Top 5 Ways to Leverage Linkedin

Web Version  |  Unsubscribe LinkedIn  |  YouTube  |  Facebook  |  Twitter         October 2016 IN THIS ISSUE * Read - Asking Your Family for Help With Your Job Search     * Discover - Top 5 Ways to Leverage LinkedIn     * Learn -   5 Keys to Managing a Career Transition     Recent & Upcoming Events     Next UGA Alumni “Find Your Dream Job” Webinar Series - Starts Oct 2016 - Let your fellow alumni know about this highly rated program! Register Here Hallie and Katie were honored to present their “Lead by Leveraging Your Strengths” Workshop to the current MBA class at Mercer university in September. Learn more about this workshop for your organization or university now: Click Here     In the News   Negotiate Your Salary Like a Millionaire - Money Magazine 8 Ways You Should Change Your Approach for the Final Interview - efinancialcareers VIDEO: Complimentary Career Advice: How to Give an Effective Pep Talk to a Coworker   Client Success Stories     After 6 months of searching, a client landed a job as Director, Customer Success at a prominent company in Atlanta. She is very pleased and shares 3 lessons learned: 1) I used LinkedIn to connect with people (I didn't know) in companies I targeted and with roles I am interested in - especially if there is not a job opening, yet. Pick up the phone and call them. Send them a LinkedIn InMail. Introduce yourself. Build a new network. Keep in touch with them. 2) Once you have identified a role you are interested in and are already connected to potential hiring managers - you are setup in the best light once a job opens up. The best time to connect is BEFORE they have a job opening.     Hello Isodifj, It still feels like summer here in Atlanta, but fall is just around the corner! I just got back from a wonderful fall vacation; a bike tour in France with family. It was amazing and great way to re-charge for a busy fall season.   We view the start of a new school year (even years after being out of school!) as a new beginning, much like the New Year. It’s a great time for new habits and goals for your career. One of our goals is to streamline our newsletter, we are going to a bi-monthly schedule starting this month. Therefore our next issue will be in December. We thank you for your support and wish those of you in the states a Happy Thanksgiving! Live Ideal Career Workshop: Our next Identify Your Ideal Career Workshop is coming up in Atlanta. Nov 5th, 9 am- 5 pm at the Druid Hills Golf Club. Our Identify Your Ideal Career ™ process has helped thousands of professionals successfully transition to the next phase of their career with a 98% satisfaction rate.$295 includes workshop, our Ideal Career Workbook and the Strengthsfinder assessment. Learn more and register here.  This month’s Career Corner articles don’t disappoint! 1) You’d never ask your family for help with career concerns? Think again! They have the potential to be a major asset to you. 2) When you hear the word LinkedIn, do your eyes glaze over? Now is the time to create a workable profile for yourself. 3) Finally, read our specific, practical advice on successfully getting through a career transition. Need Help? Let's Talk! As always, if you'd like to discuss your career needs, goals or situation, I'm here for you! Simply schedule a consult!          Certified Career Coach and Founder, HallieCrawford.com CAREER CORNER How to Gracefully Ask Your Family for Help With Your Job Search We all know networking is still the best way to get a job. And the first connections we want to leverage are warm leads through friends, former co-workers, professional networking connections and yes – family members.  Read More Top 5 Ways to Leverage LinkedIn Some people I know still avoid LinkedIn, don’t have a profile, or don’t know how to use it. I hear this often, even from some of my own career coaching clients. LinkedIn is here to stay; you can’t avoid it.  Learn More 5 Keys to Managing a Career Transition Mark Twain said, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” While this quote is inspiring and easy to say, in reality it can be harder to actually implement, as we all know. And even when the first action step is implemented, the transition itself can still be stressful and scary.  Go Here to Read More Change Your Life - Start Today! HallieCrawford.com is a boutique career coaching firm known for our personal attention and commitment to our clients. Our holistic approach to coaching is effective for career seekers wanting to find their passion and career path for life. Our hands on approach to career coaching is tried and tested with a 95% approval rating.   © 2016 HallieCrawford.com, LLC. All rights reserved.