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A Two-Letter Word That Heightens Your Brand
Let’s explore a two-letter word that heightens your brand, résumé, and LinkedIn profile. Yes, there are a lot of opinions about résumés, and it can be confusing. We all have our reasons and you ultimately have to decide which reasons most align with you and how you do things. So, this advice may not resonate […]
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Leveraging LinkedIn for Co-Creation and Community Building
I didn’t create goals this year. (*imagined gasping) They felt heavy – a reminder of all the goals I failed to achieve in 2020. As much grace as I gave myself, I also still carried that disappointment around with me without even realizing it until I sat down to make new goals. An awareness I […]
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LinkedIn is Hiding it’s Best Features
I’ve noticed over the 16 years as a LinkedIn user that, though LinkedIn has and offers some of the best practices, sometimes its interface doesn’t make following those best practices intuitive. In fact, some of its best features are hidden. Cases in point: 1. Personalizing invitations LinkedIn’s Quick Help resources advise and warn you: […]
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4 Things You Can Do on LinkedIn to Attract Recruiters
(Upcoming posts: How To Handle Recruiters Wanting To Connect, How To Deal With Trolls Now That You’ve Gone Viral) In case you weren’t aware already, recruiters use LinkedIn to find, qualify, and engage with talent for open positions. I can’t confirm an actual statistic, but one study reported in 2016 that 84% of recruiters use […]
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What to Say When You Follow Up
Analysis paralysis is a phenomenon that happens when you hesitate taking action until you have enough data, which is an enigma. It’s valuable to do research before reaching out to an employer. There are some things you should know: the leaders, the customers, the products and services, the current and short-term future initiatives, and the […]
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10 Steps to Being the ONE Who Gets the Offer: Avoid “Bland Brand”
Most people don’t get the job. Only one. How do you set yourself up to be that one from the get-go? It’s your brand. This isn’t just a buzzword, and it’s not something created out of thin air. In fact, you have one whether you are intentional about it or not. Only, if you haven’t […]
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4 Questions That Build a Killer LinkedIn Summary
I am glad that LinkedIn exists for multiple reasons, but mostly because there is a venue for professionals to communicate beyond concise and awkward résumé language. Through LinkedIn, they can “speak” in their own natural voice with their own innate verbiage. As a former hiring professional, it was helpful to understand who the candidate […]
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A Winning Job Search Day: What It Looks Like to Be In the Groove
What does your typical job search day look like? Usually when I ask that question, the answer is, “Searching and applying for jobs online.” We have all heard by now that networking is the number one way to land a job, but still, the siren call of the low-hanging fruit is too tempting to resist. […]