Sometimes reconnecting with someone you haven't talked to in awhile can be awkward. And if you only reach out to your network when you need something, your intentions may be questioned.It is important to stay connected to your network throughout the year, but if you have let some of your relationshi...
Twitter Means Business
Over the weekend I read Twitter Means Business: How Microblogging Can Help or Hurt Your Business by Julio Ojeda-Zapata. The book explores how Twitter can help companies put a human face on their businesses, build a following, and deepen customer relationships. Julio also takes a look at how com...
I’m on Linked In…Now What??? 2nd Edition
I just finished reading the second edition of I'm on LinkedIn...Now What???. LinkedIn has undergone some big changes since author Jason Alba released the book's first edition in 2007 and Jason does a great job of summarizing these enhancements. He has even included a special chapter on using Link...
More on Smart Networking
I recently read Liz Lynch's new book, Smart Networking: Attract a Following in Person and Online. The book is chock full of tips for gaining a comfort level with networking, expanding your reach, building your brand, and just having fun with the process. Liz's recommendations are always authentic...
The Healing Power of Social Networking
MSNBC ran an article today entitled When You Don't Want to Be Friends on Facebook that I found fascinating. Many commented on the awkwardness of having someone from your junior high or high school days who you haven't talked to in decades find you and ask to friend you on Facebook. I have an entir...
Smart Networking
I met Liz Lynch, author of Smart Networking, about 4 years ago after reading her spot on book, 102 Secrets to Smarter Networking and inviting her to speak to a group of HR professionals in transition at the Human Resources Association of New York. What I loved about Liz and her presentation...
How LinkedIn Helped Obama Land the Job
Yesterday, The New York Times ran a piece on how President-elect Obama leveraged the power of LinkedIn to raise money, organize supporters, respond to negative press, encourage people to vote, and ultimately win the election. With the help of LinkedIn and other online networking tools, he went fro...
Networking Authentically
Check out these wise words of networking wisdom from Gen Y blogger and entrepreneur Jun Loayza over on the Brazen Careerist blog. Jun reminds us that a bigger online network doesn't mean a better network. Avoid "promiscuous linking" and connect to people you know well or want to get to know ...
Job Seeker Pet Peeves
Jason Buss of Talent Buzz recently spoke with some job seekers to get their perspective on what it is like to be looking for a job today. Some of their major pet peeves included: On-line applications on company sites and job boards that are cumbersome, time consuming, and seem to end up in th...
Make Your LinkedIn Invitations Work For You
I just got an invitation to connect from someone on LinkedIn with the following message: "Since you are a person I trust, I want to invite you to join my network on LinkedIn." I have some real issues with this invitation and here's why: This message was obviously created using a LinkedIn template....