LinkedIn Profile Header The first thing you see on your LinkedIn profile is the LinkedIn Profile Header section. There are 6 areas that I want to address in this article. Note: This is an update of a 2013 post called 5 Key Attributes to Your LinkedIn Profile Summary Photograph Having a high-quality image of yourself […]
How Many LinkedIn Connections are Enough Connections?
Enough LinkedIn Connections? How many LinkedIn connections do you need to make the magic happen? The answer is … it depends. It depends on how many people are in your niche. If you are in a highly specialized niche then less may be better. It depends on the size of the networks of your 1st-degree […]
Free Version of LinkedIn is Dead. May It Rest in Peace.
Free LinkedIn is Dead I am declaring that the free version of LinkedIn is dead, may it rest in peace. I contributed the following quote to the Career Sherpa’s post 31 EXPERTS SHARE PREDICTIONS FOR JOB SEARCH IN 2017: The assimilation of LinkedIn into Microsoft will mean an acceleration of new features along with higher fees. I […]
Are You an Excellent Passive Candidate or a Turkey? [Infographic]
Passive Candidate The easiest way to avoid being a turkey is the be an excellent passive candidate. The concept of being a passive candidate is a relatively new one. The best definition I could find for this is term is: A passive candidate (passive job candidate) is someone who is being considered for a position […]
5 Tips On How To Manage Your Digital Footprint
Your Digital Footprint It is a brave new world of business recruiting. According to personal branding experts from EssayMama, recruiters no longer limit themselves to resumes, cover letters, and references. Recruiters now search social media for clues about who you are, how others perceive you, how you fit with their company culture and how well […]
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 […]
Forbes Top 100 Career Websites List Dissected
Forbes Top 100 Career Websites List Ever since Career Pivot appeared on the Forbes Top 100 Career Websites List I have wanted to closely dissect this list to better understand the industry and trends. Here is what I found! I created my own categories and I placed each website in one and only one category. […]
Forbes Top 100 Websites for your Career
Career Pivot made the Forbes Top 100 Websites for your Career We made the Forbes Top 100 Websites for your Career list with a website that is only 19 months old. I say “we” because I could not have done this without your support. I first want to say Thank You! Let’s take a look […]