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LinkedIn: 3 tips for building a better profile

May 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
LinkedIn- 3 tips for building a better profile

(MoneyWatch) Recently, this blog offered a "how-to" on spring-cleaning your resume. Like that document, your LinkedIn profile should constantly evolve along with your experience and interests. Frequent updates keep the content current, and new activity enables you to stay on people's digital radar. If you've already mastered the basics of LinkedIn -- a great profile photo, for instance -- here are three more advanced tips from Nicole Williams, LinkedIn's career expert. Use LinkedIn Today, … [Read more...]

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Employers Use Your Resume And LinkedIn Profile Differently

April 8, 2013 By
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Many job seekers make the mistake of assuming that their resume and LinkedIn profile are the same thing. … they’re not. Job seekers who consider their LinkedIn profile to be equivalent to their resume can miss major opportunities to differentiate themselves resulting in lost job opportunities. You can differentiate yourself much more effectively as a superior candidate than LinkedIn is able to provide. LinkedIn wants you to think their service can even be your online … [Read more...]

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Would you pay to get your resume seen by a hiring manager?

March 26, 2013 By
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VentureBeat - It seems crazy and counterintuitive at first: a job-seeker, who may not have a lot of extra cash, paying for his or her resume to be seen by a recruiter. At first. In fact, according to HiredMyWay, 80 percent of job-seekers are happy to spend a few dollars to ensure their resume doesn’t immediately get round-filed … or lost in the depths of an automated candidate tracking system. … [Read more...]

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Investors On Wall Street Say … Thank You … To LinkedIn

November 7, 2012 By
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A solid third quarter for LinkedIn has peaked investors interest but is it time for the people to dive head first into the mix? Before the know it alls get caught up in all the wall street noise they may want to take a minute to read the following facts and figures. Company revenue has increased eighty one percent from last year to this year. Linkedin saw a net gain of 2.3 million this year as opposed to a net lose of 1.6 million last year. The fool.com states the following: How to … [Read more...]

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