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Inside Info: The Top Things Recruiters Look for on LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a core tool for more recruiters and recruiting firms. It is literally a real-time database of candidates often including information about their job searching intentions. To stand out on this platform, it’s essential to understand the recruiter’s perspective. Before we delve deeper, let’s establish the recruiter’s role in the job search landscape. The […]

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examples of best content to include in LinkedIn Featured Section

What is the best content for your LinkedIn Featured Section?

Advice / Nick

Whether you’re looking for new job opportunities or just need to update your profile, the best content to include in the LinkedIn Featured Section is important. It will help you stand out from the crowd. I’ve been asked about what is the best content to include so many times that I decided to write a

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5 Key Areas to Creating the Best Executive LinkedIn Profile

Advice / Nick

How important is your LinkedIn profile? It’s no secret that LinkedIn is a powerful tool for business professionals. In less than a second your target audience, a recruiter, a hiring executive, or a board member forms an impression of you from your profile. They are asking themselves questions like “Can this person effectively lead our

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LinkedIn for College Students: 5 Exciting Tips to Alleviate the FOMO

Advice / Nick

Recently an article appeared in The Wall Street Journal written by Julie Jargon, For College Students, LinkedIn FOMO Is Real—These Tips Will Help. The article ran for no less than three days on the front page of the website and I saw it shared quite a bit on social media. The gist is that LinkedIn

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Creating Your Best LinkedIn Headline: 3 Steps to Making a Great First Impression

Advice / Nick

Imagine a world where we all walk around with our job title, employer, and top skills tattooed on our foreheads. Sure, we might look funny, but it would make certain business dealings a lot easier. You could quickly assess opportunities. You could easily network. You could approach interviewing with eyes wide open! Well, there is

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How to Make a Good First Impression With Your LinkedIn Profile

Advice / Nick

Poet and dramatist, Oscar Wilde, famously said, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” It’s true. When it comes to first impressions, there are no do-overs. I think we can all agree – making a solid and positive first impression is important, especially when we’re on the hunt for job opportunities,

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How to Target Your LinkedIn Profile in 5 Easy Steps

Advice / Nick

You’ve decided to explore the world of LinkedIn. You set up your profile and began to build out each section. But before you get too far, it’s important to ask yourself a few questions that will help you to target your LinkedIn profile to the right people. Or maybe you’ve had a profile for years

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The Cringeworthy Two-Page Resume (and CV) Myth

Advice / Nick

Whether you’re actively looking for and applying to new positions or just in the early stages of beginning to put together a new resume, there’s one thing everyone knows… Your resume or CV must be two pages, right? Well, if you believe everything you see out there on the interwebs, you might think so. However,

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Your LinkedIn About Section: 7 Steps to Make it Extraordinary

Advice / Nick

So you’re ready to write your first (or update your current) LinkedIn About section. I know. It can be hard to even get started. You’ve likely found this blog post after at least ten minutes of staring at that big, blank box on your screen. It’s just sitting there… begging you to start writing about

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The Ultimate Glossary of LinkedIn Terms

Advice / Nick

It can be a challenge to get the hang of any social media platform, especially a platform that’s purpose is layered. LinkedIn offers you the unique opportunity to connect professionally and network, to display your resume, and to search for jobs or opportunities. If you’re new to LinkedIn some of the LinkedIn lingo can seem

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