by
Thomas E. Kenny.
REAP is a concept I learned thanks to
Jason Alba's
JibberJobber Career Management radio show.
Many people get into networking and think it's just a matter of collecting names and contact info for reference later on. Or if you are in a job search adding to the list of people you can nag or beg for a job.
by
Thomas E. Kenny.
The LinkedIn (add-on) applications feature was added on October 28th, 2008. Although LinkedIn applications have been available for a while many may not be aware of them. There are currently 10 applications and I have grouped them into 5 categories below.
by Thomas E. Kenny
The
ETP Network has free weekly teleconference calls to help professionals improve their job search and career management skills. For details please view
http://www.etpnetwork.com/
On last night's call during the Q&A segment
Rod Colon discussed the importance of advocates during your job search and how to utilize LinkedIn relating to introductions to potential advocates. If you missed the call, a recording is available to CEO members of the ETP Network.
Have you searched for your name on LinkedIn to assure you don't have multiple profiles?
I've found that about 1% of my first degree connections have duplicate LinkedIn profiles. It is very easy for this to happen when you are new to LinkedIn and have not added all your valid email addresses to your first account.
Below is a link to an excellent blog post regarding how to eliminate multiple LinkedIn accounts:
http://www.coherentsalesconsulting.com/blog/do-you-have-multiple-accounts-in-linkedin/
