The New #LinkedIn Interface
May 31, 2013
LinkedIn has been rolling out its new interface and Contacts application over the past couple of months, which means more users have the new interface and the Contacts application. People are talking about LinkedIn more than now they’ve had in a while. It seems it’s the topic of conversation for the time being. Over the past couple of months I’ve been approached quite a bit about LinkedIn from individuals to colleges to businesses.
I have numerous LinkedIn trainings scheduled this summer, as I will be working with colleges and businesses. The number one topic I get requests to talk about with LinkedIn is networking.
Spend sometime getting comfortable with the new interface and Contacts application. The Contacts application works like a mini CRM program. LinkedIn wants its users to import their contacts from their email address books. In the Contacts module (where your contacts are listed), LinkedIn will ask you numerous times to import your contacts from your other address books. After a while I felt like saying enough already. Stop asking me to import my contacts. Whether you do that or not is up to you. There are some LinkedIn power users that love the new Contacts application. Read the rest of this entry »
Volunteering Pays Dividends #Lansing
May 3, 2013
Last week I was invited to attend the Capital Area United Way Volunteer of the Year Award Dinner. You see, I was nominated for Volunteer of the Year Award by the organization in which I’ve been volunteering for 20 months. Since August of 2011, I’ve been volunteering as the LinkedIn trainer for the downtown branch of the Capital Area District Library. The Librarians at the library nominated me for the award.
Let me talk a bit about volunteering. I know I wrote about volunteering a few months ago, however in this blog I am writing it from my perspective. As I already mentioned, I’ve been volunteering as the LinkedIn trainer for the downtown branch of the Capital Area District Library. During this time I’ve been able to improve my skills as a speaker and trainer.
As a volunteer, I felt I was making a contribution to the community. There are very few places in the Lansing metro area offer training on LinkedIn, especially the type of training I do. Here I’ve had the opportunity to meet entrepreneurs, business professionals and job seekers alike. What a great opportunity to expand my network. Read the rest of this entry »
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