If you’re not using Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to help you find a job, you’re missing the boat. companies by Jobvite, 89 percent plan to recruit through social media this year, up from 83 percent in 2010. But if you feel like you have to pick just one, make it LinkedIn. Do you know anyone at Acme Company? Sorry folks. MORE >>

Last week, I received a LinkedIn request that simply said “Susan, I am looking for a new career opportunity and would like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.”. So lets go over a few basic ideas when using LinkedIn or any networking tool. I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.” MORE >>

For the last several years, I have been spending several hours a week, in total hundreds of hours on LinkedIn every year researching profiles and tools, testing theories and using the groups to focus and test ideas, and asking for feedback to discover what works well, what does not work well, and what the trends are among the LinkedIn population. MORE >>

colleague of mine just sent me an email telling me that LinkedIn can use my photo, and any discussion comments I make on their site, to promote 3 rd party advertisements. LinkedIn can now use your name and photo in social advertising to those in your network. truly love LinkedIn, but think they have made an error in judgment here. MORE >>

I am forever grateful to my LinkedIn network and love doing whatever I can to help my connections in their networking efforts.  Here are 10 of the most common LinkedIn networking mistakes that I see: 1.  First off, please read my profile and realize that I work for one company and only recruit for that one company.  MORE >>