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Ways to Engage with Your LinkedIn Connections

There are all kinds of ways to engage with your LinkedIn connections. Too often we connect with people on LinkedIn and then simply ignore them. When you engage with your LinkedIn connections in a sincere, natural way, you are staying top of mind with them. They will appreciate you paying attention to their posts and business milestones, such as a new job.   Five Easy Ways to Engage with Your LinkedIn Connections Congratulate them for their achievements Take time at least once a week to review your notifications section. When you see that a LinkedIn connection has a new job [...]

By |2020-07-14T22:44:37-06:00July 14th, 2020|0 Comments
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LinkedIn is Especially Valuable for Job Seekers Now

In the face of skyrocketing unemployment, LinkedIn is especially valuable for job seekers now. Effective use of LinkedIn can increase the likelihood of landing the job you want. Your profile and several other features can really help – if you use them to your best advantage.   Maximizing Your LinkedIn Profile as Job Seeker Photo. Be sure it’s an up-to-date head shot in which you are dressed as you would be for an interview. It may seem obvious, but there should be no other people in the photo, or any pets. Headline. Use key words from descriptions of the types [...]

By |2020-04-14T11:04:07-06:00April 14th, 2020|0 Comments
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Value of Getting and Giving Recommendations on LinkedIn

Have you thought about the value of getting and giving recommendations on LinkedIn? Potential employers, clients and referral partners notice both those you receive and those you give. Yet, many people remain reluctant to ask for public recognition of their work. And some also hesitate to write a recommendation for someone else. Perhaps they don’t know how to ask for a recommendation. Or maybe they’re not sure what to say in one. Recommendations are vital ways to make your profile stand out. It’s one thing to say you’re great at something. It means a lot more when someone else attests [...]

By |2019-11-02T22:53:39-06:00November 2nd, 2019|0 Comments
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Brainstorm with Others When Updating Your LinkedIn Profile

If you brainstorm with others when updating your LinkedIn profile, you will come up with more ideas for improving your LinkedIn presence. If you find it hard to get motivated to make updates, consider making it a collaborative process. You might get some terrific ideas from a friend or colleague. And you can give them suggestions that they may not have thought of on their own. Recently, I conducted a two-hour training for the staff of a nonprofit organization here in the Denver area. The woman who selected me do to the training recommended that I add some interactive activities. [...]

By |2019-08-13T22:42:19-06:00August 13th, 2019|0 Comments
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Job Seekers: Are You Making the Most of LinkedIn?

Here’s a question I often ask of job seekers: Are you using all the relevant features of LinkedIn? Even in a strong economy with low unemployment rates, job seekers can still have challenges. Effective use of LinkedIn can increase the likelihood of landing the job you want. Your profile and several other features can really help – if you use them to your best advantage.   Maximizing Your LinkedIn Profile as Job Seeker Photo. Be sure it’s an up-to-date head shot in which you are dressed as you would be for an interview. Headline. Recruiters suggest avoiding the words “seeking [...]

By |2019-05-14T22:36:47-06:00May 14th, 2019|0 Comments
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Ways to Leverage Your LinkedIn Connections

We have often talked about making the most of your content, but what about leveraging your LinkedIn connections? Too often, it doesn’t occur to LinkedIn users to reach out to their connections. To this type of user, LinkedIn is simply a resume on steroids. They put some time into their profile and then figure they’re all set. It is essential to remember that LinkedIn is a social site with the dynamic nature that implies. When we effectively engage with our connections, we can make LinkedIn work for us.   How Many Connections Do I Need to Have? The ideal number [...]

By |2019-04-24T20:33:00-06:00April 24th, 2019|0 Comments
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Who’s Giving You Social Proof?

Who's giving you social proof? In other words, who tells the world that you rock? Here are just a few great ways for you to get social proof via LinkedIn: LinkedIn articles by your LinkedIn connections reference you LinkedIn connections share positive comments on your posts LinkedIn connections write quality recommendations about you What is Social Proof? See the August 11, 2017 CXL article Social Proof: What it is, Why It works, and How to Use It. It states that: “Social proof is based on the idea of normative social influence, which states that people will conform in order to be liked by, [...]

By |2017-09-18T22:43:26-06:00September 18th, 2017|0 Comments
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Commending Others via Facebook and LinkedIn

During this annual season of giving,  consider commending others via Facebook and LinkedIn. Such commendations honor those people and companies that have served you well during the past year.   Here are some tips for how to do it:   Commending Others on Facebook Review people or companies on their business page just as you might post reviews on Yelp or Google. Start by searching for the person or company’s business page. You will find the Reviews option on the left side of the page. Some business pages will not have it available, but hopefully most will. Click on the word Reviews and select [...]

By |2016-12-11T23:31:53-07:00December 11th, 2016|0 Comments
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LinkedIn Can Promote Membership Organizations

There are many ways that LinkedIn can promote a membership organization. Recently, I did a LinkedIn training for the board of directors of the Denver Jewish Chamber of Commerce (DCJJ). They asked me to help them find ways to use LinkedIn to help them grow. The recommendations I gave this group can be successfully applied to other membership-based organizations. Ways LinkedIn Can Promote a Membership Organization Board members should include their position in the experience section of their own profiles for several reasons: Positions in the experience section get more attention than those in the organizations section. Positions come up in the [...]

By |2016-12-06T22:03:16-07:00December 6th, 2016|0 Comments
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Appreciate and Honor Others on Social Media

There are many tools we can use to appreciate and honor others on social media. In fact, the ability to use social media in this fashion is one of the things that initially drew me into using these sites. There are numerous ways to use social sites to share your generosity of spirit. Here are some ways to use Facebook and LinkedIn to honor and appreciate others. Most of my suggestions are things you can do publicly, but some are meant to be done privately.   Appreciate and Honor Others on Facebook Like their Facebook business page. Then, periodically share [...]

By |2016-11-14T22:48:18-07:00November 14th, 2016|0 Comments
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