by Rick Christensen | Feb 7, 2019 | Authors, Career Transition, High Performance, Networking, Rick Christensen
LinkedIn remains one of the best platforms to make connections to expand your professional network. When used to its full potential, it can help raise your profile among those who are able to support your efforts. The problem is most people aren’t maximizing...
by Rick Christensen | Mar 22, 2018 | Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
I just got another one – a generic LinkedIn Invitation request from someone I don’t know. “I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.” I now have three options, two provided by LinkedIn and my own third...
by Rick Christensen | Feb 22, 2018 | Career Development Partners, Job Search Resources, Job Success, Rick Christensen
LinkedIn is a phenomenal resource. Consider that you have access to 500 million professionals worldwide, business and thought leaders such as, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Mark Cuban, me and you. Not only do you have access to them, they have access to you. The...
by Rick Christensen | Dec 15, 2017 | Career Development Partners, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
What does “Phantom job posting” mean? It is a job posting that is advertised but no real job exists that the company is hiring. There are several reasons a company would post a job that doesn’t exist. An internal candidate or referral candidate has...
by Rick Christensen | Mar 30, 2017 | Career Development Partners, Rick Christensen, Your Career
When you provide references, or accept LinkedIn recommendations, you could actually be hurting your ability to obtain a job offer. That is why it is important to select just the right individuals as your references and to prepare them well for the reference check....