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 […]
Getting Noticed – LinkedIn Publisher and Shareability
Getting Noticed It is all about getting noticed when creating and promoting your personal brand. I know, I know. I will hear from a lot of you that getting noticed is not what we were raised to do. LinkedIn Publisher, LinkedIn’s blogging platform, gives you exposure to your entire LinkedIn network…and more. If you do […]
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 […]
Anatomy of a Winning LinkedIn Publisher Post
Winning LinkedIn Publisher Post LinkedIn launched LinkedIn Publisher earlier this year. Every LinkedIn user now has access to a publishing platform to establish their credibility. I have used LinkedIn Publisher as a vehicle to republish successful blog posts to a much larger audience. Starting in the middle of June, the first post was published with […]