I’m excited to say that this past summer, I was invited to a webinar run by LinkedIn staff for career professionals. At this event, they shared resources, data, and new features with a focus on helping job seekers. For this month’s Tip of the Month, I will relay what was shared that day.… Read More
Claim your “vanity URL” for your LinkedIn profile July 2020 For an effective online presence, it’s important to edit your LinkedIn URL and personalize it. I’ve shared this tip many times before, but LinkedIn often changes the exact steps so I’m re-visiting this topic. I recently posted an updated blog post on why you should do this, and I created … Read More
LinkedIn is a great way to grow your network May 2020 Maybe you have a little more time on your hands these days? Or maybe you’ve been deemed essential and are busier than ever seeking resources for your work? Maybe you are in job search mode? Regardless of your current situation, you may need to seek out certain people right … Read More
LinkedIn Salary feature and gathering market data from LinkedIn March 2020 There are two ways you can use LinkedIn to prepare for a salary negotiation. Both tips provide potential data points that you can use for benchmarking and market research. 1) The most straightforward way is to access LinkedIn’s salary feature. As a quick refresher, this was rolled out in 2016 and … Read More
How to use LinkedIn for interview research January 2020 In light of the interviewing theme for this issue, I’ll share some easy ways to utilize LinkedIn for interviewing preparation. Once you have an interview lined up, use the website to research the company and the people who might be interviewing you. When you are invited to an interview, it’s always … Read More
How to use LinkedIn QR code to find others on the fly 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 … Read More
Microsoft’s Résumé Assistant and how it ties to LinkedIn September 2019 Since Microsoft bought LinkedIn, they have been integrating features and one is called Résumé Assistant. You may not know it, but unless you changed your LinkedIn security setting once the feature was added, you have given permission to share the job description content from your profile with Microsoft Word … Read More
How to use your LinkedIn headline to brand yourself July 2019 One of the best ways to brand yourself on LinkedIn is by using the right keywords throughout your profile. The most important area is in your headline because it is the most heavily weighted field on LinkedIn for Search Engine Optimization (SEO). The default setting will be for the … Read More
How to personalize the LinkedIn invitation (on web and mobile) 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 … Read More
How to customize your LinkedIn URL March 2019 How to customize your LinkedIn URL 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. … Read More