Comments on: LinkedIn Maintenance II: Do THIS RIGHT NOW (or else)

By: Backing up your Web info « Continental Shelf

Backing up your Web info « Continental Shelf — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:07:15 +0000

[...] on this before, I periodically backup my address book and my bookmarks. Thanks to a couple of reminders some time ago, I now remember to periodically make copies of my LinkedIn and JibberJobber contacts [...]

By: How Recruiters Can Avoid A Discrimination Lawsuit | I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:28:28 +0000

[...] is a privacy setting I hadn’t looked at, but it was pointed out to me by Chris when I posted LinkedIn Maintenance II: Do THIS RIGHT NOW (or else). Rich pointed out recruiters can turn off all Profile pictures. Turns out, all of us can do the [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:40:46 +0000

@Rich – it’s not exactly an urban legend, but LinkedIn provides an option for recruiters that hides pictures from them.

By: Carlos Hernandez

Carlos Hernandez — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:16:42 +0000

Just one more reason to be an entrepreneur and more in control of your business life!

By: Linda Law

Linda Law — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:51:49 +0000

Yes I agree on the personal branding front, unwise to use employer’s email addy for LinkedIn. Recently I have had conversation with friends with regard to drawing lines in using Facebook (FB) and LinkedIn, who to connect/add as friend on both sites, it’s not always evident. I have ended up using a total separate addy for now for FB.

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:41:57 +0000

Wow Jason, this is so scary! It’s one of the reasons I encourage folks to partner their LinkedIn account with a Plaxo account, so you can back up all of your contacts. You’re only as good as your relationships, but if you can’t contact the people you know, what good are those relationships?

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:04:36 +0000

My mouth dropped open at the actions of this boss. Wow! Great advice Jason and I’m glad she got her account back.

By: Susan Ireland

Susan Ireland — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:27:54 +0000

Jason, what a story. I can’t tell you how many people write me with horror stories about bad bosses who refuse to write good references or try to undermine a previous employee’s new job search. But this takes the cake! I’ll be sure to reference this post on my blog.

BTW, since I took your advice about backiing up my account, I haven’t had any problems with LinkedIn. It’s like carrying an umbrella so it won’t rain.

By: watercooler » Amazing/Important/TotallyCritical/Stupendous LinkedIn tip #41

watercooler » Amazing/Important/TotallyCritical/Stupendous LinkedIn tip #41 — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:06:46 +0000

[...] the JibberJbber Blog, a truly terrifying tale of woe is repeated and the lesson is [...]

By: Robert Merrill

Robert Merrill — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:25:31 +0000

Great points, Jason. Quick sidebar: I am amazed at times how often candidates will correspond with me (a recruiter) through their work email account. Not smart!

My LinkedIn (and facebook, etc) account knows *all* my possible email addresses for not only this reason (redundancy of access) but also so people who wish to connect with me will have a more-likely chance of doing so.

It is hard to read this post, in part, because we identify ourselves very often by who we work for, and even though this recruiter built an awesome network, she forgot that, no matter what the legal paperwork says, every person is their own Boss and should always remember to protect their own brand-identity!