Careers
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Career Corner: Is an MBA a Good Fit For You?
The economic downturn induced by the coronavirus has prompted some people to contemplate going to business school, but several things need to be considered before determining whether an MBA is a good fit for you, according to The Wall Street Journal. Obtaining an MBA can help change careers in certain industries. A traditional MBA is…
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Should your Clubhouse and LinkedIn BIOs match?
Clubhouse keeps gaining popularity, and it’s inspiring at the same time that it’s a time suck, though a potential lead magnet for entrepreneurs. However, it is not just for entrepreneurs. There are clubs for job seekers, nonprofits, social media, hobbies, and vocational and personal interests. Seek, and ye shall find. You will also find celebrities…
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Career Corner: Philly Fed’s New Occupational Mobility Explorer Paves Path to 257 Higher Paying Careers
The new online tool launched by Federal Reserve Banks of Philadelphia and Cleveland last month could pave a path to a more lucrative career for job seekers, writes Ezequiel Minaya for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Occupational Mobility Explorer matches the skills a worker uses in a low-paying job with those required by better-paying positions. . .…
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Are You Part of LinkedIn’s Clubhouse?
The hottest trend on LinkedIn is not part of LinkedIn, but Clubhouse is what the cool kids are discussing, and you can find it by following #clubhouse. You will find celebrities participating on this 24/7 platform, and you know they are not incognito, as everyone needs to use their real name. The Clubhouse platform is…
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2021: New Year, New Career Trends
2020 was the year of the pandemic. It was life-changing for all of us as we attempted to make our way during these challenging times. Not only did we have to acclimate ourselves to social distancing, wearing masks, and constant hand washing, we also had to adapt to new work environments and ways to conduct…
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Networking On & Off LinkedIn Requires a Positive Mindset
Even though the pandemic has wreaked havoc on jobs, businesses, mental health, finances, and more, no one wants to hang with Debbie or Donnie Downer. No one wants to help Negative Nancy or Ned. When networking with others in online meetings, on LinkedIn, or other social media, you need to leave your pessimistic attitude, words,…
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How to Add Unicode to Your LinkedIn Profile
Unicode is used to encode letters, symbols, and digits with values applied to different programs and platforms as a universal character standard. Although it is not part of the LinkedIn platform, this technique can be utilized in LinkedIn or on other social media to change from the standard plain font available. You cannot bold, underline,…
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How to Check Your Keywords for LinkedIn: Part 2
There are numerous ways to analyze keywords for your resume, LinkedIn profile, website, blog, social media posts, etc. Let’s review more tools! In last week’s article, I mentioned using the Jobs tab on the LinkedIn profile to look up keywords, as well as Google Trends. Today we will explore some other ways, including using some…
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How to Check Your Keywords on LinkedIn
Employed? Self-employed? Unemployed? Veteran? Student? You might want to optimize your LinkedIn profile with the best keywords if you want to be found. If, for example, you are an attorney, like Hanan Isaacs, Esq., focus on keywords in the following areas: HEADLINE of up to 220 characters: Central NJ Attorney | Family Law & Divorce…
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WSJ: Develop Your Own “E-charisma” to Break Through on Zoom!
By Wendi Rank I was looking for an opening, a way to wedge in my story. Each month, my friends and I hold a Zoom chat. And each month, I can never get in more than a few words. But my beagle had dug up my dead cat, rolled around on her corpse, then brought the stench of feline cadaver into the house. At…
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Promote Your Freelance, Side Gig, or Side Hustle on LinkedIn
By Lynne Williams If you are a freelancer, participate in the gig economy, or have a side hustle, how do you get found on Linkedin? Optimize your profile with keywords! Many folks may want to give themselves a title like “Owner,” “President,” or “CEO” of ABC Company, but is that the best thing to do?…
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Blogging to Tell Your Story On and Off LinkedIn
By Lynne Williams Everyone has a story to tell, and it can be good, bad, or ugly. There may be happy or sad endings. LinkedIn is one of many places to share your story. On LinkedIn, you can share your story by creating a post, an article, a document, or a video. If you share…
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Rosati Ice in Clifton Heights, Hit by Pandemic, Starts Crowd Sourcing Campaign to Keep Workers Employed
Rosati Ice really didn’t want to furlough its 20 workers even though business has slowed with the pandemic, so it started a GoFundMe page to keep workers on the payroll through the slow season, writes Peg DeGrass for the Daily Times. Between Labor Day and March, the 100-year-old company does a lot of business, about…
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How to Start Your Profile on LinkedIn
By Lynne Williams With over 722+ million people on LinkedIn as part of the world’s largest business networking platform, many people are still not on it. How do you start your profile? Click here for some screenshots and step-by-step instructions of a recent profile set up (with private information blacked out). Ken – if you…
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How to Leverage the LinkedIn Algorithm to Boost Your Business and Profile
By Lynne Williams The LinkedIn algorithm seems to be mysterious and ever-changing. Some recent research from the Netherlands may help you with your LinkedIn strategy. If you understand a little about the algorithm, you can leverage how you approach LinkedIn to build your business and/or profile. Two connections in my network have shared the latest…
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How to Use Hacks at Your Virtual Events for a Fun Factor
By Lynne Williams Want to improve your online host skills or add a fun factor to your virtual events? I have several new hacks and resources to share. Also included below are a couple of events I attend weekly. LinkedIn Events On October 22, 2020, LinkedIn Marketing hosted a live webinar to share new updates…
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Career Management & LinkedIn for Veterans
The Out of the Box Veteran Employment Strategies career panel event is on Friday, October 16 starting at 9 AM, so register on Eventbrite. Hire vets. Our military needs support with jobs to help reduce the number of veteran job seekers. In September 2019, the US Department of Labor noted 3.2% of veterans were unemployed…
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For the Sake of Your Career and Professional Relationships, Keep Your LinkedIn Profile Politics-Free
By Lynne Williams Should you be posting anything to do with politics or any political commentary on LinkedIn? Only if you want to risk destroying relationships. You could jeopardize relationships with your employer, clients, colleagues, etc., so I would not recommend this. If politics is your career, you will most likely be listing your position…
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