Having a robust LinkedIn Profile which portrays you and your credentials in the most favorable light is a must-have in today’s competitive business world. Having a robust LinkedIn Profile which includes Recommendations from clients, co-workers, managers, former co-workers and employees, etc. differentiates you from others in your profession. As more and more people are realizing the power of LinkedIn, people are learning that they can and should be asking for endorsements to add to their Profiles. The key thing to remember is that it is not appropriate to ask for a Recommendation from a person who is not in a position to recommend you. Most people don’t fully understand how to use LinkedIn most effectively and they are sending out a blanket Recommendation Request message to all their 1st Degree Connections. When you are not in a position to recommend someone who has sent you a Recommendation Request give them …
Thoreau Was Right
“Men have become tools of their tools.” -Henry David Thoreau Thoreau wrote those words a long time ago. And I’m sure they were appropriate back then. And we all know that they’re very appropriate now. There’s a current cell phone ad that points this out brilliantly with people banging into each other and tripping over things while they’re staring incessantly at their cell phones. When did it become acceptable to ignore people and become obsessed with electronics? I don’t claim to be much better than anyone else when it comes to electronic addiction, but I’m getting a lot better. I had to hit bottom before I was ready to come back up for air. And that’s a lot what it’s like – fighting for air. With every new gadget, app, and toy we’re fighting for air, also known as concentration. It may serve us well to set boundaries for our …
Social Media Update
What a year it’s been for Social Media. The nature of Social Media is that it’s changing very quickly – actually day to day. Even if you work in Social Media it’s difficult to stay up with all the changes that are happening. Let’s take a look at some of the things happening on “The Big Three”, commonly referred to as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter as we approach the end of 2010. LinkedIn LinkedIn has really been upping their game lately. There are now over 85,000,000 people with LinkedIn profiles worldwide. The average LinkedIn user is 41 years old and earns $107,000 a year. This is THE Social Networking site for professionals. Recently, LinkedIn has turned on some new bells and whistles on a number of places on the site. On the Company Pages, you now have the ability to add marketing materials, descriptions of products and services and client …