Update LinkedIn without your network spotting what you’re up to
Pic source www.pixabay.com Update LinkedIn By Ashley Cahillane, Linkedin Expert, Sli Nua Careers To update your LinkedIn profile without notifying your contacts click on the drop down next to your name at the top right. Then click on settings and privacy. This will bring you to a page with three options across the top of the […]
AUDIO: Liam Horan’s ‘Get a Winning CV’ talk at GMIT Careers Fair
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Listen to Liam Horan CV Talk at the April 2017 Careers Fair at GMIT Mayo campus. If you would like to make a booking with any of our career coaches, see HERE for CV Preparation, Application Form writing, LinkedIn Profile writing, Interview Training and other career services. You can […]
Five tips to make your LinkedIn profile work for you
Linkedin Profile By Ashley Cahillane, Linkedin Expert, Sli Nua Careers The Christmas holidays are fast approaching and when we are finished with the over spending and over eating that Christmas brings, our thoughts will start to focus on how we can change or improve our current situations. New Year resolution lists will be scribbled down […]
Five tips for the job seeker’s LinkedIn profile
By Ashley Cahillane, Linkedin Expert, Sli Nua Careers Recently unemployed or wanting to make a change from your current role? Having a LinkedIn profile will help to showcase your qualifications, experience and skills…but can you make your profile stand out from the other hundreds, if not more, also seeking similar roles? The following five tips […]
Six simple tips for a college graduate’s LinkedIn Profile
By Ashley Cahillane, Linkedin Expert, Sli Nua Careers 1. Profile photograph A profile photograph is a must for your LinkedIn profile. Make sure the photograph is business-like (dress like you would for an interview) – definitely no selfies here. Having a good profile picture helps a potential employer to put a face to the name. […]
College graduates – what is your LinkedIn profile saying about you?
By Ashley Cahillane, LinkedIn Expert, Sli Nua Careers Examples of fleshing out a LinkedIn profile for College Students and Graduates College students and recent graduates regularly ask about the best means of utilising LinkedIn to navigate their way through the jobs arena. Populating your profile with compelling content can task users with a testing challenge, […]
Managing LinkedIn for college graduates
By Ashley Cahillane, LinkedIn specialist For college graduates, LinkedIn can be an overwhelming medium to negotiate. A brief browse of the site will reveals many accomplished individuals and this can lead to graduates questioning their own credentials. However, it’s important to remember that, as a graduate, you’re not expected to have the most decorated of profiles […]
Harnessing the power of LinkedIn
LinkedIn is such an enormous part of the recruitment world – and yet, the feedback we have got from recent columns on the topic, and when working directly with clients, is that many few people don’t really understand how to use the platform. By Ashley Cahillane, LinkedIn Expert Here are some more tips on using LinkedIn: […]
LinkedIn tips: tips to optimise your summary
The LinkedIn summary section can be somewhat of a daunting obstacle for its users – especially for those looking to utilise the platform as a job searching tool. Perhaps the most subjective element of the profile structure, when its effectiveness is optimised the user sparks enough interest in the reader to contemplate whether the services […]
Make the most of LinkedIn groups by implementing these tips
By Ashley Cahillane, LinkedIn expert, Sli Nua Careers Developing an effective strategy to negotiate the LinkedIn groups feature will boost your stock in your industry. The feature provides users with a platform to showcase their skills, seek out guidance from their peers and open a gate for job opportunities – all while expanding on their […]