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Make it a goal to connect with one person, outside your family, every day. One way to do this is to ask for help. Here’s how: Set a...

Securing a job via a standard job board is a rare occurrence. Studies highlight that an impressive 80% of people secure employment...

Put networking on your to-do list every weekday in 15-minute increments. Here are your daily tasks: Monday: Email a network contact...

Pick a group related to your area of interest and get involved. If you’ve aren’t already active on LinkedIn, this is the place to start....

From a study by LinkedIn, research shows that 70% of all jobs are not published publicly on jobs sites and as much as 80% of jobs are...

Continue following up with hiring managers. Your work is not done once the interview is complete or the thank-you note sent. Following up...

When you’re actively looking for a job, you need help. When you’re thinking about getting a new job, you need contacts. Make networking...

For the vast majority of jobseekers, a large and strong network of contacts — people who know you and want to help you uncover job leads...

It doesn't have to take hours to craft the perfect message to a new contact. You can micro-network everyday for macro-results. Here are some tasks you can do if you only have five minutes: Like 3 LinkedIn posts Check a recruiter's Twitter feed and engage with their tweet Send a thank-you email Comment on a company’s Facebook post, a hiring manager’s Facebook post, or a group post Send a connection request on LinkedIn

The best LinkedIn invite I’ve had included a welcome video. It was the usual request to connect, and I accepted because we had a mutual connection. But I was beyond impressed by his response. He had a follow-up note with a video introducing himself. The note had so much authenticity in its simplicity. The greeting, thank you, and including his phone number made me feel somehow, touched, like I belonged to something. Here's what it said: Hi Lisa, Thank you for being part of my