Messages In This Digest (3 Messages)
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- FW: LinkedIn Tip From: Ann Bergquist
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- DeVry IT Work Group, 12/29/2009, 10:00 am From: itroundtable@yahoogroups.com
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- Director of Web Technologies/Global Learning Technology Initiatives From: Alicja Lisnow
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FW: LinkedIn Tip
Posted by: "Ann Bergquist" annber55@yahoo.com annber55
Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:47 pm (PST)
From: patrick.omalley.g@gmail.com
Happy Holidays!
Ann Bergquist
http://www.linkedin.com/in/annbergq uist
Missing LinkedIn Tips for Sales, Jobs, Recruiting, HR, etc
LinkedIn training tip – put the name of your city in text somewhere in your profile
Posted: 17 Dec 2009 10:07 AM PST
Summary:
Put the name of your city (in text form) somewhere in your LinkedIn profile.. Otherwise, you may not be found in searches.
Details:
LinkedIn training tip – put the name of your city in text somewhere in your profile
That's right. As unnecessary as it sounds, make sure you put the name of your city in the Summary field or in some other part of your profile.
Why is the tip important?
If someone goes to LinkedIn and uses the Search People function (in the upper right hand corner) to look for
accountant bostonbecause they are looking for an accountant, it won't find most accountants in boston. Why? Because LinkedIn remembers your location based on your zip code (sort of). It does not put it in text format. Regardless, the search won't find your profile unless you have the word boston somewhere in your profile.
Therefore, if you want potential customers or potential hiring managers to be able to find you, this tip should give you an edge over your competition if they are looking for someone in your city to help them in their business.
The proof, if you care
To test and prove this, do a search for
patrick o'malley bostonYou will probably see 4 profiles in the results, and all have the word Boston in their profile. Oddly, the other 3 aren't from Boston (but went to Boston schools). However, each has the word Boston in text somewhere in their profile
If you repeat the search and remove the word boston, just searching for patrick o'malley, you will see over a hundred matches.
Now click "Greater Boston Area" on the right hand side, it will filter those who actually live in Boston (based on zip code), and there are 11 of them. However, none of them have the word Boston in their profile, so they wouldn't be found in the search above when the word boston is added to the search. LinkedIn only knows that they are from the "Greater Boston area" because it internally remembers their zip code, but won't match that when you do a search for the actual word boston.
The important thing for you to know is that you should put the name of your city in the Summary field of your profile (or somewhere else) so that you appear in search results for your name and city, or more importantly, for your occupation and city. Try it for your name and city.
Cool, huh?
If you want to see me talking about this as one of my "hot undocumented tips" in a keynote speech, see the video below. Its not a funny clip, but it is a 60 second version that I gave one of my audiences:
Notes:
I used to be the #1 match for Patrick O'Malley, and now I'm not in the first 10 pages. If you want to see a funny blog entry on it, click http://www.the-linkedin- speaker.com/ blog/2009/ 08/27/linkedin- search-people- function- changed-sort- order/
One of the matches in the above search is a woman, but she worked for an organization with "Pat" in the nameShare and Enjoy:
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DeVry IT Work Group, 12/29/2009, 10:00 am
Posted by: "itroundtable@yahoogroups.com" itroundtable@yahoogroups.com
Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:56 am (PST)
Reminder from: itroundtable Yahoo! Group
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DeVry IT Work Group
Tuesday December 29, 2009
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
(The next reminder for this event will be sent in 6 days, 3 minutes.)
Location: De Vry University, 35 Plaza
Street: 81 East State Route 4
City State Zip: Paramus, NJ 07652
Notes:
35 Plaza
81 East State Route 4
Paramus, NJ 07652
201-556-2840
We are pleased to invite our Alumni and Friends to join us from 10:00AM to 12:00PM at DeVry University on Route 4. (Bring resume and Business cards)(Please dress business casual)
You will have the opportunity to tell us about yourself, share contacts, names of companies who are hiring, recommend IT Search and Consulting Firms. Any job leads or information you have that will connect people to work will be appreciated. And of course to NETWORK!!
You must register at http://devryitworkgroup004.eventbri te.com
For those who have landed, come share the good news or send us the details.
Thanks for sending job leads to the work group.
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Director of Web Technologies/Global Learning Technology Initiatives
Posted by: "Alicja Lisnow" a_lisnow@yahoo.com a_lisnow
Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:42 am (PST)
FDU
Director of Web Technologies/Global Learning Technology Initiatives (Metro and Florham)
https://jobs.fdu.edu/applican ts/jsp/shared/ frameset/ Frameset. jsp?time= 1261485073969
Alicja Lisnow, MSET
Leadership / Training/ Sales Operations / Client Services
A_Lisnow@Yahoo.com / 201.519.0545
LinkedIn / BCNC / NNJASTD Career Transition
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