Furloughed? Downsized? Re-orged? Laid off? No job? Dusting off your career documents just in case? It’s never too late to manage your career.

It’s also never too late to reinvent yourself in a new career and explore your options.

Why not start or update your LinkedIn profile too?

Here are some things you need to know to optimize.

• An essential fact to note is that you need to have a “- present” job listed on LinkedIn profile, so the algorithm helps, rather than hurts, you. Read here and here.
• Make sure you turn on the Open to Job Opportunities
• Follow the numerous tips here and here or from any blog on today

If you need to accelerate your job search on a tight budget, or manage your career, explore our workshops and resources that include over 250 links for remote work.

Remember our tagline – Your Career Our Mission.

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• 4/24 Career Success Group Meeting
• 4/27 Project Planning Your Job Search with Paul Cecala
• 4/27 Career Gastronomy: Advice on Career & Career Changes from One Hungry Dude with John Luczkowski
• 4/28 How to Help Introverts Success in the Job Search & Today’s Workplace with Jane Finkle
• 4/29 PowerThinking: Rejuvenating Your Amazing Mind Weekly Resilience Building Call with Stanley H. Greene
• 4/30 Career Success Group Meeting with Srinivasan Krishnan (Krish)
• 5/1 Job Seeker Challenges Open Forum Discussion with Lynne Williams

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Lynne Williams. Ed.D. Candidate is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group, a 501(c)3 nonprofit of almost 4500 members providing career education and networking.

Contact Lynne by phone at 484-393-2951, email at director@greatcareersphl.org, on social media @GreatCareersPHL and #GreatCareersPHL and connect on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/lynnewilliams