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Ten Words To Avoid On Your LinkedIn Profile

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10:30AM December 14, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Any expression can get worn out through overuse. Business social networking service LinkedIn ran an analysis on its Australian members, and identified the 10 most overused words and phrases in their profiles. The top offender? Creative. More »


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Use LunchMeet To Arrange Networking Lunches With Your LinkedIn Contacts

4:00PM November 13, 2011 | David Galloway

Want to grab lunch but none of your regular office friends are free? Use LunchMeet to broadcast your availability to your LinkedIn contacts and get a little networking in with your meal. More »


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Shirking, Filth And Whining: Our Top Office Annoyances

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3:00PM October 5, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Want to really annoy your colleagues? Don’t take ownership of your problems, leave the microwave looking like a latrine and complain constantly. Those three issues topped a survey of biggest office annoyances for Australian workers, according to LinkedIn. More »


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Volunteering Can Improve Your Chances Of Getting Hired

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1:00PM September 12, 2011 | Angus Kidman

We already know that volunteering can improve your life expectancy, but it also turns out it can increase your chances of getting hired. A recent LinkedIn survey reinforces the usefulness of letting potential employers now about your volunteer activities. More »


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Vizualize.me Creates An Infographic Resume For You In One Click

10:30PM September 2, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

For a resume that’s more visually appealing than most, head on over to Vizualize.me. The web app creates an infographic automatically by connecting to your LinkedIn account. More »


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Queued.at Lets You Schedule Updates To Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn

10:00PM September 2, 2011 | Alan Henry

If you use social networks to share news or update friends on where you’ll be and what’s going on with you, it can be tempting to overwhelm your followers on Twitter or colleagues on LinkedIn with updates. Instead use Queued.at to schedule and stagger those updates so no one gets sick of you. More »


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InMaps Visualises Your LinkedIn Connections With Inter-Connected Webs

1:00AM January 26, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

LinkedIn isn’t the most visually arresting site. Log into the InMaps “labs”, however, and you see every connection, daisy-chained in colourful loops and webs. See who knows who and plot your career escape, or just reminisce over jobs of yore. More »


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LinkedIn Resume Builder Takes Hassle Out Of Resume Updates

9:00AM December 14, 2010 | Arvin Dang

It’s difficult enough keeping your resume up to date, let alone keeping it in sync with your LinkedIn profile. To help, LinkedIn Labs offers a new way to automate the resume-building process. More »


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Social Networking Sites Free On New 3 Contract Plans

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8:30AM July 13, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Free access to social networking sites has been used as a carrot to attract mobile users before, but 3′s latest deal is pretty comprehensive: free access to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, FourSquare and MySpace for contract mobile customers. More »


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Gist Filters Your Inboxes Contact By Contact

9:30PM September 17, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Lots of people can get a hold of you in multiple ways, and sometimes it’s all too much. Gist grabs your Gmail or Outlook messages, Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter pings and sorts it by contact and importance. More »