by Karen Brown | Apr 21, 2015 | Author Platform, LinkedIn profiles
When you are offered an interview, you will be asked for references, however, if the company actively reviews the profiles of potential candidates before shortlisting for interview, all things being equal, you may find that you didn’t get shortlisted for...
by Karen Brown | Apr 18, 2015 | Author Platform, LinkedIn network, Personal branding
One way to get noticed, especially in large groups, is by becoming a top contributor in that group. When you do this, your image and headline are shown on the top right hand side of the group, for everyone to see. LinkedIn introduced this facility in 2013, and they...
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....
