Ways to Use LinkedIn

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Does Anybody Know…

Posted by Steve Tylock on 05 Mar 2010 | Tagged as: Search, Ways to Use LinkedIn

It’s the classic opening from an individual who wants to meet someone.

“Use LinkedIn” comes to my mind immediately.

And here’s what I do when I hear or read that phrase…

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LinkedIn for Blackberry – Not Quite There Yet

Posted by Steve Tylock on 28 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn

Join me on the LinkedInPersonalTrainer.com to have a look at the state of LinkedIn’s Blackberry application.

Well – that’s what I’d like to do…

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LinkedIn – From The Outside

Posted by Steve Tylock on 11 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: Profiles, Ways to Use LinkedIn

What threats does LinkedIn pose, and what opportunities would we look at – if we weren’t LinkedIn Insiders?

That’s today’s topic as I step aside for this guest post.

Brenda approached me a while back and asked if I would consider a guest. I agreed, and you’re now the beneficiary of her advice.

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LinkedIn Snowmageddon

Posted by Steve Tylock on 09 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn

What happens to your job search when there’s an unexpected foot or two of snow outside?

Nothing – when you’re able to pick up the slack on LinkedIn!

Several kinds of people couldn’t get to work yesterday, and tomorrow’s not looking so hot either. What’s a job seeker (or salesman) to do?

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Poll Reveals Introverts Prefer LinkedIn!

Posted by Steve Tylock on 04 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn

January’s poll results are in – of people who claim to network in the real world infrequently, 85% say that they use LinkedIn heavily or modestly.

I guess it is true – those that don’t like to get out of the house do like LinkedIn – but that can’t be the only wildly shocking data this poll reveals.

Let’s see what else…

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Frustrating LinkedIn Search

Posted by Steve Tylock on 19 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Search, Ways to Use LinkedIn

Longtime readers will know that I’m generally supportive of the things that LinkedIn does – and concentrate on giving readers advice that helps them best use the site as it exists.

But today’s article takes a look into search and I’ll be a little frank – it didn’t go as planned;-)

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LinkedIn Profile Search Optimization

Posted by Steve Tylock on 31 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Profiles, Ways to Use LinkedIn

How can you get to the top of the list?

That’s a really important place to be isn’t it? The corporate recruiter has only so much time and it’s better to be the first candidate the search returns than the last.

The venture guys are looking for a company within the sustainable agriculture sector to invest in.  They’ll take the time to check into the results on the first page. But if you’re on the second page, they might not click over…

Today we’re going to take on the topic of optimizing your profile’s position within search results on LinkedIn.  I’ve called it “LinkedIn Profile Search Optimization” because the acronym LIPSO sounds cool…

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Asking to Build a Relationship First

Posted by Steve Tylock on 29 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Connections, Etiquette, Ways to Use LinkedIn

I’ve just got to drop this right out on the blog – I know the article on LinkedIn SEO is “next”, but an exchange I had today on LinkedIn gave me a great boost and I have to share it.

How often do you get invitations to connect from people you’ve never heard of?

Given the subject of my book and blog, you probably won’t be surprised to hear that it happens quite often to me…

But not today – today I received an invitation to build a relationship!

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From Layoff To Re-Employment – A LinkedIn Success Story

Posted by Steve Tylock on 20 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Jobs, Ways to Use LinkedIn

I’m happy to present this first hand story of one of my direct connections – from his layoff to reemployment. LinkedIn played a prominent role, and you can see how he used the site to accelerate his job search.

And that’s what I like to hear;-)

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LinkedIn – Not Designed For Business Networking As Such…

Posted by Steve Tylock on 17 Nov 2009 | Tagged as: Ways to Use LinkedIn

Argh…  This is a comment from one of my book readers, “Ted”, and I had to transfer it here to talk about.

Sure, Ted finds the site good for those looking for work, but fails to see how it can help with business.

It looks like I’ve got to compile an index of sorts…

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