Find companies and groups on LinkedIn who share your interests February 2018 Learn More About Organizations Focused on Your Field of Interest on LinkedIn LinkedIn has a ton of groups and company pages on all sorts of topics. As an example, I found a few related to women in sports. I share them below, with brief explanations and links. Where you … Read More
Increasing your number of 1st degree connections on LinkedIn January 2018 Increase your Connections on LinkedIn The more first-degree connections you have, the more reach you have in your network, and this can be very powerful. Remember that you automatically become a second-degree connection, to everyone else who is a first-degree connection of your first-degree connections. Because of this, the … Read More
How to make the most of 15 minutes a day on LinkedIn December 2017 Commit 15 Minutes Each Weekday to LinkedIn A respected career colleague, Jim Peacock, wrote a great post this fall on how to spend 15 minutes a day on LinkedIn and make it count. I recommend you check it out. I have read many articles that suggest you … Read More
Sharing the new LinkedIn Salary feature November 2017 Check Out LinkedIn Salary LinkedIn rolled out a new salary feature about one year ago, though not many people seem to know about it yet. The feature started in the US, UK and Canada with plans to widen it globally during 2017. You can access it here. LinkedIn is trying to gather and share salary … Read More
How to create a company page on LinkedIn October 2017 Create a Company Page on LinkedIn LinkedIn just made it much easier to set up a company page for your business. Previously LinkedIn required an email tied to a company domain name, which stopped many people from trying to do it. Now they have revamped things and made it very … Read More
How to search through the connections of your 1st degree contacts September 2017 You Can (Once Again) Search the Connections of Others Thankfully, LinkedIn (LI) has brought back a very valuable feature, the ability to search other people’s connections. This can be useful for job seekers, entrepreneurs, sales professionals or anyone trying to strategically expand his / her network. For … Read More
New video capability on LinkedIn August 2017 Try Out the New Video Feature on LinkedIn August’s tip is to try out the new video feature on LinkedIn (once you get it). You can’t help hearing about video these days. Trends suggest it’s the now and the future of messaging, branding and engagement. So, it’s no surprise that LinkedIn (LI) has … Read More
Enhance your LinkedIn profile with a background/cover image July 2017 Enhance Your Background / Cover Image on LinkedIn (LI) Maybe you have already uploaded a background image? Or maybe you are using the default image provided by LI (think generic blue with random shapes). Either way, this change affects the top of everyone’s profile (the background / cover image is … Read More
Building recommendations on LinkedIn June 2017 Get More Recommendations on Your LinkedIn Profile Recommendations are important because they give objective proof of your skills and abilities. You should have at least three, at a minimum (preferably not all tied to one job). Keep in mind that all recommendations are sent through the LinkedIn system and must come from the sender’s … Read More
Why working moms should be on LinkedIn throughout their career May 2017 Working moms should be on LinkedIn! Managing your career while also being a mother might make things more complicated, but it doesn’t mean you should skip being on LinkedIn. Mid-career mothers should get on LinkedIn and maintain a presence. You can “hide” your profile for periods of time … Read More