The size of your LinkedIn network has a dramatic impact on your visibility inside of LinkedIn. The more connections you have,
the more often your Profile will appear in LinkedIn search results. So, having a small network of people you have met personally will ensure near invisibility. The smartest approach is to grow your network, carefully, and this article gives you concrete tips on how to do that. By Martin Yate All species communicate with body language, and as humans we developed this communication skill before speech. Everyone constantly gathers
information from visual clues in all interactions, both consciously and unconsciously. When a person's body language agrees with their spoken word, we believe what is being said. When it doesn’t … questions are raised. Such misgivings unconsciously sent during a job interview can keep a candidate from making the final cut.
The interviewer may or may not be aware of what is causing his or her mis-givings, but you should recognize that the messages your body sends have real impact on your candidacy. Because job interviews are naturally stressful, it’s smart to be a master of good body language and be able to manage any negative body language a stressful situation might induce. Let’s focus on a handful of positive body language signals that reinforce one another and then address some movements you’ll want to avoid.
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By Liz Ryan If I'd heard it once from a job-seeker, I've heard it a million times: "But I don't have a network – I don't know anyone!" Now, every now and then you read about a person
who's been living like a hermit out in the woods for years, but if you have not been featured in one of those news stories, then you do know people. You just don't think you do – you don't think about the people you know. But you know people – it's almost impossible not to, these days! Make a ListMy advice is to sit down with a pen and paper and start writing down names: - You know people you used to work with, and you know people in your neighborhood.
- You may know people at your gym or your
place of worship.
- You know people through your family and through your friends.
Here are some other groups of people you may have met, although these
folks may not be top-of-mind for you right now: - People in your book club
- Your fellow college and high school alums, including roommates
- People you volunteered with
- People you know from your kids' or grandkids' or niece/nephews' school
- People who attend networking events with you
- People you've met at Tupperware or other home-shopping parties
- Your hiking, running, climbing, cycling etc. friends
- Vendors you knew at your last or your previous
jobs
- Customers you worked with at those past jobs
- People you perform with or do art or crafts with
- Fellow dog, cat, or other
animal people
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| When you meet a new person, what will you say? It won't do to fumble as you describe what you've done and what you're looking for. When you get to the point in the conversation where a new acquaintance asks you, "What do you do?" you've got to be ready. In my experience, the best answer to "What do you do?" is never "I'm job-hunting." That's a conversation-killer. With age comes experience, a wider frame of reference and greater steadiness, but these invaluable assets can also create blind spots that trip you up – which makes dealing effectively with the whole issue challenging but achievable. Start by using your maturity to consciously manage your feelings and reactions, while staying alert for opportunities to counter age-based prejudice. This usually comes in two flavors at interviews, spoken and unspoken; dealing
with both in new ways can make a big difference.
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