12 Tips to Make LinkedIn Help You Find a Job Or Have a Job Find You

Want to use LinkedIn to find a job or boost your career, but not sure where to start? Here are some ways to get the most out of the professional networking site.    Customize your URL Your URL (uniform resource locator) is the address of your LinkedIn page on the Web. Customizing it will drive it toward the top of a Google search on your name. On your profile page next to the rectangular grey “Edit” button to the right of your name, click on the drop-down menu, and then click on “Public profile settings.” Halfway down the page on ...

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13 Steps to Advance in Your Career

As you contemplate your career, where do you hope to be in five years? Three years? Next year? Do you want to advance your career? If so what are you waiting for? Start taking the steps needed to advance your career today. It’s not going to happen unless YOU make it happen.    Create a leaning plan and share it with your boss. Employees who proactively share their plan with their manager will be more likely to receive the support and guidance needed to advance their careers than those who do not. Involving managers early and often ensures that employees ...

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