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Grow a pair and stop being a LinkedIn Ninja

  Over the last three weeks I have noticed a marked increase in the number of secret service ninja's that have been reading my profile on LinkedIn. Of course what I really mean, is that they have put their LinkedIn accounts to appear as anonymous - they don't want to be seen searching profiles. Why? […]

How to make it REALLY easy for people to contact you on LinkedIn

  Have you ever thought why people don't make contact with you after viewing your LinkedIn profile? You have done the right thing according to LinkedIn - you have filled out some of your contact details in the Contact box (in bottom right of the header box), yet people still don't know how to get […]

How to easily find active candidates and recruiters on LinkedIn

The trick to using LinkedIn well is to put yourself in the mindset of the 'other side'. So if you are a candidate think like a recruiter, and if you are a recruiter, think like a candidate. As I have said many times, LinkedIn (as is all social media) is governed by the law of […]

Is it really LinkedIn we are seeing or a Facebook/GooglePlus/Twitter Mashup?

This week there has been two much improved (at last!) updates to the mobile sites of LinkedIn and Facebook. And we have seen some significant changes with LinkedIn over the last few weeks (I got the new @ Mentions yesterday!). This was a question I posed at a recent workshop, and one that I wanted […]

Gratuitous Job Posting In LinkedIn Updates Is Damaging Your Brand

  Over the last few weeks my attention has been drawn to some excessive - and quite frankly dumb -  behaviours on LinkedIn that unfortunately seem to be increasing again! Maybe you have spotted them as well? More about that in a moment. First I want to ask you a question: What actually is LinkedIn […]

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LinkedIn is a social network, maybe a job board, but is it now a dating site as well?

Well, another year has flown by! So, what are the two of things that people do most in January (ignoring the obvious lose weight, get fit and not touching drink until February self-lies)?  If you believe the stats in the online world, two of the most common things people do post-Christmas is job seeking and […]