The guy with 2 LinkedIn connections

November 24, 2015 by

In job search, good connections are essential.

Tom, a new client, arrives with a wealth of experience in the financial sector—and two LinkedIn connections.  Plus, as a result of a car accident right after his layoff from a major financial institution, he has been out of the job market for nearly two years.  But now he’s ready to get back in.

An ideal position soon becomes available at a major bank in the area.  Tom knows no one there, and it’s no surprise that his two LinkedIn connections come up empty.  I offer that my 800 connections might turn up something.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Career Change, Career planning, Interviewing, Job Applications, JOB SEARCH, LinkedIn, Networking, Social media, The Internet and Job Search

What’s wrong with your LinkedIn photo?

June 30, 2015 by
Is your LinkedIn photo working for or against you?

Is your LinkedIn photo working for or against you?

A recruiter, a career consultant, two lawyers and a hospital administrator are talking at a birthday party.  The career consultant (me) asks the recruiter (my friend, Maria), “What’s the most important part of the LinkedIn profile?”  And the recruiter says, “The picture.”

No joke.  Not the headline, not the summary.  The picture.  “It’s the first thing we see, and it can be a big turn on or turn off.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: JOB SEARCH, LinkedIn, Networking, Social media, The Internet and Job Search