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October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Have You Seen Bullying on LinkedIn?
It’s National Bullying Prevention Month. Like on any social media platform, you will see trolling and bullying on LinkedIn – the good, the bad, and the ugly. How come? That’s an excellent question! How is it that adults forget the Golden Rule of treating other people with the same kindness and concern that they expect…
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Are You Feeling P.O.P.O. at Work?
You had an opportunity for a promotion, and you were not the chosen one, so you are now P.O.P.O: passed over and pissed off. You deserved it, so now what? If you are feel P.O.P.O., you have choices whether you stay or go. The best way to evaluate your situation is to write everything in…
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Reminder: September Is International Update Your Résumé Month
Here is your annual reminder that September is “International Update Your Résumé Month.” Are you managing your career and updating your career documents? As an employee, when you tweak your résumé, you could be simultaneously gathering performance metrics for your end-of-year review. That’s a win-win! Although the Department of Labor reported a decrease in initial…
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LinkedIn Insider Secrets and Resources for Job Seekers and Hiring Managers
Did you know that LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has several tools for job seekers? Participate in their interview preparation platform and review common interview questions and sample answers. There is a LinkedIn Salary platform to explore your earning potential by job title in your locale. You can upload a resume or create a…
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Over 80 Benefits To Negotiate AFTER Salary Negotiation
After you negotiate your salary, you can negotiate other benefits as part of your employment compensation. Here is an even more comprehensive list, thanks to comments received from readers! If you have followed along the past two weeks, I shared a list of benefits you can negotiate and some salary negotiation tips. But as they…
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19 Tips to Become a Salary Negotiation Champion
Did you shine so much at your last interview that you got a job offer? Time to negotiate! Use the 19 tips below to negotiate your compensation package from the start! An increase in your salary is sure to put a pep in your step and provide a certain level of satisfaction, so negotiate for…
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Your Compensation Package is More Than Just Your Salary
Have you considered things you can negotiate as part of your compensation? There are more items to consider than salary, so let’s break it down. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 31% of an individual’s compensation package consists of benefits. Benefits may help to attract and retain talent and demonstrate how a company values…
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13 Flashy New LinkedIn Features
There are some flashy new LinkedIn features, but you must use the mobile app for some. Others are in beta testing or will be rolled out over time. So what are these 13 new or new-ish flashy features? ACCESSIBILITY Here are the instructions if you need to increase the font size on your iOS mobile…
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For the Funemployed on LinkedIn, Being Unemployed Brings a Smile
For the funemployed, being unemployed brings a smile, a new way of thinking about the work/life balance (overriding the idea of career as “be all end all”), and a guilt-free view of their new status. If you search LinkedIn, many people use the term funemployed as their entire LinkedIn headline. They strive to embrace a…
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Quiet Quitting & Minimalism at Work
Quiet Quitting is engaging in minimalism at work and not getting caught up in the hustle culture. Individuals are doing only what they were hired to do and no more. The strive is to be mediocre. From an employer’s viewpoint, the bare minimum from employees may create a loud at-will departure! Employees are replaceable. Jobs…
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Options for Listing Your Volunteer Activity on LinkedIn and Filling a Gap
Did you know you can list volunteer activity on LinkedIn in more than one place? There may be reasons for listing it elsewhere than the volunteer section. This topic came up at a recent LinkedIn training I did when attendees wanted to discuss options for filling gaps on their resumes and LinkedIn profile. In March…
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Keeping Up with New LinkedIn Features and Updates
LinkedIn keeps rolling out new features and updates to existing features. Are you keeping tabs on these enhancements available to you? Here are eleven. Did you see the other 2022 LinkedIn updates? Missed the previous article? Read How to Boost Your LinkedIn Headline Score. Next Steps ___________________________________________________________
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How to Boost Your LinkedIn Headline Score
Have you ever tested your LinkedIn headline to see how it scores using an analyzer for overall score, engagement, and impressions? You can also boost your LinkedIn headline score. All it takes is time and willingness to potentially go down rabbit holes while you create the right set of keywords of what you do and…
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The Psychology of Color & LinkedIn’s New Blue Laughing Emoji
What’s your favorite color, and should that be your brand? Whether self-employed, employed, or unemployed, you control the colors of your LinkedIn banner, photo, and what you wear. If you are a business owner, you choose the colors of your logo and website. Why did you choose those colors? Are they appealing to all gender…
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Keeping Up With LinkedIn Updates
As we approach the half-year point of 2022, we have seen numerous changes occur on LinkedIn. Are you keeping up with everything new on the platform? Here are 12 of the most significant LinkedIn changes rolled out this year: About Section Hyperlinks on iPhone Mobile – If you look at someone’s About section on an…
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How Do You Share Your Personal Story Brand on Linkedin as a Multipotentialite?
As a multipotenitalite, how do you present yourself on LinkedIn? As someone with many interests and no one true calling, how do you share your personal story brand? How do you position yourself and what keywords do you use? Stay tuned, as we will get to that! As innovators with divergent thinking, multipotenialites explore their…
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How to Create Seamless Carousels on LinkedIn and Be an Ally
Carousels offer a fun and creative way to generate engagement and drive organic traffic on social media platforms like LinkedIn, Instagram, etc. A seamless carousel is where elements flow from one slide to the next, instead of each slide standing on its own. The file size needs to be under 100 MB on LinkedIn for…
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Career Management from Internship to Retirement
When should you start or end managing your career? Why not begin with your first work or internship experience and keep going until your retirement? Whether you are self-employed, employed, or in transition, you need to manage your career and personal brand. What exactly is career management? It is a deliberate life-long process of preparing,…
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