What is a good way to start networking with old colleagues?
If you don’t know what to say to people when you get back in touch, this might help: If you’re job hunting, or simply wanting to be a good networker then staying updated on your connections’ career moves can be incredibly valuable. When someone steps into a new role, it’s a great opportunity to congratulate […]
Help! I can’t find that LinkedIn Post I wanted to read!
How do I find a post on LinkedIn that I saw earlier? How annoying is it when you see a post on LinkedIn that you mean to re-read or go back and comment on later, and you can’t find it? To avoid this happening, save the post. Then you can go read and comment at […]
Can you put yourself in invisible mode on LinkedIn?
If you’re worried about people knowing that you looked at their LinkedIn profile, here’s what to do… You can put your profile into stealth mode when you are looking at other people’s profiles. If you want to look at other peoples profiles without them having any idea you’re doing so, then this article is for […]
A-Level Results Day is here!
Results day is here!
Results day for A Level, T Level and VTQ in England, Northern Ireland and Wales
A Level, T Level and VTQ results day is tomorrow (15 August) in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Good luck to anyone waiting on results and then for deciding what to do next. I’ll be getting the results of the A Level English Literature I studied for by distance learning. My son will be getting […]
Student Career Coaching
Are you a student (or parent of a student) who is wondering how to get that first job? Your school/college/university will probably be offering you some support, but you could also think about working with a career coach. It’s often a stressful time, but in my experience lots of students have the same worries and […]
Who do people look at on LinkedIn before or after they look at you?
Who do people look at on LinkedIn before or after they look at you? Do you want to tell people who they should look at after you? Are you passing work opportunities to your competitors or are you using this as a benchmark? If you go to your profile page, on the right hand side […]
It pays to network!
It pays to network! If you’ve worked with me, you’ll know that I bang on about how important your network is, especially during job search. Last week, one of my clients was wanting to apply for a job. It was an online application, via LinkedIn but on the recruiting company website. We worked together on […]
Use LinkedIn to publicly or privately advertise you’re looking for work
LinkedIn Job Search Tip! On LinkedIn you can advertise publicly or privately that you’re looking for work. If you’re looking for work but you don’t like the green banner displaying you’re Open to Work, did you know you can set it up so that nothing is visible on your profile, but you are still signalling […]
Why you should set your LinkedIn Profile Photo to public
Do you know how (some) recruiters shortlist for interviews? I was reading an article recently and it said that a study showed that people were assessing LinkedIn profile photos to decide if they’d interview the candidates, and the results showed those people who were smiling in their photos were more likely to get called for an […]
