All Blog Posts Tagged 'social networking' (10)

So here we go!  Effective yesterday, January 1, 2015 the way Linkedin charges for InMails could cost you a bundle if you don't understand the change.

If you are a Job Seeker, Recruiter or someone who needs to send InMails to reach out to others this change is a big one.  IF PEOPLE DON'T RESPOND/REPLY within 90 days from when you initiate the InMail as a sender,…

Fearing an upcoming job loss for whatever reason or worse, you are unemployed now, requires a quick and efficient plan of attack to getting another job QUICKLY! This is not the time to sit back and decide to take time off between jobs, that one month off can quickly erode to 6 months or longer of unemployment. Sales managers want to hire smart, aggressive medical sales people who would not be content taking a month off between jobs.…

I often do get this question and I decided to make it a short Blog.  This question came in today from one of our Members:

Hi,

I hope you are well.  I am reviewing a posting for (company name omitted) on Med Reps,  in house recruiter (Recruiter Name omitted).…

Facebook's announcement yesterday is just a tiny step towards where they are going on socializing your job search even more and pushing Job Boards and perhaps even Linkedin more towards becoming a relic of the past.  The large Job boards like Career Builder and Monster…

Let me begin Linkedin 106 (the conclusion of the Linkedin Training Series) with my parting words in the previous segment (Linkedin 105), "You have now learned how to connect the dots between the…

We are nearing the end of my Linkedin Training Series.  By this time you have determined if you need a Linkedin Account, built a complete and…

If you have made it this far in my LinkedIn Training Series, then you are becoming a serious student and clearly see the value in of getting the RIGHT contacts to become Linkedin with you!  Job Seekers and those wishing to build a base of long term contacts that can power your career into the…

Yes, LinkedIn is not fun, not even close to being fun like Facebook!  In fact it is a pain in the ass!  There I said it.  I was all ready to launch into a LinkedIn 103 segment that merely spelled out the mechanics of how to artfully snare as many relevant level one contacts as possible.  Alas, that last Blog…

Once you have built out your complete Linkedin Profile (see LinkedIn 101), you are now ready to begin building your connections by requesting people to let you link to them!  If you build a great Linkedin Profile, you may even have the right people routinely requesting that you link to them and that is the goal of the game; making it easy for you to build out your network with the minimal amount of…

OK, I am getting paid 0 to post this LinkedIn piece, but I still get a number of calls from professionals saying they do not know how to really use Linkedin or how it works.  First of all just trust me on this, YOU NEED a free Linkedin account!  I will go one step further, once you get your free account, you need to know how to set it up FULLY...yes 100%.  Linkedin will become part of your Job Insurance Plan for the future; if anything happens to your company or your job you…