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Introducing Your Network to Each Other

732367_business_meeting.jpgOne of the most common questions I see about how to use LinkedIn is “How do I introduce two people in my network to each other?”

This is a fundamental practice of good networking, but unfortunately, there’s not a built-in mechanism in LinkedIn for doing that (FYI, others and I have been suggesting that feature for at least three years or so). But just because there’s not built-in functionality for this specific task doesn’t mean that LinkedIn can’t make it a lot easier to accomplish.

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Best Job Listing Intro…Ever

846835_curious_puppy.jpgIn the ever-challenging “war for talent” it’s becoming increasingly important to write job postings that attract attention. A great intro for a job posting can really help with that, just as a great cover letter can better position a resume. And in the world of social networking, a little extra personal touch that might be inappropriate on a typical job board becomes instead the added little tug that makes you give it a little more effort to think about possible candidates, pass the word or even blog about it.

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LinkedIn Loses One of Its Strongest Evangelists

gse_multipart1788.jpgYesterday, Vincent Wright, founder of MyLinkedInPowerForum and dozens of related groups, announced yesterday that he will no longer be an active evangelist for LinkedIn, although he will remain a member and active user:

And though I will remain a user of Linkedin and perhaps even a paid-member of Linkedin, my days as a self-appointed Linkedin evangelist ended, yesterday.

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Extreme LinkedIn Profile Makeover – Katie Felten

258105_pouring_paint.jpgWelcome to this week’s episode of Extreme LinkedIn Profile Makeover, where we help LinkedIn users touch up their profiles to attract more business.

Our subject this week is Katie Felten. In case you don’t have access to Katie’s profile, here’s a PDF of it which has about 98% of what I’ll be covering.

Here are my thoughts for Katie — I invite you to add your own in the comments.
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LinkedIn Training, Coaching and Consulting

786044_bright_idea.jpgIn response to Extreme LinkedIn Profile Makeover and the fact that we now have a waiting list of about three months already, I’ve had a couple of people asking me if there was some way they could get theirs done sooner, and one person wanted to know if they could get theirs done privately.

The answer to both is “yes”.

Teaching individuals and organizations how to use LinkedIn and other social networking and social media tools more effectively is my core business.

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The LinkedIn Blogosphere

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Linked Things
30/08/10 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
If you haven’t guessed, I’m working through the lyrics of the video – because in order to make it in, I really did have to think highly of each favorite thing;-) This line gives me a chance to reflect… By the numbers..

Is LinkedIn Broken… or is it just a TOOL?
30/08/10 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
I read this post a few days ago: My Problem with LinkedIn . The author ( Tom Nixon ) presents the idea that it's not really “the social network's fault,” it's really our fault because we are using it wrong. Tom suggests there a..

Wonderful Coworkers Recommending
27/08/10 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
Some skeptics seem to think that LinkedIn recommendations are not worthwhile, but to me – they’re golden. As I mentioned last post – if you’re connecting to people you know, the things they write will absolutely supp..

What do recruiters think about LinkedIn?
25/08/10 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
I'm always intrigued to see how a specific group uses or thinks about a tool. Job seekers think about LinkedIn a certain way, while wondering if their target audience (hiring managers, business owners, recruiters, HR) will find them and se..

Warm Friendly Tweeters
24/08/10 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
I’m new to the twitter world, but definitely enjoy seeing good tweets coming through LinkedIn. If you’re connecting to people you know, the twitter connection makes it easy to keep everyone aware of what’s going on. But yo..

LinkedIn for iPhone 3.2: Where Are They Now?
20/08/10 The LinkedIn Blog
Keeping track of what your connections are doing professionally is one of the most important things we offer to our members at LinkedIn.   We’re excited to announce LinkedIn for iPhone 3.2, because we’ve made it easier than ever to stay up..

Groups With Nice Members
19/08/10 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
Group functionality has come a long way on LinkedIn since the early days, and one of the aspects that is a must for successful group interactions and livelihood is the attitude of members. Let’s look at some of the ways it might be on..

QvQ: Quality vs. Quantity: The Great LinkedIn Debate
18/08/10 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
I just saw a blog post by VirtualJobCoach (the first competitor I had with JibberJobber, and some very good people ) titled “ The Trouble with LinkedIn: Bigger is not better ” In the post they argue that if you get a bigger net..

Any Instances of Fake LinkedIn Email?
16/08/10 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
I’ve been reading on some supposed email that uses the look of LinkedIn invitations to get by spam/threat filters. Have you actually seen any?!? Not from LinkedIn Clearly LinkedIn is not in any way shape or form connected to these mes..

New and improved moderation features for LinkedIn Groups
13/08/10 The LinkedIn Blog
Since its roll out at the end of June, the new groups interface has already significantly increased member participation, measured by user comments and visits to Groups. We’ve also been listening to user feedback from many of our active gr..