A question I frequently get when training job seekers on using social media is “Won’t my boss think I’m looking for another job if I’m using LinkedIn?” With over 180 million LinkedIn users in the world, I honestly don’t think that even half of them are actively seeking work. More than likely, they are happily employed and happily networking. It
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The is reposted from The Next Web’s Article of the same name. I thought is was cool enough and timely enough to get this out to you right away… I’ve already signed up.  In the era of dwindling attention spans and data overload, we’re seeing video and infographics dominating on the web. We’ve also seen some wickedly creative job applications, particularly
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LinkedIn Groups Tutorial   Was playing around with Grovo.com‘s new widget feature and thought I would offer you a little course on how to use LinkedIn groups. Check out this LinkedIn Groups Training.

The tech world has clearly identified the need to make connections: friends on Facebook, connections on Linkedin, followers on Twitter. But once a network is built, professionals must dedicate time for maintenance of those networks — perusing contacts, updating information, and maintaining a social media presence that requires constant engagement on these websites in addition to having a job. Cloze,
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Speaking at the Engineering Symposium in Portland a few years ago, I had two conversations back to back that were exactly the same. Now, I wasn’t surprised, when speaking to a group of 100 engineers, that ALL of them were much smarter than I am. I also wasn’t surprised to see many baby-boomers in the audience. So the conversations I
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In 2006, I trained my MBA class on how to use LinkedIn. Back then virtually no one was on. And those that were on formed some kind of a tight-knit community. I remember landing in Vietnam on vacation, knowing only my college friend. I used LinkedIn to schedule 10 meetings with local business leaders. Using the network, I arranged a
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HireSignals.com is a platform designed to confidentially inform recruiters of a candidate’s job search status on LinkedIn. In other words, you can show recruiters that you are looking for a job without letting your current company know about it. It does this by empowering them with a Firefox (Google’s Chrome Browser is coming shortly!) browser add-on that allows them to
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Joshua, I’m 59 years old with a full-time job in Medical Ultrasound imaging. I have 32 years of experience in the field. With hospital downsizing and Medicare cutbacks, the higher-paid employees costing the most will be looked at.Your book, Job Searching With Social Media For Dummies, is very helpful and I want to follow your suggestions. My questions are should
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Employers have a very high perceived risk when they hire someone. Your job as the candidate is to alleviate that risk as much as possible. If you were on Oprah talking about what you do in your career, your perceived risk would be very low. Wouldn’t you agree? I’d like to introduce you to a feature in LinkedIn called “Answers.”
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Reblogged from OnlineColleges.net:  Our New Networking series has taken a look at how social media sites can be used as powerful networking tools for new college graduates, sharing our best picks for tips, tools, and more for Facebook, Twitter, and now, LinkedIn. Today, we’re exploring LinkedIn for new grads. We’ve saved the best for last: this site was created with professional networking
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