of weeks ago we published the following blog post: Social Media Goes Corporate – Are you Ready? In the post, we included a short survey for you to tell us what social media sites you use and how often. We followed up that post with a discussion about social […]
Social Media Goes Corporate – Are You Ready? [Survey]
Social Media Goes Corporate I recently read an article from the CEO of Hootsuite, Ryan Holmes, titled 2016’s Biggest Social Media Trends for Business. He highlights 5 social media trends that you cannot ignore. Yeah…I know you have been thinking that social media is a fad. Some of you think you do not have to participate. […]
The Difference Between Following and Connecting on LinkedIn [Guest Post]
Yes, there is a difference between following and connecting on LinkedIn. You can see the status updates of someone you do not know on LinkedIn and their long-form posts (LinkedIn’s blogging equivalent)- without connecting. (Note: this is a guest post by Hannah Morgan, aka, the Career Sherpa) Some LinkedIn Users Won’t Connect With Strangers One of the biggest […]
Twitter, Hashtags and Your Job Search
Twitter and Hashtags How can using Twitter and understanding hashtags help you in your job search? I want you to think of Twitter as a giant chat room. Messages fly back and forth around the world—and many of those messages contain hashtags. What the heck are hashtags? Hashtags are just a string of letters and […]
3 Key Elements of your LinkedIn Photograph
LinkedIn Photograph Your LinkedIn photograph is the first thing that most people notice when they view your profile. It also shows up next to your name and headline when people conduct searches on LinkedIn. It is often the number one factor in whether people click to view your profile. What does your LinkedIn photograph say […]
