It’s been a year or so since I published an original blog post on the keyword and job title abuse on LinkedIn, but nothing has changed. In fact, it appears to be getting worse and LinkedIn has failed to do anything about it. When will LinkedIn wake up and stop people from gaming the system [...]
Whether you like it or not, we are not only in the Social Media Era, but the era of temp or contract work. Whereas this previously had negative connotations, as a recent Fast Company article pointed out, temp is no longer a four-letter word. Unlike years ago when joining a firm meant many years of [...]
Over the past couple of days, I have received a number of emails and phone calls concerning the LinkedIn endorsements feature. While I think it’s a great addition, as indicated in my recent blog post, Six Tips For Using LinkedIn Endorsements, there are some inherent problems with it that a user might need to address. [...]
Want to further enhance your “Social Proof” and online credibility? Want to have your achievements and accomplishments validated by others and not being simply viewed as just something which you’re boasting about? LinkedIn now makes it a lot easier. LinkedIn Endorsements As a LinkedIn user, you’re probably well aware of the many changes which LinkedIn [...]
BUY Facebook LIKES. BUY Twitter FOLLOWERS. How many have seen the rapid proliferation in services selling them? As reported today in Mashable, some 83 million out of Facebook‘s 955 million monthly user accounts are bogus. This was revealed in a recent 10-Q filing by Facebook, so it is a matter of public record. The 8.7% [...]
As a frequent speaker on the use of LinkedIn, as well as other Social Media tools for the job search, I try to focus on what I feel are the most relevant ways to use LinkedIn. In hearing hiring managers and recruiters from numerous Fortune 100, as well as other companies, it is apparent, beyond [...]
I love LinkedIn and have been an avid user of it for 6 years. I have greatly valued it as a useful tool, but I’m now becoming extremely alarmed at the total disregard which some users have for it and how they’re abusing it. This is quite evident by those who are now gaming the [...]
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