My uncle once told me, “If necessity is the mother of invention, laziness is its father.” So when a friend of mine from Europe contacted me to help him fill out his upcoming business trip to Los Angeles, of course I wanted to help, but I was thinking how I could go about the task [...]
One of LinkedIn’s many cool features is the ability to identify inside connections into potential employers. But once you’ve found them, what to do you do with them? Over on LinkedInnovators, Chris Morton poses the question:
I applied for a job I found on Dice yesterday (sent to “jobs@…”) and have now identified about a [...]
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Introducing the LinkedIn PONY (Professional Open Networker Ylem)
06/01/09 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
I got an invitation to connect with Skip Wilson, founder of the LinkedIn PONY group/movement. I had never heard of LinkedIn PONYs before, so I asked Skip. Here's the description from the PONY LinkedIn Group page : We are aiming to rena..
Four ways LinkedIn can help with your New Year Resolutions!
05/01/09 The LinkedIn Blog
Some of you might have read my earlier blog post from last year on how LinkedIn can help you build a professional network that lasts. As we begin this New Year, I'd like to suggest four key ways in which LinkedIn can help you put your best..
What is your 2009 LinkedIn strategy?
02/01/09 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
What will you do different in 2009 than what you did in 2008 with your LinkedIn strategy? Feel free to share what you'll do with your social networking strategy in general… here are some of my thoughts: I plan on being more diligent ..
LinkedIn on Microsoft.com
31/12/08 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
It was a nice gift to find that an article I worked on earlier in the year recently came out on the Microsoft site. Read on to see the full link. Collaboration I'm not a regular writer for the site, so when I was approached about giving som..
Coolest LinkedIn Profile of 2008?
31/12/08 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
This is real, and not much of a surprise considering Steven Burda is one of the most connected people on LinkedIn. I think this qualifies as the coolest LinkedIn Profile of 2008 :
LinkedIn and Twitter
29/12/08 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
No, this isn't the much-anticipated post announcing a link between LinkedIn and Twitter (like there is on Facebook), but I do want to talk briefly about Twitter. I'm assuming that you (readers of this blog) are interested in social netwo..
Getting LinkedIn
28/12/08 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
BusinessWeek is sporting a new article from Marianne Paskowski titled “What Does LinkedIn Really Get You?“ I don't think she sees the value in LinkedIn… One of the sources for the article would rather talk face to face t..
Darnit Amazon - First Edition vs. Second Edition
26/12/08 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
Okay, here's my first problem with the LinkedIn book and the two editions: I *just* bought your book (” I'm On Linked In, Now What? “) from Amazon and received it a few days ago. However, I found out that there is a 2nd edition..
Top 10 LinkedIn Stories of 2008
24/12/08 The LinkedIn Blog
It's been an extremely busy year at LinkedIn, marked by a continual stream of announcements (product and otherwise) that made it on to our blog ( Subscribe to the LinkedIn Blog ). We believe a great way to cap off the year would be to pick..
Five ways LinkedIn can help advance your career
23/12/08 The LinkedIn Blog
One of our key focus areas on the blog this past year has been to share with you how different professionals use LinkedIn to advance their career. Here are five videos we picked from a slew of LinkedIn user success stories we featured this..
