By Scott Allen, on August 19th, 2007%
One 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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By Scott Allen, on August 19th, 2007%
In 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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By Scott Allen, on August 17th, 2007%
Yesterday, 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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By Scott Allen, on August 15th, 2007%
Welcome 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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By Scott Allen, on August 13th, 2007%
In 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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