This gets you more connected. Did you know that you can invite group members to connect? It does not matter if you are on LinkedIn, Facebook, or another social media website. They are all about networking. One great way to network is to connect to your family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, coworkers, etc. Everyone that you [...]
Be careful of which social media groups you choose to join. You should not join groups that promote illegal or questionable activities. You should not join groups that you are not really interested in. I will say it again - employers do check your LinkedIn, Facebook, and other online profiles. If you join want to join social [...]
To start today, I would like to remind you of the message from my last blog post because the impression that you give from your online profiles is very important. The first things that a potential employer looks at are your LinkedIn, Facebook, and other public social media profiles. That includes all of your profile pictures, [...]
No photos with food, drinks, cigarettes, or anything but you in them. When you are choosing a picture for your LinkedIn profile, you should be careful. You should not have anything in the picture other than you. If you have anyone else in the photo with you, then a potential employer will not know who [...]
When you are completing your LinkedIn online profile, you should not just put your paid work experience. You should also include every extracurricular club, travel adventure, volunteer assignment, etc. You never know what a potential employer may find interesting, intriguing, or useful. If your list gets too long, then you can always keep the less important [...]
If your boss or a coworker asks for feedback, then it may seem like a good idea to say that everything is just fine. However, that is not productive. Serious, constructive criticism can be beneficial. When providing feedback, it is important that you be honest, constructive, respectful, and understanding. You should say exactly what you [...]
Try to find opportunities that align with your interests. It is not always easy to find exactly the job that you want. If you are interested in working in a particular position for a particular company, then it may be prudent to look for other positions within the same company to “get your foot in the door.” If [...]
A question that most interviewers ask is: “What do you know about our company? Do you know what our core mission is?” Your answer to this question tells your potential employer a couple of things. The first is whether or not you did your homework. Employers want to know that you did your research and that you really know [...]
Listen to the May 28, 2012 show! Megan believes that everyone needs music, and she wants to play for anyone who will listen. In our fifth Monday style we hosted an awesome musical guest this week, Megan Burtt. Lori and Megan initially met on Twitter, and Lori realized that Megan was everywhere on social media! [...]
Listen to the May 21, 2012 show! According to recent statistics, there are 113 million people in Mexico, 40 million who are online, but only 2.3 million on LinkedIn This show we got to cover a lot of ground. Lori actually just returned from a business trip to Mexico she took to the city of [...]
To be successful on LinkedIn, it is essential that you begin building your profile and network the right way. It is like building blocks: if you don’t start in the right spot, you are going to lose the game before you even get started. There are a couple of reasons to consider building a big [...]
Listen to the May 7, 2012 show! Companies can feature certain services, and even customize pages so that different products are featured based on the field of the person visiting! There has been so much going on with company pages lately! As you probably know, LinkedIn rolls things out slowly by letting a group of [...]
Listen to the April 30, 2012 show! Perry is a new author, a rock star, and uses social media. What more could we want from a fifth Monday guest? Yesterday was the fifth Monday in April, and if you have been with us for a while you know that means we bring on a special [...]
