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Think of your job as a verb rather than a noun. This “is a mental shift that can help to disentangle who you are as a person from how you spend your days to make money for rent and groceries,” from Tim Herrara, NYT Smarter Living columnist. For example: I write resumes, rather than I’m a resume writer. Or: I sell advertising, rather than I’m a sales representative. And one more: I keep people organized, rather than I’m an account manager.

What is LinkedIn and do I need to join another social network? That’s what I asked myself when I received my first “invite to connect”...