Posted by stylock on 25 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
This is one of those questions that people ask me when they don’t want anyone to know they’re looking for a better job…
The inference is that if they do something that only people who are looking for a job do, they’ll be labeled such.
Either way you might answer the question, the advice should still be “so update your profile”.
Posted by stylock on 22 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
One of the things I like the most about computer systemns is that I no longer have to remember everything. It’s hard enough to remember the really important stuff - the merely important already takes a back seat. So “useful” information like “have I ever sent a note to John Smith” pretty much drops off the bottom of the list…-)
LinkedIn helps me remember.
Posted by stylock on 19 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: About the Service
Jason Alba’s got some great advice posted over on the Jibber Jobber Blog that you’ve got to take - grab a copy of your LinkedIn profile and contact information today - and repeat at regular intervals.
Posted by stylock on 17 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: About the Service
In a recent email, David asks: “What are the main advantages of paid membership?”
What he didn’t ask, and what I figured was implied by his question was “Should I pay for a membership?”
Posted by stylock on 11 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Groups
A potential storm is brewing on LinkedIn with the just released “Group Search” feature over duplicate groups.
In the past, you just couldn’t tell what groups existed, so finding any group that you wanted to belong to was almost a chance event.
Well it appears that in the void of that knowledge, multiple people setup multiple groups with the same purpose…
Posted by stylock on 11 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Groups
A longstanding request of the LinkedIn community to be able to find out what groups exist has been satisfied by LinkedIn this week as they rolled out “Search Groups” last night.
It’s not perfect, but it’s a whole lot better than what you could find out yesterday!-)
Posted by stylock on 07 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
A LinkedIn user asked “Why can’t I search for C++?”, and after I answered the question on the LinkedIn Q&A section, I figured that my readers might like the answer as well…
Posted by stylock on 01 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
Becky McCray calls it “Making LinkedIn work for small town pros” on her gust blog at Small Biz Survival, but I think the key point she makes is that LinkedIn helps when you aren’t very local…
If you’re the only Internet Marketing Expert in a town of 2,000 people, you won’t be able to have coffee with many peers - but with LinkedIn, you can maintain your existing connections and build new relationships through introductions without ever traveling
And that’s a great thing…
Posted by stylock on 27 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Endorsements
Shane Schick titled his article “LinkedIn Guilt: The new social networking disease” over on IT World Canada, and suggests that there’s issues related to asking for recommendations.
I think he’s overplaying the issue, but go ahead, read his article and come back to this window;-)
I’ll explain…
Posted by stylock on 24 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Outside LinkedIn
This is a bit off from my normal LinkedIn post, but I’ve got a need to call attention to legislation that will jeopardize small and independent artists - hence the desire to protect copyrights from the orphanage…
Both legislative branches are considering bills around “Orphan Works”, but with a slight twist of the words, nearly anyone’s work will fit that definition
Let me explain…
Posted by stylock on 21 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
JP commented to me about searching - he said he’d like to start with a broad pool and narrow the results to get exactly what he wanted.
And he can - he just didn’t know how!-)
I’ll explain…
Posted by stylock on 19 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
And I’m not talking about approving an introduction request that comes your way - get proactive and bring people together!
The first post in this series was about noticing what’s happening in the lives of your connections, this post is about taking it one step further and actively helping them.
Posted by stylock on 17 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Connections
Terry Bean asks on the Networked Inc blog “Who Owns Your Network” - I think we all know that by definition, you own your network.
But you can do things to muddy those waters…
Posted by stylock on 16 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
So you’ve followed my advice and have connected to several dozen people you know and trust - how then does LinkedIn help you enhance your relationship with those individuals?
Take an interest in them!
Take the time to find out what’s happening in their lives…
Posted by stylock on 13 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: About the Service
Another reader asks through email: There are times I have new connections but they do not show on my home page along with the history. I find that strange…. maybe there is a reason?
I’m not privy to details on how the LinkedIn environment works, but I can guess…
Posted by stylock on 09 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
Carol writes about Introductions: If you’ve made 5 introduction requests, none of which has taken place, is there a better way besides paying for a subscription to move them along or should you withdraw some and send them out at another time?
Great question - here’s some factors to consider…
Posted by stylock on 04 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn
When it rains, it pours…
One of my clients has increased the time I’m spending with them on an engagement - and I’m feeling stressed about getting to all of the things I like to get to - like LinkedIn (as a user).
Here’s my tips on getting the most out of LinkedIn when you don’t have a lot of time…
Posted by stylock on 01 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Jobs
JP writes “I am an executive search consultant working exclusively in financial markets. And to be more precise I am looking for people working in commodities: traders, sales, marketers, etc in soft commodities and particularly in Asia - very very very difficult to find.”
Looking for my help. I had two answers for him…
Posted by stylock on 27 May 2008 | Tagged as: Endorsements
None of my regular readers will ever face this issue, but I’ll talk about it anyway…-)
One of the more interesting questions I’ve seen is from an individual who was asked to endorse someone they didn’t know. Their question was - should they, and also - why would someone ask like that?
Well, if you’re going to connect to people you don’t know…
Posted by stylock on 24 May 2008 | Tagged as: Endorsements
A LinkedIn endorsement says that not only do you know and trust the individual, you recommend them to others - a powerful statement.
So don’t just tell the world what a great professional Tom Smith is, tell them the unique thing about Tom that makes him special.
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