Entries by First Sun Team

Strategy: 9 #LinkedIn Super Tips For #Job Seekers, #Brand Builders & #HiringManagers…To make Sure you aren’t Squandering your #Networking Opportunities, we Tapped LinkedIn Experts (Including one Directly from the Source!), along with some Super Users to Share their Best LinkedIn Tips

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It’s hard to believe that when LinkedIn first launched in 2003, it attracted as few as 20 new signups some days.  But now, logging on to the social professional network can feel a bit like swimming in a sea of names, faces, titles and status updates. George from accounting is celebrating his three-year anniversary! Colin […]

Your #Career: How to Get a #Job you’re Not Qualified For…What Do you Do When you Know you’d be Great at the Position, but your Background Doesn’t Make you an Obvious Fit? How do you Compensate for a Less than Conventional #Résumé?

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The job postings all begin the same way: first the overview of the position, followed by a list of qualifications. And if you’ve been steadily climbing the ranks of your industry one rung at a time, it’s likely you’re in good shape — the gig sounds good and you’ve got the obvious experience to back […]

Your #Career: If You Want to Seem Smarter, Pick up the #Phone… Don’t Email the #HiringManager your “Thank You” Note. Call them.

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If you’re most comfortable reaching out and following up with potential employers via email, you’re hardly alone. But according to new research, you’re also not doing yourself any favors. One good reason to ditch the computer and pick up the phone: you’ll actually seem smarter. Don’t email the hiring manager your “thank you” note. Call them. […]

#Strategy:The Ultimate Guide to Using #LinkedIn Successfully…. LinkedIn Redirects 4 times as Many Users to Company Home Pages as Facebook/Twitter. So, If You/Your #Company Don’t Yet have a LinkedIn #Strategy, Where do you Get Started?

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If you follow my column, you know I’m a fan of LinkedIn. Since I moved to Europe four years ago, LinkedIn has proved to be a lifeline, connecting me with numerous leads to some very productive professional relationships. If you check out the infographic below (thanks to Internet Marketing Inc. and its “rescue team”), you’ll see I’m […]

#Strategy: 11 Things Ultra-Productive People Do Differently……When it Comes to #Productivity, We all Face the Same Challenge-There are only 24 Hours in a Day. Yet Some People Seem to Have Twice the Time; They Have an Uncanny Ability to Get Things Done

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When it comes to productivity, we all face the same challenge—there are only 24 hours in a day. Yet some people seem to have twice the time; they have an uncanny ability to get things done. Even when juggling multiple projects, they reach their goals without fail. Time is really the only capital that any […]

#Leadership: Forbeswoman: 10 #Life Lessons For Getting Where You Want To Go…Failure is Our Greatest Teacher. Yet the Idea of Failure Paralyzes Many us So we Fail to Take the Risks that Might Spur Growth.There’s No Shame in Failure

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The meteoric rise to the top is a nice story but it doesn’t match reality. Obstacles overcome and setbacks endured are part of every success. It is out of these experiences that life-lessons are learned. I had the good fortune to meet Gillian Zoe Segal at a dinner party. She shared with me her book, […]