When is a 100% Complete LinkedIn Profile Not Complete? Q: When is a 100% complete LinkedIn profile not 100% complete? A: When LinkedIn decides to change the criteria. In February, LinkedIn changed its criteria for a 100% complete profile, and get this–they applied the criteria retroactively! So, what has changed? I am going to refrain from commenting on what I think about the changes and move on to why this is important to you and how you can get this done. I would call that a big deal for those of us who are using LinkedIn to make something happen in our business world and not simply using it as a replacement for our Rolodex. As important as this is, only about half of the respondents to my latest LinkedIn user survey said they have their profiles complete. Go to the top toolbar, scroll over “Profile,” and select “Edit Profile.” You need at least five t o have a 100% complete profile, but you can have up to 50. Simply put, I am pretty sure you have at least 50 friends who are on LinkedIn. First job position 20% Confirm first job position 5%
Corn on the Job Recruiting and Staffing – TLNT “I am so thankful that I got this new job. I now work for a non-profit and we are spearheading all these new initiatives, connecting children and health care. I am on a mission. Never been so excited about a job before from my past of working for profit companies.” This email message came to me the other morning from one of my colleagues in the U.S. This brought me back to a time one of our rising executives quit a promising job and career because her dream job materialized — one that would allow her to work with animals. Most managers already realize that employee referral programs routinely produce the highest quality of hires, but few know that the “Give Me 5” program produces the highest-performing hires of any individual referral approach. The “Give Me 5 Names” tool is easy, fast, and free. What you do is stimulate the employee’s memory by asking them a more targeted question like “name the best innovator who you know in this field. History shows that’s just not true.
7 Tips For Writing A Great LinkedIn Invitation Whether you’re new to LinkedIn or you’re a seasoned user, connecting with new people can be a challenge, especially when you’re not sure what to write in your LinkedIn invitation. You might be tempted to use the generic “I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn” template, but beware! By not personalizing your message, you could lose a precious opportunity to network. Here are seven great tips on writing LinkedIn invitations from our approved career experts: 1. Be Honest “Explain why you want to connect with the person,” says Amanda Haddaway, author of Destination Real World: Success After Graduation For New And Soon-To-Be College Graduates. Dorothy Tannahill-Moran of Next Chapter New Life says honesty is the best policy when trying to connect with someone, especially if you’re looking to do some serious networking. 2. “I get a lot of requests and I always appreciate a brief mention of why the person wants to connect,” says Jenny Yerrick Martin of Your Industry Insider. 3.
LinkedIn's Featured Updates And Company Pages TLNT 100+ Free Sourcing & Recruiting Tools, Guides, and Resources | Boolean Black Belt-Sourcing/Recruiting It’s been a LONG time coming, but I finally got around to updating my free sourcing & recruiting tools, guides and resources page where I now keep a current list of the best of my work all in one place for easy bookmarking and reference. You can find it here on my main page: Additionally, I thought I might as well put all of my best work all in one blog post as well – over 110 of my articles in one place for easy referencing! My blog is a pursuit of passion and not of profit – if you’ve ever found anything I’ve written helpful to you, all I ask is that you tweet this out, share it on LinkedIn, like it on Facebook, or give this a +1 on Google. Many thanks for your readership and support – please pay it forward to someone who can benefit. Big Data, Analytics and Moneyball Recruiting Big Data, Data Science and Moneyball Recruiting The Moneyball Recruiting Opportunity: Analytics and Big Data Human Capital Data is Sexy – and Sourcing is the Sexiest job in HR/Recruiting! Is Sourcing Dead?
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