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It’s About Time Those eight months of rejections and silence from prospective employers taught me an important lesson:  Building a network takes time. According to staffing expert and Senior Recruiter, Zachary Plotkin, LION, “The process will take time, be patient, and don’t jump for the sake of jumping,” . Plotkin continued, “Networking and marketability are of the utmost importance and these things take time to learn and nurture.” I had discovered while job hunting that building a network via LinkedIn (or any other professional online platform) was the most effective way to learn about the industry in which you want to dive, but it is also effective in establishing connections. However, according to former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Agent David Griesbach, there are pitfalls that prospective employees, no matter their background or current industry, should avoid while networking online. “Please don’t bombard strangers on LinkedIn with your resume and just assume someone will correspond with you. Finesse your approach, ask an appropriate, industry-related question or solicit a piece of advice from a networking group on the platform.” Working in the Risk and Compliance field, we understand there are dangers in blindly accepting…

Up to $1,000 has been awarded to winners of Weave's newest social media contestLEHI, Utah, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Weave, the all-in-one customer communication platform for small business, today announced the winners of its craziest after-hours stories as part of a social media contest launched last month. Over the course of four weeks, doctors, dentists, veterinarians, home service providers and other small business owners were invited to submit their craziest work stories via TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn using the hashtag #WeaveAfterHours for a chance to win cash prizes.www.getweave.comThe first place prize of $1,000 in a Visa gift card for the craziest after-hours call came from Gunner 1st Electric out of Littleton, Colo., who answered a late-night service call involving a mysterious connection between a homeowner's toilet and a suspected doorbell prank."I was called out to a lady's home after hours. When I arrived I asked what was the issue. She explained that every time she used the toilet the door bell would ring. When she went to the door, no one was there. She thought it was a prank; it had gone on for a couple weeks now. I checked out everything, and it appeared to be…

LinkedIn has now started concentrating on producing virtual-based events for the past eighteen months now. And for that, the company is planning to conduct tests for these paid events considering the present world conditions. With twenty-one million people engaging in a virtual event in 2020 on the LinkedIn platform. The LinkedIn events have now observed an active response with a massive rise in its expansion, as the world is now taking a turn with the immense demand for remote working and working from home or remotely has now become a trend. LinkedIn has walked a long journey as its very first events hub was conducted in 2019, to focus on virtual, in-person get-togethers. But after the Covid 19 pandemic, it took a formalized scenario, as the ways that it can be used as a virtual event to engage people on a single stage.This step by LinkedIn will result in fresh numerous opportunities for people to monetize on the social networks professionally.Now, this has opened the doors for the event organizing industry who had been in losses due to the covid-19 pandemic, which caused a lot of loss to many, by the cancellation of events, meetups, and conferences. As a report…

Journalists who cover China have been receiving notices from the networking site LinkedIn, informing them that their profiles are no longer accessible in China. In a message to Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, LinkedIn said the block was in place because of “prohibited content” in the summary section of her profile page. The journalist covers China for the news website Axios. Allen-Ebrahimian, who shared a copy of the message with VOA, said LinkedIn did not state what posts or details on her profile were deemed prohibited. When the journalist shared details of the message on her Twitter feed on Tuesday, other journalists and writers said they had received similar notices. Melissa Chan, a reporter with German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle, said she also received a message on Tuesday, with LinkedIn saying her profile had been blocked because of “prohibited content located in the Publication section.” And author Greg Bruno said on Twitter that his LinkedIn profile had also been blocked. In a tweet, he said the only item listed under publications on his profile was his book on Tibet, Blessings from Beijing: Inside China’s Soft-Power War on Tibet. In its messages to the journalists, LinkedIn said it would try to minimize the impact…

As a way to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated in the United States between September 15 and October 15, LinkedIn shares some figures that reflect the sentiment of Latinos in their workspaces.Through the official blog of the social network, aimed at business and employment, one of its collaborators, Illiana Acosta, revealed figures that show how employees of Hispanic origin perceive an environment of few opportunities and lack of equity in the working conditions of their current work sites, a scenario for which LinkedIn believes it has found some solutions.Adversity deepened by the pandemicLike other minorities in the United States, the Hispanic community has had to face greater challenges and a more deeply rooted adversity to achieve conditions of equality, not only in the public spaces of society, but especially in their workplaces where, even today, many feel discriminated and forced to "hide" features of their cultural diversity in order to "fit in" and be accepted.According to LinkedIn data, close to half of the Hispanic adult population, 49%, say that they or a family member have lost their job, have suffered a layoff or have had to adapt to the reduction in their income as a result of the…

