On Tuesday, May 18th I had the opportunity to speak at the CareerConnection “Hire DFW First” Symposium at the Addison Conference Center. Below are a few notes from my presentation. With the limited number of jobs and the high number of candidates, it is critical to have your Resume and LinkedIn profiles optimized for keywords… Continue reading SEO and the Job Hunt…
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Tips For Using LinkedIn Effectively #10
Making Connections With People When it gets down to the root use of LinkedIn, its making connections with people. My philosophy with establishing connections is pretty simple. If I’ve meet you through networking, I will connect with you on LinkedIn. I do have one requirement, when you ask to link with me you have to… Continue reading Tips For Using LinkedIn Effectively #10
Tips For Using LinkedIn Effectively #9
The Art of Giving and Receiving Recommendations Recommendations are way to give and receive feed back from coworkers, managers, clients and others that you have the opportunity to work with during your career. A common recommendation may be a manager giving a recommendation for a current or past employee. The recommendation could be worded something… Continue reading Tips For Using LinkedIn Effectively #9
Tips For Using LinkedIn Effectively #8
Groups are the bomb… One of the things that I enjoy using in LinkedIn is the Groups. In the Groups, you can do additional networking with people that have common interest. And best of all, you have the opportunity to post and respond to messages that are specific to that group. Lets first define what… Continue reading Tips For Using LinkedIn Effectively #8
Tips For Using LinkedIn Effectively #7
Using Apps to add interest to your profile. Each week I look at a lot of profiles and after a while they all start to look a like. They all have a photo, a summary and work experience. All of this information is a lot like reading through a stack of 100 resumes. A little… Continue reading Tips For Using LinkedIn Effectively #7