LinkedIn profiles are really cool. Think about it; you get to have a website that it as all about you – about your experiences, your skills, your education… your story. But most of us aren’t that experienced in telling (and writing) our story, so we get flustered when we are putting together our profile. One […]
Why You Want LinkedIn Endorsements
For the past two months, the Skills and Expertise section on LinkedIn has been blowing up with “Endorsements”. Ironically though, no one really knows how to effectively use them or what exactly they mean. Are they helpful or not? Do they lead towards a valid representation of someone’s abilities or are people gaming the system? […]
Building Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn
When we worked for the same company our entire careers, the idea of a personal brand wasn’t important. These days, with shorter job stints and a “free agent” economy where it’s common for professionals to bounce from project to project, having a strong brand is more critical than ever. But how do you manage your […]
How to Ask For Help On LinkedIn
One of the challenges with using social media for business is that it’s so new. LinkedIn has over 175 million professionals on it, but it’s not even 10 years old yet. It makes perfect sense that we’re still grappling with how to actually use the platform in our day to day business lives, because in […]
9 Ways the Pros Use Their Status Update on LinkedIn
One of the most common features on social networking websites is the status update. Using the status update feature, a user can type in a short message that is broadcast to their entire network, and sometimes even the entire web-surfing world. Facebook’s popularity is based largely on people’s ability to share information through the status update feature, and Twitter […]