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5 Guidelines for Accepting LinkedIn Invitations

January 3, 2010 By 2 Comments

We’ll connect with friends from elementary school in Facebook. We’ll reciprocate a Follow in Twitter (unless you are a teeth whitening spammer). But when it comes to LinkedIn, everybody has their own rules.

Admit it. You’ve received this generic LinkedIn invitation from somebody you don’t know:
I’d like to add you to my professional network on [...]

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Are You Shovel Ready? A Simple Resolution for 2010

December 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Winter made quite an introduction in Virginia last week. Officially, it was still the Fall season when 16 inches of snow hit most of the Commonwealth. For perspective, that’s more than the average amount of snow we receive annually in this part of the country.
So there I was driving home Friday night from work in [...]

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Does Twitter Auto DM Hurt Your Brand?

December 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

We all receive Auto Direct Messages (DMs) on Twitter. Does anyone out there think these are a good idea?
I became so frustrated with Auto Direct Messages (DMs) on Twitter, I turned off the email notification and limited my DM scan to twice a month.
The one downside to this is that any legitimate DMs to me [...]

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How To Promote Your Blog Post on Twitter

December 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Here are 7 common techniques to help you make an eye-catching tweet for your next blog post or to share a helpful article with others.
These techniques are drawn from positive examples set by top social media and personal branding resources such as Mashable and Dan Schawbel.
I also considered which article tweets from other career professionals [...]

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8 Ways to Say “Thank You” on Twitter

December 6, 2009 By 3 Comments

When it comes to public expressions of social media gratitude, Twitter is in its own league. It has effectively created the perfect storm for reciprocity where a mutual exchange of favors is not only commonplace, it is required for engagement. You follow me, I follow you. You re-tweet me, I look for a way to [...]

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Hire the Person on the Most Twitter Lists?

November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Arguably, the greatest benefit derived from the new Twitter List feature is that it serves to validate contributors on Twitter (and in turn, filter out spammers).
The Direct Message (DM) Feature has been hacked by the latest quiz thingy, but once you get past the dark side, Twitter can be a great career resource. To quote [...]

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3 Career Lessons from the Last Lecture

November 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Randy Pausch was a professor of Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction, and Design at Carnegie Mellon University. From 1998 to 1997, he also taught at my alma mater the University of Virginia.
You may know Randy from his famous Last Lecture video called “Really Achieving Your Childhoold Dreams.” The lecture was recorded on September 18, 2007 [...]

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Slow Down Your Career Search

October 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I have been out of work before and I have felt the stress of unemployment. From experience though, I have discovered the most wonderful opportunities because I slowed down. I focused on the relationships
I already had and set up meetings with people on their schedule (not mine). I listened carefully and I asked for their [...]

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4 Tips for LinkedIn Professional Etiquette

September 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

We’ll connect with friends from elementary school in Facebook. We’ll reciprocate a Follow in Twitter (unless you are a teeth whitening spammer). But when it comes to LinkedIn, everybody has their own rules.
Admit it. You’ve received this generic LinkedIn invitation from somebody you don’t know:

I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.

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3 Steps to Network with Alumni

September 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 70 percent of all jobs are found through networking. Dan Schawbel in an article on Mashable noted it is as high as 80 percent.
So with LinkedIn membership increasing by one professional every second, how do you expand your network beyond the professionals with whom you have a [...]

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