LinkedIn – Careers for Social Impact

19Jun 2023 by Erin Ewart No Comments

Our Top 5 Summer Career Reads

career coaching, job search, LinkedIn, networking, strategy

By Erin Ewart Summer's here and we know you're probably ready to kick back with a page turner or an easy beach read. But along with those purely-for-fun books, we encourage you to spend a little time this summer reflecting on your career or building your skills with some of our favorite new career reads. 1. If you're ready to boost your management skills with an equity lens: Management in a Changing World: How to Manage for Equity, Sustainability, and Results by Jakada Imani, Monna Wong, and Bex Ahuja. This book from the team at The Management Center gathers some of their best tools and techniques specifically geared toward managers and leaders working toward social change. 2. If you're ready to stop chasing someone else's career dream and start chasing your…

Fall Cleaning For Your Career: 9 Ways to Prep For Peak Hiring Season

job search, LinkedIn, networking, resume, strategy

BY ERIN EWART There’s something about the start of a new season that always energizes me to finally tackle nagging chores and start with a clean slate. I especially feel this way at the start of fall: no matter how old I get, the start of a new school year is exciting and feels like a chance to start fresh. Fall is also a peak time for hiring, so this is a great time to dust off your job search strategy and materials and spend some time cleaning house. Take the steps below to refresh your approach and materials for fall, whether you’re actively job searching or not. Whatever your plans, it’s wise to make these kinds of updates regularly (we recommend at least twice a year) to ensure you’re staying…

LinkedIn Update: 3 Things You Need To Know

job search, LinkedIn

BY ERIN EWART As you may have seen by now, LinkedIn has recently undergone a pretty major facelift. If you haven’t gotten the new interface yet you will soon, since they are releasing it to users in waves. If you’ve already been using the mobile app you’ll find that the new site has a similar look and feel to what you're used to there. In addition to the cosmetic upgrades, there are a number of changes that are likely to impact your experience on the site. Much has been written online about these changes, including summaries here and here, so I won’t rehash them all, but I do want to share several important implications and updates I’m recommending that my clients make: 1. Make sure your summary has a strong “hook”:…