Tips for starting your career from a LinkedIn executive | How one woman went from flextime worker to CEO | Stand out with these little-known LinkedIn tips
Tips for starting your career from a LinkedIn executive Don't let your first job within a company determine where you can eventually go, writes LinkedIn Senior Director of Talent Acquisition Tey Scott. Don't be afraid to tap into your network for assistance and be willing to consider advice and feedback. Fortune (4/17)How one woman went from flextime worker to CEO Elizabeth Zeigler began as Graham-Pelton Consulting's first flextime employee and has since moved on to become the president and CEO. To move forward at the company, Zeigler made sure that colleagues knew she would check messages during certain portions of her off days and worked hard to become more visible to the company's leaders. Fast Company online (4/19)
Making the Connection
Stand out with these little-known LinkedIn tips LinkedIn users should be sure to create public profile badges that allow for simple promotion of their LinkedIn pages on blogs or websites. Users should also incorporate plugins that provide LinkedIn functionality on personal websites, writes Kayla Matthews. Inc. online (free registration) (4/18)
Continuing education and telecommuting with flexible scheduling are among perks employees value most, say members of the Young Entrepreneur Council. Some companies offer personal-development events or team-led workouts to boost morale and retention. Small Business Trends (4/19)
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Don't fall for these job-search assumptions Don't accept the myth that if you aren't getting enough interviews, you simply need to apply for more jobs, writes Richard Moy. Instead, make sure that you're applying to jobs that align with your career goals and take occasional breaks from your search if you're getting too stressed out. TheMuse.com (4/19)
Balancing Yourself
Maximize your sleep by taking this step When you wake up in the middle of the night and you can't fall back asleep, don't lie in bed and stare at the ceiling, advises Shelley Hershner. Instead, get up and go to a dark portion of the house outside of your bedroom and sit until you feel sleepy enough to go back to bed. NBC News (4/15)
Ants domesticated certain species of fungi and started the farming process 30 million years ago, writes Sara Chodosh. Certain fungi can't spread their seeds on their own, so ants play a key role in cultivating them and then consuming them, which makes the relationship symbiotic. Popular Science (4/12),SmithsonianMag.com (4/12)
If you've got an idea, start today. There's no better time than now to get going. That doesn't mean quit your job and jump into your idea 100% from day one, but there's always small progress that can be made to start the movement.
