Alyse Kalish offers her thoughts on the necessity for a professional headshot. With the quality of smartphones these days you may be able use that medium. It might be handy to get someone to do the shooting. Alternatively, you can always engage the services of a professional photographer (my preferred option) to undertake the task for you.
Networking
How to Handle Requests for Favours or Your Time
Adrian J Hopkins has often been asked to assist friends and relatives find some work/internship by using his connections within an organisation. He learned a few tips here and there which helped him out and he shares them here. If this resonates with you then have a read!
Click this link: – Favours
The 3 Kinds of LinkedIn Messages That Are Unlikely to Get a Response!
Connecting on LinkedIn isn’t as simple as saying “Hi” and asking someone to connect. Here’s how to make your messages stronger so you actually get responses as suggested by Emily Liou.
As an aside, it does bug me when people connect and immediately send me a sales spiel without attempting to forge a relationship first! A cup of coffee and a chat is always a terrific idea to see what synergies there may be between us!
PS: – I always love to receive “personalised” connection requests not the standard ones!
Click this link: – Linkedin Connections
7 Better Ways To Answer “What Do You Do?”
Sometimes telling someone your job title just doesn’t cut the mustard! You need to be a bit more expansive and innovative. Amanda Berlin gives you her ideas that may be helpful.