by Karen Brown | Apr 13, 2015 | Author Platform, LinkedIn network, Networking skills
Whether you’re using LinkedIn for business or for finding the next job, networking is essential to achieve both aims. The place to network on LinkedIn is via LinkedIn groups. There are over 2 million groups on LinkedIn, with the largest group being made up of...
by Karen Brown | Apr 12, 2015 | Author Platform, LinkedIn profiles
Yesterday, I listed 60 different mistakes that I come across when I analyse the LinkedIn profiles of clients. However, there is one other thing that I look at and that is the order in which the sections are displayed. The reason for this is two-fold: many people...
by Karen Brown | Apr 12, 2015 | Author Platform, LinkedIn profiles
Updated content As part of my own personal branding exercise, I’m going through all my content and updating it. One of the things that I had as a free give-away: 5 Simple things that you can do now to improve your LinkedIn personal profile. In the last few days,...
by Karen Brown | Apr 11, 2015 | Author Platform, LinkedIn profiles, Personal branding
The cornerstone of your professional brand is your LinkedIn profile, so any mistakes made here will affect your personal branding efforts. Here are 60 common mistakes that I’ve come across when I do LinkedIn profile assessments: Your name Names in lower case....
by Karen Brown | Apr 10, 2015 | Personal branding
Yesterday, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner announced that LinkedIn were acquiring the premium online course platform Lynda.com. The aim is to create a platform that combines their Economic Graph data, what skills are needed in a geographical area, and courses that meet that...