Your LinkedIn Summary is the Introduction to the Book About You

How interesting and informative is your LinkedIn profile? Does it explain who you are, what you do, and how you do it? Does the person reading it get the impression you are someone they would want to do business with?  It should. In fact, your whole LinkedIn profile is designed with lots of sections where […]

Is Your LinkedIn Network Right for You

Not long ago, I ran into an old friend. We met because we were going through job transitions at the same time and we became very close. She landed a job at a big company, I started my own business. It had been about seven years since we’d spoken. We lost touch. It was nice […]

Volunteering is Work Experience Too

When someone asks you about your work experience, chances are you’ll start talking about the job that provides a paycheck. You probably don’t even think about the unpaid work you do – volunteering. For many of us that volunteer work often requires a lot of expertise, time and energy. Doesn’t it? Just like our “paid” […]