LinkedIn is a business-oriented online space that has been designed to encourage professional networking with one’s clients, associates, and colleagues. Although this is the primary use of LinkedIn, it has attributed to the growth of many users in areas of personal, professional, and organizational development. LinkedIn enables professional networking through its various features, allowing users...
How would you rate your LinkedIn profile? Are you using it as a powerful job seeking tool? Does it bring you effective connections, recruiter inquiries, or relevant opportunities? LinkedIn recently analyzed a group of 4000+ newly-employed job seekers, and studied what they'd been doing on LinkedIn during their hunt. They found that most successful job seekers on LinkedIn...
When it comes to marketing one’s self in the digital age, undergraduates with a marketing background should definitely lead the pack in attracting the interest of employers. Fortunately, the online environment provides a great opportunity for you to get yourself out there. But while there’s no one way to effectively harness the power of the...
Does your profile need a LinkedIn makeover? How many times have you told yourself you really needed to create a LinkedIn profile, but haven't done it? Maybe you started making your profile but never quite finished it. Or maybe you finished your profile a year ago, but it's terribly outdated now. If this sounds like...
I would love to work for LinkedIn. The company has a great product, treats its employees well, and both reviews and surveys indicate the company has a good culture. Not to mention the commute from my home to their headquarters would be about three minutes. I sent my resume and cover letter to apply for...
So, you’ve decided to quit your job. You’ve done all the research, carefully weighed your options, and have accepted a new job offer (nearly 32% of Americans are actively looking for a new job at one time). Fingers crossed, you're hoping it’s the job of your dreams. Congratulations! But before you break out the champagne, it’s...
The value of LinkedIn as a job searching and career networking platform cannot be overstated. However, the real value of LinkedIn as a tool for job searching lies deeper than is obvious to a casual user with a LinkedIn profile. If all you’re doing is updating your profile every so often and hoping recruiters will...
