November 2016 Know how to look at other profiles anonymously. We’ve all been there . . . you want to look someone up on LinkedIn but you don’t want them to see you did so. Is there a way to do this? Yes, there is! In the Settings & Privacy section, under the Privacy tab, choose Profile Viewing Options. If you … Read More
October 2016 Personalize the URL for your LinkedIn profile page! In case you didn’t know, the URL is the web address that lands someone onto your LinkedIn profile page. For example, my LinkedIn URL is: http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulabrandcareers. In terms of being found online, the best customization results from using your name. However, that may not be possible if many others share your … Read More
September 2016 You should always personalize your LinkedIn invitation! You have 300 characters to do so. There are two ways to do it. From the person’s profile page (help center instructions): On the website, click on the CONNECT icon (if you only see Send InMail, try the dropdown arrow next to those words to find CONNECT). In any other place besides … Read More
Paula was quoted in this Payscale.com post by Anne Holub on managing your online presence to be found by recruiters.… Read More
November 2019 When developing your career, you want to grow your network and adding LinkedIn connections is one way to do that. Even better, connecting on LinkedIn in the moment you are meeting someone new can be a great idea for many reasons. It helps confirm spelling (which can be helpful if it’s unusual or hard to understand the pronunciation). … Read More
May 2019 It’s so important to personalize your LinkedIn invitation. Do you do this? If not, you should. Here is a link from the LinkedIn Help Center explaining how to personalize an invitation on the website or using iOS or Android. If you don’t customize, it is obvious that you sent a generic style invitation which makes it more likely to … Read More
March 2019 This month’s tip is “evergreen,” because it’s useful no matter when you do it. It’s about customizing your LinkedIn URL, which is a quick and easy way to enhance your LinkedIn profile. Maybe you have already done it? If not, it only takes a few minutes. Recently, I wrote about why and how to personalize your LinkedIn URL … Read More