Back-up Your LinkedIn Information. Posted by Irene Koehler in LinkedIn on April 12, 2009 | 32 responses Contact information for all of your connections You’ve taken great care in building your LinkedIn network of connections because these are the folks you’ve known throughout your career, those friends from school with whom you’ve recently reconnected and professionals who are just plain helpful and wise because they might be excellent resources in the future.? Are you comfortable with all of that information residing on a website over which you have no control? What if you need to access contact information for one of your connections and the LinkedIn site is down temporarily?
For many reasons, I strongly sugggest periodically exporting and saving your connections. How frequently you should do this depends on how often you add new people to your network. Exporting your connections is easy. Profile and recommendations While you are in a housekeeping mood, let’s take it one step further. So, what are you waiting for? 41 LinkedIn Success Stories to Learn From | Windmill Networking. 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn - Flock. Sharlyn Lauby is the president of Internal Talent Management (ITM) which specializes in employee training and human resources consulting. She authors a blog at hrbartender.com. LinkedIn, which recently reached the 50 million user milestone, has long been considered the social networking site for professionals.
If you're in business, it is basically expected that you have a profile there. But with the more mainstream platforms like Twitter and Facebook being used for business purposes, some professionals are neglecting their LinkedIn profiles. 1. Some media reports claim that because organizations can use any criteria they want to make hiring decisions, photo avatars provide companies with information they may not have otherwise known about you based on a resume alone and could actually hurt you more than help.
Eric B. He adds that “an employer may not discriminate when selecting one job applicant over another. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Burke believes that accounts should be kept separate. LinkedIn Tips Complete Profile. Posted by Irene Koehler in LinkedIn on December 29, 2008 | 7 responses Dear Professional, You and I were set up on a blind-date of sorts. The only reason you consented to give me a try was because a friend of yours continually nagged you, something about I “could be very useful to you in the future.” You didn’t feel I was worth the time, but it became easier to give me a try than to deal with your friend who kept reminding you to take a chance with me.
I appreciate that you meant well at first, but I feel I must be honest. I miss you. Fondly, Your (incomplete) LinkedIn profile The number of incomplete profiles I see on LinkedIn is huge, but not surprising. A few tips to keep in mind when completing your profile: It is not a resume. Hope you’re ready to tackle that lonely profile now. If you’d like to learn more about kicking your efforts on LinkedIn into high gear, be sure to subscribe to Almost Savvy through RSS or email. Additional comments powered by BackType.
Add a video to your LinkedIn profile | SlideShare Blog - Flock. With the SlideShare application on LinkedIn, it’s now incredibly easy to add videos to your LinkedIn profile. Here’s a quick step-by-step guide: 1. Upload your presentation to SlideShare as usual. 2. Copy the URL of the YouTube video you want to insert. 3. 4. 5.