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Enjoy these 7 lucky LinkedIn® links from our collection on delicious. Do you have another one to recommend? Let us know by adding a comment. Link Friday is a regular feature.

1. LinkedIn SuperGuide -Tutorials, Tips and Tools – Answering the power user call is easier with this wonderful collection of resources from Interactive Insights Group.

2. Social Media Sonar » Blog Archive » Can LinkedIn Work for You? (part 1 of 10) – Check out Sean Nelson’s updated blog post series on making LinkedIn work for you. Most people never take advantage of all LinkedIn has to offer, what will you do?

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On Monday night I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Tai Goodwin, The Career Makeover Coach, for her Diva Toolbox Radio Show, Career Makeover Strategies. Tai helps people find their way to the career that’s right for them and she’s a great interviewer. I recommend her series highly and plan to tune in myself in the future.

We talked about telling your story on LinkedIn® and ways you can use the LinkedIn platform effectively. Developing an effective profile is an important first step. An effective profile tells your story in a way that helps you connect with your reader. People connect to emotions and personal qualities. Using vivid language to talk about your work experience and the qualities that your actions reveal can move you out of the land of resume-speak and into a conversation more suited for social networks. Read the full post →

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LinkedIn® Job Seekers and Professionals Series (Video)

October 27, 2009
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Looking for all 3 videos in our LinkedIn® Job Seekers and Professionals Video Series? Look no further—here they are.

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40Plus Workshop: LinkedIn® for Job Seekers & Professionals

October 21, 2009
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Saturday we had the opportunity to team up with 40Plus DC and offer a workshop on LinkedIn® for job seekers and professionals. We started off talking about the participant’s core characteristics, the importance of communicating your story on the Web, and ways to connect to your target audiences. People are driven by emotion, and it’s [...]

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Your Profile Story: LinkedIn® for Job Seekers and Professionals Series (Video)

October 12, 2009
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Life is complex and often complicated. The story you tell doesn’t have to be. If you’re a professional or job seeker, it may be obvious that your digital survival demands a web presence these days—and LinkedIn® is a great place to be.

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Get Started on Your Profile: LinkedIn® Job Seekers and Professionals Series (Video)

October 5, 2009
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After you’ve signed up and taken charge of your profile privacy settings on LinkedIn® (as discussed in the first video in this series), it’s time to take a look at the different components of your profile. We’re reviewing many of those today so that you can start collecting your information and thinking about how to [...]

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Lucky 13 Tools for Job Seekers

September 25, 2009
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I put together these 13 lucky (cuz we did all the work) tools to aid job seekers from ones we’ve been collecting on delicious. Link Friday is a regular feature.
1. Highrise – Online service  to manage contacts for your job search. Also maintains email threads and notes on each person. Try the free version to [...]

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Get started! LinkedIn® Job Seekers and Professionals Series (Video)

September 21, 2009
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LinkedIn® is the social networking site for job seekers and professionals. Are you there yet?
If not, don’t worry. Our series on social networking for job seekers and professionals continues with a screencast to help you sign up for LinkedIn® and get your privacy settings in order. Digital Survival™ is all about taking charge of your [...]

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