Ed. note: This is a series of guest posts on how our members continue to find value from LinkedIn in unique ways. This post is from Miles Jennings, moderator of one of LinkedIn’s largest groups.
I’ve always been a big fan of LinkedIn groups, but as they add newer features and accelerate member growth, there are more reasons now than ever before to use groups for your organization.
Editor’s Note: As shared in an earlier post this week, LinkedIn has launched a new microsite for our Veterans initiative tailored with tips, tools and information to help veterans find new opportunities across LinkedIn, including a free one-year Job Seeker subscription for all US veterans and current service men and women.
If you’re not a current member of LinkedIn, we encourage you to create a LinkedIn profile, update it with your military experience, and check back on the microsite to take advantage of the great tools and the free one-year subscription. If there are any questions, please click the “Send Feedback” link on the Veterans Page.
In this week’s Tips and Tricks post, Mike Grishaver, Senior Product Manager for Company Pages at LinkedIn, shares a few tips to optimize your company status updates. – Ed.
By now, you’ve heard about LinkedIn’s company status updates, an exciting new feature that allows companies to engage directly with their LinkedIn Followers.
Millions of professionals donate their time volunteering that impacts the lives of others, but it turns out volunteering is as good for your career as it is to those you help. Here’s how:
Helping Others Matters – All that time you spent raising record amounts of money, the year-end event you planned to perfection all felt like real work and…it was. New research from LinkedIn shows that one out of every five hiring managers in the U.S. agree they have hired a candidate because of their volunteer work experience. Your volunteer experience counts and if you don’t include it in your profile, on your resume or when you’re negotiating for a promotion you’re not getting the credit you deserve.
This is a guest post on best practices around social networking from Nicole Williams. For similar posts check out our series on networking tips and tricks here. – Ed.
Does the new movie Horrible Bosses ring familiar? If you are coping with a less-than stellar boss, it may be time to take action. Rather than simply hoping for things to improve, why not try to change the situation with some of the following tactics.
