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What is your LinkedIn score?

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When LinkedIn was first launched back in 2003 it was very much set up and viewed as a resume posting network. It was very focused on job search and being used by recruiters and hiring managers.

This is no longer the case. Now more people are using LinkedIn for sales, business development, thought leadership, funding and many other uses.

The sales factor on LinkedIn can be used to help you understand how you are reaching and leveraging LinkedIn. Whether you are in job search, sales, hiring or for any other professional use, this Social Selling Index, as it is called, can really offer you a weekly snapshot of your effectiveness on LinkedIn……..Read More »What is your LinkedIn score?

Have You Made These Changes to Your LinkedIn Profile?

The chances are that 4 out of 5 of you reading this right now have not made my recommended five changes to your profile that improves your personal brand. If you are on my weekly LinkedIn tips newsletter then the chances are you have, because they are the actions I outlined in my5 Steps to Boosting Your Presence on LinkedIn  If you do not have that report, you can get it by clicking… Read More »Have You Made These Changes to Your LinkedIn Profile?

Don’t Disappear – 5 MUST DO Actions With Your LinkedIn Profile

The new year can bring many new opportunities and openings. As a professional the chances are that at some point your LinkedIn profile is going to be looked at as part of the diligence process. Is it communicating the best of you?  Here are 5 actions you should take this month to ensure your profile is ready for those opportunities; HEADLINE – Often this, along with your headshot are the… Read More »Don’t Disappear – 5 MUST DO Actions With Your LinkedIn Profile

What if LinkedIn Changes the Rules?

If you have spend any time on other social networks, especially Facebook and Twitter you will know that they change how you interact and what happens to your information on a regular basis. Also you do not really own your connections there because its hard to get a copy of them. This is not the case with LinkedIn. But what if it was? There are a ton of good reasons… Read More »What if LinkedIn Changes the Rules?

How to spot a fake profile looking to connect on LinkedIn

You might be doing the same, without knowing.  A well taken and professional looking headshot is the first thing you notice when someone reaches out to connect on LinkedIn.  But just a cursory glance often makes you realise it is from one of the stock-photo services or a magazine which immediately makes me suspicious. Now not saying I am perfect and there may be a profile or two in my network that… Read More »How to spot a fake profile looking to connect on LinkedIn

Do you really not want me to endorse you?

Time to confess. Not all my connections on LinkedIn are people I know well or have worked with. So I do get a little surprise when someone endorses me for a skill that they have not directly experienced or seen me display. When you are building out your profile LinkedIn will tell you that listing your skills will increase the chances of opportunities coming to you by 4 times. The system… Read More »Do you really not want me to endorse you?

Emoji’s on LinkedIn – What Were You Thinking?

Don’t hit return too soon! On September 1st this year LinkedIn began rolling out a completely re-designed messaging feature on its platform. Their official blog announced it“New Messaging Experience Comes to LinkedIn”. After a few initial glitches and confusion, as expected with most new product features or upgrades, it now seems to be embraced and used more regularly than its previous versions. In general the messaging on desktop and mobile… Read More »Emoji’s on LinkedIn – What Were You Thinking?

What Do You Think of Stephen Harper’s LinkedIn Profile?

Even with our recent election here in Canada and the continuing barrage of media coverage for the Presidential race down in the US (still a year away!!) I still do not tire of reading about politics. It may be my British upbringing, but I have always been interested in the subject, at local, regional and national level as well as internationally. My career personal branding coaching and former recruitment mind always… Read More »What Do You Think of Stephen Harper’s LinkedIn Profile?

LinkedIn Wants to Send You More E-mails

One reason professionals choose not to get involved with LinkedIn is that they feel they get bombarded with e-mails. Apparently there are over 25 different settings to determine how LinkedIn can send e-mails to you so I know it may be hard to believe but LinkedIn really does only want to send you e-mails that you want. We all say we want to get less, both from them and everywhere else! They have… Read More »LinkedIn Wants to Send You More E-mails

Can Your LinkedIn Profile Become Your Obituary?

My Dad, like most English people, was a huge newspaper reader. He always said he checked the obituaries on a daily basis. If he wasn’t mentioned he got on with his day! The UK has more daily newspapers than most countries have magazines! If we had a blue recycling box back in my childhood, we would have needed at least two just for all the newspapers we used to get… Read More »Can Your LinkedIn Profile Become Your Obituary?