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Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

bradstrickland — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:20:17 -0000

Wow Christina. I had no idea linked-in did all of this.

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

JeffreyJDavis — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:37:24 -0000

Another great way to use LinkedIn is to forward your friend's profiles to Executive Recruiters who many call you as part of a search project they are working on. I guarantee you that these profile forwards get read and seriously considered by Search firms if you are a trusted partner / contact to them.

@JeffreyJDavis

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

Chris Blackman — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:52:52 -0000

I find that if you freely give a recommendation you want to give, you invariably get an even better one in return. I don't think I've ever asked for a recommendation.

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

Neal Schaffer — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:08:48 -0000

Excellent overview of how to really Pay It Forward using LinkedIn! Pay It Forward should be the central theme of any social networking one does, and I am happy to see @Mashable covering all of the bases!

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

Robert K. Mccann — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:51:02 -0000

Again... like I said for the other articles of this series... Congratulations!

And thanks!!

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

robhuffstedtler — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:57:37 -0000

Chuck Hester, @chuckhester, has written an entire book on this topic. Here's the info page for it: http://www.thepayitforwardc...

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

Greg — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:17:27 -0000

For LinkedIn recommendations, I think its better to wait until someone asks you for a recommendation. They may not want my recommendation and don't want to post it if I do give them one. Then they feel awkward about not publicizing it.

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

Christina Warren — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:08:25 -0000

No, it's part of the free LinkedIn -- check your Apps Sidebar and see if it is listed there.

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

Wendy Roberts — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:54:53 -0000

I actually don't see the Events tab on my LinkedIn page - is this part of the upgrade package?

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

Nikole Gipps — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:23:35 -0000

I don't even understand the reasoning behind such a policy, nor do I understand your company's ability to limit your ability to make a personal recommendation. Depending on how marketable you are, I might have gone to battle with the company over such a policy ... they really don't have the right to tell you what to do in your free time.

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

Kavi — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:24:38 -0000

Stephen Lewis Foundation is taking social media to the next level with their "A Dare to Remember" campaign. Check it out here: http://adaretoremember.com

Mashable should write about this!

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

Nate St. Pierre — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:12:44 -0000

Ugh, that sucks.

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

Name — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:07:58 -0000

I enjoyed writing thoughtful recommendations for my connections until I was informed that my company was in the process writing a policy to forbid the practice. Imagine my disappointment when I was advised that I had to call one of my connections and ask them to remove my recommendation from their profile page.

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

Brandon_Sheley — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:02:35 -0000

I need to use linkedin more often, I try to log on and answer a few questions a week as well as search for new contacts.

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

sikku — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:54:37 -0000

Dats really great and informative article....

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Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

Radiuz — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:53:42 -0000

Wow! Pretty smart women are the hotties in my opinion.Really love your blog ma!

Re: HOW TO: Do Good on LinkedIn

Carolyna Loveless — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:50:38 -0000

To promote my socially conscious, green project I incorporated a Google Doc into my Profile, so those visiting my site can scroll through a mini-proposal and get an idea of the conscious efforts of our company as well as the professional endeavors.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/...