by Karen Brown | Sep 21, 2014 | Author Platform, LinkedIn profiles, Networking skills
Here’s a quick tip that may help you spot a fake Linkedin profile. Last night, I was checking my LinkedIn account and saw I had an invitation to connect. After checking the person’s profile I decided to accept the invitation. It looked real enough, having...
by Karen Brown | Sep 2, 2014 | Author Platform, Personal branding
Another online application has been hacked. This time it’s iCloud, but there will be another application targeted tomorrow, next week, next year. It’s a running battle between those who make applications and those who want to break into them. In reality,...
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 3, 2014 | Personal branding
Yesterday, I met someone new at the local coffee shop. As well as exchanging phone numbers, I was also given the person’s Facebook profile and page information. Friend requests were sent, but I got curious and so did some more looking. I found their Linkedin...
by Karen Brown | Nov 20, 2013 | Author Platform, LinkedIn profiles, Personal branding
When I review someone’s profile, one of the first things that I check for is if they have personalised their URL. When LinkedIn creates your profile it assigns a random link made up of your name, letters and numbers. This link can then be used by LinkedIn...
by Karen Brown | Nov 9, 2013 | Author Platform, LinkedIn profiles, Personal branding
You’re probably wondering what’s the point of this blog post. Surely, no-one gets their name wrong on LinkedIn. Well actually, whilst they won’t spell it incorrectly, there are some mistakes that people do make, and because it’s the persons...
