Why You Should Be Asking for LinkedIn Recommendations Every Month
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional and business networking website. The social media network is now owned by Microsoft and announced in 2017 that it had surpassed 500 million global (and active) members. If you have been asking yourself why you should make time to engage on LinkedIn as a career professional, the value for […]
How to Activate Your Professional Network on LinkedIn for Career Advancement
Do you have a job, or do you feel you are engaged in building a meaningful career within an industry you love? When busy professionals take the time to create interesting blog articles for LinkedIn Pulse, they are demonstrating that drive to advance within their career, by keeping up with changes, innovations and new trends […]
How Employees Can Professionally Share About Their Organization on Social Media (And Why They Should)
The marketing department is not the only news resource available to businesses, that want to foster a positive reputation online, and offline. Increasingly corporations are investing in training and policies that encourage employees to share positive aspects of the organization, on their professional social media networks. Word of mouth advertising and promoting the image of […]
Five Bad Approaches on LinkedIn That Can Damage Your Reputation
Using LinkedIn to reach out to prospective employers, or peers within the same industry, is a solid strategy to grow your professional network. However, using the wrong method to promote your skills, inquire about opportunities or meet managers or senior executives can do more harm than good, to your reputation and career prospects. We asked […]
Social Media Advice for Job Seekers: Four Ways to Post Strategically for Career Advancement
If you are like most career professionals who are not employed in digital marketing, your social media posts may be private, or public, but not career focused. Social media is part of our everyday lives now, and a source for news and commentary, but also a way that we all stay connected with family, friends […]
Three Ways a Personal Blog Can Advance Your Career
Building a personal brand online is a valuable investment of time and effort. If you enjoy writing, consider establishing a free blog, and contributing to it on a weekly basis. Over time, not only is the exercise a therapeutic one, it can also help you advance your career in three ways. 1. Searchable Content Every […]
How to Network Professionally (And Get Noticed) on LinkedIn
On our career blog, we’ve shared some insightful tips to help professionals (like you) create and optimize their profile on LinkedIn. If you missed our previous article, and you are looking for a step-by-step instruction to improve your profile, please read: “Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out: Advice From Our Global Recruiters”. Now that you have […]
Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out: Advice from our Global Recruiters
There was a time when only recruiters and employers took an active role on LinkedIn. In the early days of the world’s largest professional online network, simply publishing your work history was enough to be found on LinkedIn. Career professionals would periodically visit the site to update new employment information, or to congratulate peers on […]
Technology and Start Up Influencers You Can Follow on Twitter
Twitter is one of the most business friendly social networks for acquiring information and industry news daily. For a business professional, Twitter presents an opportunity to be motivated daily by insights, comments and chats that pertain to your business and career. Would you like to keep an eye on some of the most exciting and […]
