Your Guide to LinkedIn Messaging: Connections, InMail and Direct Messages

LinkedIn messages are a great way to grow and engage with your network. Here’s how to perfect your connection requests, InMail, and direct messages.

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6 Simple Ways to Keep Your Network Alive

You’ve spent time growing your network and building relationships—here’s how to keep your network engaged and connected.

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How to Join a Professional Organization or Association

Professional associations are a great place to network and stay on top of news in your field. Learn more about professional organizations and where to find one relevant to your career.

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How to Ask for a Reference Letter (With Examples)

It’s a good idea to have written reference letters on hand when applying for jobs. Here’s how to ask for a reference letter and sample messages to help you get started.

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How to Write an Impressive Elevator Pitch (with Examples)

A great elevator pitch demonstrates who you are and what you want to achieve. Here’s how to give an elevator pitch that will land you career opportunities.

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How to Ask For a Recommendation Letter

Having a letter of recommendation on hand can really impress hiring managers. Here’s how to ask for a recommendation letter, how to thank the writer, and more.

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25 Keywords To Improve Your Job Search Profile

Build your personal SEO with the 25 best keywords for your job search so your resume and LinkedIn Profile appear in the right search results for you.

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Double (or Triple) Your LinkedIn Profile Views with Keywords

Laura Smith-Proulx explains how and where to include your most important keywords in your LinkedIn Profile.

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How to Connect With Recruiters On LinkedIn (with Sample Messages)

Recruiter Jeff Lipschultz offers advice on how to connect with recruiters on LinkedIn, including sample LinkedIn messages.

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Holiday Hope! How to Leverage the Holidays for Successful Job Search

Why and how the holidays are a GREAT time to job search!

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Straight Advice from a Fortune 500 “Gatekeeper”

Rosa E. Vargas interviewed a recruiter who recruits for Fortune 500 companies to find out what works now with these very large employers.

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7 Great Ways to Optimize Your Keywords for a More Powerful LinkedIn Profile

IT Job Search Expert Don Goodman describes how to determine what keywords are important plus 7 key places to use them for a more powerful LinkedIn Profile.

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How to Convert Your Resume into a Great LinkedIn Profile

Susan Ireland, Job-Hunt’s Resumes Expert, describes how to convert your master resume into your LinkedIn Profile.

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Asking Someone for a Job on LinkedIn (Example Messages)

Learn 4 ways to break the ice to connect with someone you don’t know using LinkedIn including sample messages to use as examples for creating your own efforts.

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Why Networking Is Critical to International Job Search Success

International Job Search Expert Megan Fitzgerald describes how networking makes the international job search process easier and more effective.

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Landing Freelance Jobs: How to Market Yourself

5 elements of effective marketing for contractors/freelancers.

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5 Essential Elements of Effective Personal Branding for Your LinkedIn Profile

Meg Guiseppi, Job-Hunt’s Personal Branding Expert, shares the 5 essential elements for a strong personal brand on LinkedIn, for executives and everyone else.

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Understanding the Recruiter “Rules of Engagement” – A Tale of Two Job Seekers

Recruiter Jeff Lipschultz shows you examples of how to – and how NOT to – reach out to a recruiter.

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Networking Since Grade School?  Yes!

Recruiter Jeff Lipschultz offers insight into how important our networks are to our job search and career and how to cleanse them.

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Building and Maintaining Strong Relationships with Recruiters

Recruiter Jeff Lipschultz explains how building strong relationships with the right recruiters can make your job search easier.

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