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With all the changes to LinkedIn, one thing that never goes out of style is having people say nice things about you on your LinkedIn profile — even if LinkedIn puts different emphasis on the role of LinkedIn Recommendations in the profile. For recruiters and hiring managers who take the time to read them, great

In September 2016, LinkedIn announced a redesign of its desktop (non-app) user interface. The announcement noted, “This is the largest redesign since LinkedIn’s inception.” The design update is expected to bring the desktop experience closer to what users of the LinkedIn mobile app are used to seeing. More important than how LinkedIn will look once

Once upon a time, you could reasonably expect to find decent job opportunities by searching through the classified ads of your city's daily newspaper (yes, people did that).  Today, not so much.  Competition for jobs is fierce and access to information about specific employment opportunities is available to virtually anyone at any time via desktop, laptop, smartphone. 

Job hunting.  If you're sincerely looking for another job, you know how much work it is.  And if you don't currently have a job, job hunting is itself a full-time job, one that requires time, diligence, and the effective use of all tools at your disposal.  Tools such as your personal and professional networks, resumes

The development and popularity of social media has transformed the way we communicate, how we gather and disseminate information (whether personal or professional), the way in which we share our opinions, and the method by which we brand ourselves.  Yes, brand.  We disclose what we think, expose what is important to us, essentially lay bare who

LinkedIn.  The most popular social networking site (SNS) for professionals.  How popular?  LinkedIn claims over 150 million users; a recent report found that 7,610 LinkedIn searches occur every minute.  It's no wonder, then, that business professionals in general and those engaged in or considering a job search in particular use LinkedIn as part of their

With the unemployment rate still above 8% nationally and nearly 25 million people either looking for work or to change employment, it takes employers and recruiters an inordinate amount of time to screen applicants.  If you are among those looking for a new job or to change the one you have, you can't rely strictly

As we begin 2011, we're seeing signs that the job market is improving. Most everyone agrees that it will be a long, long time before we see a full recovery, but there are a number of indicators that suggest your prospects of landing a new job in 2011 may be better.  According to a recent

// // A few years ago, while researching in prep for launching our own LinkedIn profile development service, I came across a great list of 20 ways to use LinkedIn productively. I just reread the list and it is still just as relevant today as it was then. LinkedIn is an amazing tool for checking

Networking is the process of developing relationships with a group of relatives, friends, and acquaintances who can assist you with locating the information that you need to find a job. Ideally, a network will help you to identify where the available jobs are as well as give you the personal introductions and background information needed