Asymmetrical Relationships and LinkedIn

By Scott Allen, on December 17th, 2007 | 7 comments

Any time you take the complexity of real human relationships and try to break them down into very simple codification, you’re bound to have some challenges. In LinkedIn, you’re basically either connected or you aren’t — in or out. Some people let everyone in, others only let in those that they know well.

But . . .
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The Best Business Advice I Ever Received

By Scott Allen, on December 13th, 2007 | 2 comments

Over the past few weeks here in the b5media business channel, we’ve been having a little contest — sort of our own version of The Apprentice. We were divided into two teams, "The Aces" (my team) and "The Pros", and given the following initial challenge:

Kay just started a new business marketing aprons and . . .
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Beyond Sourcing – 15 Creative Ways Recruiters Can Use Professional Networking Sites

By Scott Allen, on December 13th, 2007 | One comment

I gave a presentation for ERE Media Tuesday entitled “Professional Networking – Beyond Sourcing”, which focused on the many ways that recruiters can use professional networking sites to support their business and their own career, not just for sourcing candidates. The way I see it, any hack can figure out how to type a . . .
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Free Webinar – "Professional Networking: Beyond Sourcing"

By Scott Allen, on December 10th, 2007 | 5 comments

I’ll be giving a free webinar Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2-3pm ET, entitled Professional Networking – Beyond Sourcing, sponsored by ERE Media and LinkedIn. The event is intended for recruiters, and the gist of it is this: any hack recruiter can figure out how to search LinkedIn, Jobster, ZoomInfo and the blogosphere to source candidates, . . .
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The Problem with Connecting on LinkedIn with People You Don’t Know

By Scott Allen, on December 8th, 2007 | 7 comments

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