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LinkedIn Statistics - And Ties To The Credit Crunch

Posted by stylock on 01 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: About the Service, Jobs, Ways to Use LinkedIn

The Guardian is reporting that those within the financial industry are increasingly LinkedIn.

It seems anti-climactic to think that investment bankers are joining, updating their profiles, and connecting more right now than ever before - but I’m a bit more interested to look inside and see that LinkedIn can identify this activity.

Let’s see what they’re seeing;-)

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Networking After You Land A New Position

Posted by stylock on 28 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Jobs, Outside LinkedIn, Ways to Use LinkedIn

You jumped into “job search” mode, networked like crazy, met some terrific people, joined LinkedIn, and continued to stay active even when some potential offers appeared imminent.

And landed a great job.

What now?

You keep at it - and here’s why…

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Building Your Network Before You Need It

Posted by stylock on 24 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Jobs, Profiles, Ways to Use LinkedIn

Every once in a while I find an individual who’s waiting to start using LinkedIn “when they need it” - hinting that until they’re looking for a job, they don’t need to network in general, or use LinkedIn specifically.

I’m always vocal about their need to get out now - when they don’t “need to” - and here’s why…

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Searching for Job Candidates

Posted by stylock on 01 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Jobs

JP writes “I am an executive search consultant working exclusively in financial markets. And to be more precise I am looking for people working in commodities: traders, sales, marketers, etc in soft commodities and particularly in Asia  - very very very difficult to find.

Looking for my help.  I had two answers for him…

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