Magic Pot of Jobs

just in time for you to ignore them for the weekend. I was asked to come up with some for my coworkers, and I thought I’d share them with you.

All of the following tips assume that you have a LinkedIn profile to begin with. If you don’t, email me and I’ll be happy to invite you. (tiffany -!at!- baxendell.com)

DO:

- Take the time to fill in your profile as completely as possible, including all your previous positions. This makes it easier for people you know to find you.

- Include non-work affiliations, side businesses, etc. BUT please remember that potential clients, talent, your colleagues, your boss, etc. are going to see this.

- Use the “search for colleagues” and “Find People By Name” features regularly in case people you know have recently joined.

- Set your connections to “visible” in your profile settings. This allows your connections to see who your connections are, which is really the whole point.

- Fill in your contact preferences completely.

- Search for people you know and invite them to connect, ESPECIALLY clients and talent.

- Provide “endorsements” through the system to people you’ve worked with.

- Remember that LinkedIn, like any social software, is a reputation-based system, so connections and endorsements are like currency

- Invite people who might be interested.

DON’T:

- Use the system introductions function. It’s far less effective than just asking your mutually shared connection for an introduction.

- Invite people to connect if you don’t know them.

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