by Andy Foote | Apr 24, 2014 | Headline, LinkedIn, Marketing, Popular, Profile, Search
Here is the deal: you are boring…..by default. Yep, LinkedIn forces you to think conventionally by automatically inserting your (boringly functional and unremarkable) job title in your prominent and most widely seen headline space. This is a problem if you think about...
by Andy Foote | Dec 6, 2013 | Activity, All-Star, Gamification, Groups, LinkedIn, Marketing, Profile, Top Contributor
Recently (December 4th) LinkedIn introduced a new way of encouraging its users to contribute in LinkedIn Groups. They launched a new status symbol which can be visible to everyone viewing your Profile. I’ve researched this new feature, here’s my analysis....
by Andy Foote | Nov 9, 2013 | Endorsements, Job Hunting, Job Seeker, Keywords, LinkedIn, Marketing, Profile, Recruiters, Rich Media, Search, SEO, Skills, Summary
Recruiters have one simple aim: to reject you. Think about it. They have a sea of candidates to choose from and limited time in which to do it. Finding the best candidate boils down to 2 processes: search then reject. They want a strong shortlist and though the basic...
by Andy Foote | Feb 13, 2013 | 99+ Endorsements, Endorsements, LinkedIn, Marketing, PersonalPlus, Top Percent, Who's Viewed Your Profile
Last week the Internet exploded with lots of “Hurray! I have one of the top (1/5/10%) most viewed LinkedIn profiles for 2012” tweets, Facebook messages and emails. What’s going on here? Slick marketing campaign or desperate attempt to get more people...
by Andy Foote | Dec 13, 2012 | Connections, Endorsements, Engagement, Marketing, New Profile, SEO, Spam, Visibility
While Endorsements are grabbing all of the attention, there are other more subtle changes which have already taken place which signal a significant shift and some would say, u-turn on LinkedIn networking policy. A significant portion of LinkedIn users got their New...
by Andy Foote | Dec 4, 2012 | Job Hunting, Job Seeker, Marketing, People Also Viewed, Popular, SEO, Skills, Viewers of this profile, Who's Viewed Your Profile
[UPDATE! I’ve written a new post comprised of 18 ‘hacks’ that will significantly boost your LinkedIn experience/success: 18 Enormously Useful LinkedIn Hacks (2017) 18 Enormously Useful LinkedIn Hacks (2017) Whether you are a job-seeker, trying to use...
