by Karen Brown | Apr 16, 2014 | Author Platform, LinkedIn profiles
LinkedIn have been making some changes to the platform recently, and one of them that will impact on everyone with a profile is the LinkedIn Update – Skills and Expertise section.You can now: choose if you want to be endorsed choose if you want to see...
by Karen Brown | Apr 13, 2014 | Author Platform, LinkedIn network, Networking skills
Many, many years ago, whilst I was working as a Community Nurse, I got to know one of my colleagues and one day, we got chatting about husbands andcareers. As we were talking, I found out that a friend of her husbands worked for Oracle, the big database company. It...
by Karen Brown | Apr 7, 2014 | Author Platform, LinkedIn profiles
Why have you set up a LinkedIn profile? To help you find a job? To help you build up your business and connect with potential customers? Whatever you have a LinkedIn account for, you want people to do one or all of three things: 1. Find your Profile This could be...
by Karen Brown | Apr 2, 2014 | Author Platform, LinkedIn network
When you first start out on linkedIn, LinkedIn will ask to access your email account to see who you have been in contact with that already has accounts on LinkedIn. These will form your first connections. Once you have this done, to connect with other people,...
by Karen Brown | Apr 1, 2014 | Author Platform, LinkedIn profiles
Whilst your headline, image and summary are the first things that someone reviewing your profile will read, what you want them to do is actually read further on down, to your work experience. However, sometimes there are small mistakes that are being made that will...
by Karen Brown | Mar 31, 2014 | Author Platform, LinkedIn profiles
One of the LinkedIn essentials is finding keywords for your file. Keywords are the important words recruiters use as search criteria to find potential candidates and in doing so, filter out unsuitable candidates. They may be: job titles skills qualifications...