The logo of Sony's PlayStation 4 is seen at Tokyo Game Show 2016 in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan, September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonStephanie Burns is joining Sony Interactive Entertainment as general counselBurns spent 15 years at Amazon with a brief stint at StubHubThe company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback, which you can provide using the feedback tab on the right of the page.(Reuters) - Stephanie Burns, who returned to Amazon.com Inc's legal department last year after a brief stint at StubHub Inc, is on the move again, this time to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc as senior vice president and general counsel.Sony’s PlayStation unit announced the hire in a LinkedIn post on Monday, saying Burns will head Sony Interactive Entertainment’s global legal team, overseeing legal, intellectual property and business affairs for PlayStation affiliated brands and businesses.Sony Interactive Entertainment’s chief legal officer, Riley Russell, confirmed Tuesday that he is leaving the company at the end of this month for a new role, which he expects to announce soon.“The next GC has a big…

As part of its broader push on hosting virtual events, which has become a bigger focus over the past 18 months, LinkedIn will soon begin testing paid events, which could provide new opportunities for engagement and monetization on the professional social network. The new element was first reported by TechCrunch, which had been sent a tip on new code in the back-end of the LinkedIn app which indicated an inactive, paid events element. LinkedIn has since confirmed the test, explaining to TechCrunch that: “Amid the changing world of work and transition to a nearly all-remote workforce, LinkedIn Events has seen a surge in growth, with 21 million people attending an Event on LinkedIn in 2020. We continue to learn from member and customer feedback and test new ways to improve the experience. As part of this, we are exploring options for payment in the Events product based on feedback from event organizers.” That could be a big boon for industry event organizers, many of whom have lost huge amounts due to COVID restrictions forcing the cancellations of their regular programming. According to research, the trade show industry in the US was worth some $15.58 billion in 2019, before dropping to…

And, do employers have the right to ask you for it? WFAA spoke to an employment lawyer, and a hiring firm to get answers. DALLAS — When applying for a job, should you show your coronavirus vaccination status on a resume? And, do employers have the right to ask you for it? WFAA spoke to an employment lawyer, and a hiring firm to get answers.  “We are working with a lot of companies, “ said Rob Hill, from Hire Dynamics. Hill is a manager for Hire Dynamics, a staffing company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. When looking to hire, vaccination status is often discussed. “At this time, day and age, we’re transparent, it’s a hot topic with everybody we are talking with,” said Hill. With hundreds of jobs open and with the labor shortage, Hill suggests that folks applying for a job should show their vaccination status on their resume, or LinkedIn page. “For those that have been vaccinated, that feel confident about it, it helps them stand out in the work force, and remove some barriers for them,” said Hill. When applying for a job, should you show your vaccination status on your resume or LinkedIn page?Hiring manager: yes.…

Decision-making is not always the simplest, it can be daunting weighing out options, and often, therapists, life coaches, and even loved ones cannot always help. In times like that, it’s easy to feel alone with our decisions, leading to a feeling of being overwhelmed and conflicted.  Our choices can lead to long-term life changes, making it even more challenging to decide on what to do. However, you are not alone, and it does get easier. Dr. Kabiri can provide expert insights and tips on making the right decision for your goals.  Through her decision-coaching program, Dr. Kabiri is a decision science expert who helps people get real, move forward, and minimize regret. She has spent over two decades studying how people make decisions in various contexts, from personal endeavors to business to politics to relationships.  She teaches decision science at the University of Washington. She is the founder and owner of Your Next Decision and Kabiri Consulting, where she uses decision science principles to help her clients make the right choices. She’s also a co-author of the bestselling book Money Off the Table: Decision Science and the Secret to Smarter Investing.  Dr. Kabiri has a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Washington, where…

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