Opportunity Magnet Is your LinkedIn profile an opportunity magnet? Remember that a magnet both attracts and repulses iron. You want your LinkedIn profile to attract desirable opportunities, as well as repulse opportunities that are of no interest. Those are a waste of time to pursue! As you construct your LinkedIn profile, you need to be […]
Anatomy of a Passive Candidate’s LinkedIn Profile
Anatomy of Your LinkedIn Profile as a Passive Candidate In my last post, Are You a Excellent Passive Candidate or a Turkey?, I discussed why you want to be a passive candidate. I am following it up with how to construct your LinkedIn profile into a recruiter magnet. The infographic below is provided Akken Cloud and has been used by […]
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. A couple of years ago, good friend Will Thomson for Bullseye Recruiting wrote a guest post called 5 Key Traits Recruiters look for in a PASSIVE CANDIDATE […]
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 […]
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 […]
Twitter Lists and the Targeted Job Search [Video]
Twitter Lists and the Targeted Job Search You should use Twitter and Twitter Lists in your targeted job search—and you do not need to tweet. If you are unfamiliar with the concept of the targeted job search, please read the Targeted Job Search series. I want you to think of Twitter as a cross between […]
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 […]
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. […]
