How Many LinkedIn Connections One Needs?
I’m a huge proponent of increasing the number of connections on LinkedIn. I voice that strong opinion every time I make a public presentation on a relevant subject or speak with anyone looking for advice on finding a job. At times, I find opponents to the concept, but mostly only up until I give them …
8 LinkedIn Updates to Make Yourself More Hirable
When you’re on the job market, you can call on your LinkedIn connections — school affiliations, friends, friends of friends, former employers or coworkers — for assistance. Useful information is at your fingertips. Pity the poor job seekers of yesteryear who had to spend far more time for far less payoff.
But when you’re looking …
Why You’re Not Getting Job Offers
Everybody wants a better job. Not everyone knows how to go about getting that position. One of the biggest factors preventing many people from success is making very common, yet hurtful interviewing mistakes. These missteps act as barriers to obtaining great jobs, so they are worth assessing and avoiding.
Three interview mistakes you’re probably making:…
My Qualifications Are Perfect But Still No Offer
The moment a job seeker gets notified to come in for an interview, the person’s personality, mood, energy level, and enthusiasm change radically. Such changes are common and logical because the first obstacle to being selected has been hurdled. “Oh, what a relief it is,” like the old Alka-Seltzer commercial used to say. But then, …
Social Media Mistakes Candidates Make During Job Search
Social media can both advance and hinder your career depending on how you use it. Most of the recruiters admit that they look at candidates’ social media profiles before making their decision. Therefore, you have to be careful about how you use social media and who can see your posts. You probably don’t want to …
Being Fired Is Like a Divorce . . .
Being fired is like a divorce and based on today’s statistics, that doesn’t sound good. So many articles cover the fact that 50% of all marriages in America end in divorce. Interestingly enough, other articles say 50% of all hires are bad hires. Might there be a correlation between the two? I think there is. …
How to Use Personality Tests in Your Job Search
Searching for a job — including studying and preparing for a job — can be a difficult task. For every person who has known they wanted to be a fireman or nurse since they were five years old, there are many more who need help honing in on a career. They also need some guidance …
How to Answer “Have you Ever Been Fired?”
Being fired or “let go” from a job is not necessarily something you bring up in discussion with people or want to talk about, especially if your next employer is the one asking the question. However, you’re going to have to face the facts that during the interview process you’ll be asked about the gap …
Are You a Commoner? or Have You a Job?
I use the title loosely and with humor. I know the majority of readers are neither clergy nor nobility, and it’s likely that neither are they highly privileged like that “1 percent”—a notion popular during the most recent presidential election. My point is that America is divided between those who are currently employed and those …
Mastering the LinkedIn Private View
Who’s been looking at your LinkedIn Profile?
What LinkedIn Profiles have you been looking at?
There are three options for LinkedIn profile privacy.
This LinkedIn option is part of the Privacy Settings that allows you to determine how much information you share when you are viewing someone else’s LinkedIn Profile.
I’ll explore all three of …