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Get better LinkedIn people-search results with “Boolean Logic”

by Robert Hellmann • Building a Business, Career Centers, Career Change, Getting Interviews, Social Media

LinkedIn’s “Advanced People Search” feature is a fantastic tool for finding people in your extended network or shared groups who can help you to reach your career goals. Including boolean logic in your search terms such as AND, OR, NOT, parenthesis and quotes around phrases can greatly expand its power. To demonstrate, here’s an example of a client who was interested in obtaining a VP of Marketing position at Pfizer.

10 Ways to Take Control of Your Job Search

by Robert Hellmann • Career Centers, Career Change, Getting Interviews, Interviewing, Job-Search Strategy, Resume, LinkedIn, self-promo

It can be tempting to attribute a long job search to factors beyond your control. The factors that I hear jobseekers mention include age, experience (i.e. over- or under-qualified), resume gaps, weight, ethnic background, gender, or some other physical feature. While, at times, these factors and biases do cause problems for job-seekers, nine times out of ten I see that the problem is actually in their job-search strategy or execution.

So, here’s a checklist of 10 questions to ask yourself first, before attributing a long search to factors beyond your control. Your answers will help to put you back in the driver’s seat and on the road to the job you want.

Initial take on LinkedIn’s new “Career Explorer” beta

by Robert Hellmann • Career Centers, Career Change, Job-Search Strategy, Social Media

In LinkedIn’s blog and a recent Wall Street Journal article, a new LinkedIn capability was described. Career Explorer is designed to help college students use LinkedIn’s network to make career decisions; it’s now being tested in 60 schools.