WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO ASK FOR A RAISE AND PROMOTION?

Angling for more money or a title jump?  Quick – get on your  boss’s calendar.  In general, June and July are two of the three best months to speak to your boss about a promotion (January is the other), according to data collected by the professional networking website LinkedIn.com.  Why?  “An employee who is promoted [...]

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LINKEDIN’S TOP 10 OVERUSED RESUME PHRASES

With national unemployment at 9.8%, Americans are looking for ways to make their job applications stand out.  However peppering resumes with tired or empty buzzwords probably isn’t the recipe for becoming a standout job candidate.  LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, has compiled a list of the 10 most overused terms and phrases within [...]

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SOFTWARE LETS COMPANIES MONITOR WORKERS’ SOCIAL NETWORKING

Here’s another example of Big Brother watching you.  You probably know that your bosses can legally read your email, and that they can also legally track your social network activity, but now there’s software that makes keeping an eye on you even easier. Software company Teneros (teneros.com) offers Social Sentry, which, for $2-$8 per employee, [...]

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SOCIAL MEDIA IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS

Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are being used for more than just networking these days.  Many businesses have come up with some creative, real-world ideas to increase their bottom lines.  In the last year, on average, companies with high levels of social media activity experienced an 18% increase in revenue, according to [...]

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