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Module 8: Grow Your LinkedIn Connections The Right Way

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Now that your LinkedIn profile is set up and ready to impress, you want to connect with as appropriate people on LinkedIn.  Here’s why…

When HR professionals, headhunters and hiring managers search for candidates on LinkedIn for job openings they have, their search results are sorted by “Relevance”.

That means, if you share a 2nd degree LinkedIn connection (e.g. you know someone who they know) – or even a common Group connection (e.g. you graduated from the same school or share another affiliation) – your LinkedIn profile is more likely to land much higher in their search results…. and that’s a very good thing in a crowded marketplace of millions of profiles!

Watch this training video to quickly, easily and comfortably grow your LinkedIn network and help your profile get found more often by HR professionals and recruiters.

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Module 10: Best Practices for Using LinkedIn Recommendations

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When you’re looking for a new job, the more credibility you have, the better.

When you’re making a career transition, chances are good that you’ll be missing some of the “required” skills, experience or other qualifications typically sought by employers.

In this training video, you’ll learn how the right ways to use and get Recommendations on LinkedIn to build your credibility and cover any gaps you have for the types of jobs you want to land.

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Eye-Catching Symbols For Your LinkedIn Profile

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Using eye-catching symbols on your LinkedIn Profile can make it easier to read, more visually appealing, and standout in a sea of identical looking profiles.

The problem is LinkedIn doesn’t give users anyway to format their profile.

Read this article to learn where you should use symbols on your profile… and get access to my cheat sheet so you can easily and instantly put symbols your profile.

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