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Proposed New LinkedIn Categories

By Scott Allen, on July 15th, 2010

Many people find that the existing categories for LinkedIn relationships simply aren’t adequate to cover all cases. Here are a few ideas for some more:

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LinkedIn Links for June 28, 2010

By Scott Allen, on June 27th, 2010

These are my LinkedIn links for June 28th, 2010:

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What’s LinkedIn?

By Scott Allen, on June 23rd, 2010

140848291_73dc562641_o A funny anecdote from Kendall Kunz:

At the post office today, a woman with curlers in her hair asked me, “where’s the courthouse?”  I wasn’t sure but then she asked what I did for a living.  When I told her, she asked me for a business card and said she was in marketing.  I said, “send me an invitation to LinkedIN,” and she asked, “what’s LinkedIN?” And this woman is in marketing?  I think I want my business card back.

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LinkedIn Links for April 28th

By Scott Allen, on April 28th, 2010

These are my LinkedIn links for April 28th:

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LinkedIn Observes the Rise of Professional Ninjas

By Scott Allen, on April 26th, 2010

From The LinkedIn Blog:

Between 2002 and 2007, we have noticed a surge in the percentage of job titles that include the term “ninja”. Modern day ninjas are not experts in martial arts or stealth soldiers – today they are more likely to throw Java exceptions rather than steel stars. Other ninjas come from the social media, computing and design sectors. Professionals in customer service, advertising and finance have their share of ninjas too; for example, check out real life Investing Ninja Assassin Ann Miura-Ko.

How much has the job title “ninja” grown? The attached global “ninja” chart shows the percentage of people starting “ninja” jobs relative to all LinkedIn members who started a job year. This allows us to make meaningful year- to-year comparisons and discover interesting labor market movements.

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I have to wonder how many of those ninjas are self-employed, or founders of a company of one. Are companies actually seriously handing out “Ninja” as a title? Fad, not trend.

Just in case you should want to hire a ninja, here’s some advice on doing so:

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