Layoffs Looming? Safeguard Your Career With These 7 Steps
The specter of layoffs is ever-present, triggered by restructurings, mergers, acquisitions, or sector-specific declines. If layoffs are in the air, Use these seven approaches to either avoid a layoff, make the most of it (yes a layoff can be an opportunity), or set yourself up for a quick move.
The #1 Reason You’re Not Being Found On LinkedIn for Opportunities
by Robert Hellmann • Getting Interviews, On-the-job Success, Resume, LinkedIn, self-promo
If you’re getting interviews, open to board roles, or building relationships for your business, you’ll want a resonant, keyword-rich presence on LinkedIn.
And yet, too many professionals—from the C-suite on down—leave their profiles mostly blank or filled with generic summaries that don’t resonate.
Why? Because everyone else’s profile looks that way too.
But here’s the problem: You’re invisible to those who could be offering you opportunities. Recruiters, search firms, and many hiring leaders use LinkedIn as their first stop in finding talent. Many prospects, business partners, and investors search their LinkedIn networks as well.