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Facebook is probably not the first place you think of to look for a job. Time to reconsider. Facebook is the largest social network in the world, used by many more U.S. adults than LinkedIn. Recruiters have noticed that popularity.
Avoid the painful disaster of starting a job which turns out to be different than you expected. Before you leave your old job to start your new job, be sure that the new job is what you expect and believe you negotiated.
Because people tend to "tell it like it is" on Facebook, Facebook is a great resource to use to uncover insights about a company. The more you learn about a company and its employees before an interview, the better prepared you will be for your conversation.
Smart employers take advantage the opportunity provided by LinkedIn Company pages by publishing great information. LinkedIn adds more value to these pages by connecting and analyzing the employees who have LinkedIn profiles. 
Millions of people have lost their jobs because of the pandemic, and millions have also found new jobs. Here are the stories of 3 such mid-career job seekers who refused to throw in the towel, jumped over major hurdles, and prevailed in the face of enormous obstacles.
In this article, LinkedIn expert Kenneth Lang shares strategies and sample messages for you to use to invite other members to connect with you, expanding your LinkedIn network and making the process of sending invitations much easier and more effective for you. 
Your professional accomplishments are proof of your skills and your value to your employer, and your Career Accomplishments Portfolio is a catalog of those accomplishments. It enables you to build a strong LinkedIn profile, tailor your resume for each opportunity, and share your value to employers in your job interviews.
For many people, working from home will be a career highlight and a powerful experience. Possibly permanent. Undoubtedly, as usual, successful transition to your new job will likely not be seamless.
The pandemic has turned many employers and careers upside down. While some careers may never recover, others are becoming more popular and important. If your career is one of the casualties of this situation, you are probably interested in changing your career because you need to continue earning your income. 
With so much competition in today's job market, you must stand out from the crowd to succeed. Job Search Expert (and former HR executive) Barbara Schultz compares the pandemic job search to competing for investors on the TV show "Shark Tank."
Networking is intimidating and uncomfortable for most of us -- not something we typically do easily or enthusiastically. Unfortunately, networking is essential for most careers. So, time for a change to network more comfortably and effectively! 
LinkedIn places Recommendations near the bottom of your Profile, below the Skills & Endorsements section. But, do not be fooled by that placement into thinking that Recommendations are not important. A Profile lacking Recommendations usually has less credibility with recruiters and hiring managers. They want to see "proof" that the claims in your About and Experience sections are true.
While COVID-19 has not been kind to Boomers, the pandemic actually gives Boomers a chance to shore up their personal brands by blazing a virtual trail online to prove we are up-to-date and good job candidates.
Beware of LinkedIn. A solid LinkedIn profile is required for most professionals today, from intern to executive. But, as LinkedIn has become more complex, making mistakes has unfortunately become easier, and those mistakes can be costly for you in terms of LinkedIn visibility. 
SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) is usually applied to business opportunities or military situations. Applying SWOT analysis to your current job and your career will provide benefits from the insights you have gathered and, most importantly, enable you to develop an actionable career plan.
Most everyone knows about and uses Indeed.com. It is one of the largest sources of job postings, and a good place to check when you are searching for a new job -- or considering a new job.
In this article, Working with Recruiters Expert Jeff Lipschultz, a top recruiter, shares what to expect in your interactions from recruiters now and how to work with them in this new and evolving situation.
COVID-19 has certainly thrown a sucker punch -- and a whole lot of anxiety -- into every single aspect of our everyday lives.
Whether laid off, furloughed, or miserable in your role but feel like you must gut it out for a few more months -- all is not lost.
A complete LinkedIn profile is the foundation of professional visibility. Today, when you are in a job search, being active on LinkedIn is also very important. Posts on LinkedIn allow members to communicate with each other, recruiters, and the world -- LinkedIn's version of the Facebook feed.
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