Comments on: How I Became The LinkedIn Expert (and Update On LinkedIn for the Job Search) http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/03/02/how-i-became-the-linkedin-expert-and-update-on-linkedin-for-the-job-search/ advocacy for the job seeker Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: LESSONS IN PERSONAL BRANDING « Wisewolf Talking - resources for those managing or going through change! http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/03/02/how-i-became-the-linkedin-expert-and-update-on-linkedin-for-the-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-391988 LESSONS IN PERSONAL BRANDING « Wisewolf Talking - resources for those managing or going through change! Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:27:53 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-391988 [...] You know more than you realize. A lot of people seem afraid to speak up publicly and promote themselves because they don’t feel like they have anything to say. You’d be surprised what you know. [...] [...] You know more than you realize. A lot of people seem afraid to speak up publicly and promote themselves because they don’t feel like they have anything to say. You’d be surprised what you know. [...]

]]> By: The Importance of Personal Branding http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/03/02/how-i-became-the-linkedin-expert-and-update-on-linkedin-for-the-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-388705 The Importance of Personal Branding Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:36:42 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-388705 [...] You know more than you realize. A lot of people seem afraid to speak up publicly and promote themselves because they don’t feel like they have anything to say. You’d be surprised what you know. [...] [...] You know more than you realize. A lot of people seem afraid to speak up publicly and promote themselves because they don’t feel like they have anything to say. You’d be surprised what you know. [...]

]]> By: Jason Alba http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/03/02/how-i-became-the-linkedin-expert-and-update-on-linkedin-for-the-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-377474 Jason Alba Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:16:13 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-377474 @Paul - I hear people do it all the time... you do too, I gather? :p @Brad - lol - that is beyond expert ... master of all :p @Walter - great ideas on steps to take to become an expert... very tactical... @Paul – I hear people do it all the time… you do too, I gather? :p

@Brad – lol – that is beyond expert … master of all :p

@Walter – great ideas on steps to take to become an expert… very tactical…

]]> By: Walter Feigenson http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/03/02/how-i-became-the-linkedin-expert-and-update-on-linkedin-for-the-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-377467 Walter Feigenson Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:02:36 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-377467 You *have* to be a subject matter expert if you want to stand out from the pack - but you don't have to get SME tattooed on your forehead... The first thing you need to do is research deeply - how can you be an expert if you don't know what people have discovered before you came along? Reading appropriate blogs is a good first step. Networking with other people - from novice to expert - in your field is the next step. Aggregate this knowledge, organize it, and write about it. First write on blogs like this. As many suggest, you should spend some time (days, weeks) reading the blog before you start espousing your wisdom. When you're ready, you can start writing short comments. These comments become part of your personal brand simply because they are indexed by Google. And since JJ is a high-ranking site on Google, that will help your aim of becoming an SME. When you truly have something to add to the discussion, you can start your own blog. Meaningful articles, well crafted, will eventually gain some followers even if you don't market the blog. But if you combine various free listing sources like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, at some point, the sheer volume and quality of your work will have made you a subject matter expert - without ever making any claims. Next step, as Jason has proved, is to write that book that's rumbling around in your head. At some point, you will be asked to start speaking. As you speak, and as you are interviewed, it will become apparent to all that you are an SME - or a bag of hot air. The reason for doing all this is simple: if you are an expert in some area, you are more likely to get hired, or to get clients for your own business. People prefer to hire other people with a track record they can see and assess. You *have* to be a subject matter expert if you want to stand out from the pack – but you don’t have to get SME tattooed on your forehead…

The first thing you need to do is research deeply – how can you be an expert if you don’t know what people have discovered before you came along? Reading appropriate blogs is a good first step. Networking with other people – from novice to expert – in your field is the next step.

Aggregate this knowledge, organize it, and write about it. First write on blogs like this. As many suggest, you should spend some time (days, weeks) reading the blog before you start espousing your wisdom. When you’re ready, you can start writing short comments.

These comments become part of your personal brand simply because they are indexed by Google. And since JJ is a high-ranking site on Google, that will help your aim of becoming an SME.

When you truly have something to add to the discussion, you can start your own blog. Meaningful articles, well crafted, will eventually gain some followers even if you don’t market the blog. But if you combine various free listing sources like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, at some point, the sheer volume and quality of your work will have made you a subject matter expert – without ever making any claims.

Next step, as Jason has proved, is to write that book that’s rumbling around in your head. At some point, you will be asked to start speaking. As you speak, and as you are interviewed, it will become apparent to all that you are an SME – or a bag of hot air.

The reason for doing all this is simple: if you are an expert in some area, you are more likely to get hired, or to get clients for your own business. People prefer to hire other people with a track record they can see and assess.

]]> By: Brad Attig http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/03/02/how-i-became-the-linkedin-expert-and-update-on-linkedin-for-the-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-377448 Brad Attig Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:10:30 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-377448 Jason & Paul, Now I have to go through all 93 professional and social profiles created over the years. Lot's of work. Can I leave "All-Being, Master of Space, Time and Dimension" in place however? I once had a guy give me his email address as BobSmithCEO@BobSmith.com, Ack! That's way beyond the expert mentality. Rgds, Brad Jason & Paul,

Now I have to go through all 93 professional and social profiles created over the years. Lot’s of work. Can I leave “All-Being, Master of Space, Time and Dimension” in place however?

I once had a guy give me his email address as BobSmithCEO@BobSmith.com, Ack! That’s way beyond the expert mentality.

Rgds,

Brad

]]> By: MN Headhunter | Paul DeBettignies http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/03/02/how-i-became-the-linkedin-expert-and-update-on-linkedin-for-the-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-377444 MN Headhunter | Paul DeBettignies Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:48:30 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-377444 I think if I see one more person call themselves an expert, guru, (fill in the blank) I may just ask why they think so or what has earned them the title. Seems to me if you are one you do not need to say it. I think if I see one more person call themselves an expert, guru, (fill in the blank) I may just ask why they think so or what has earned them the title.

Seems to me if you are one you do not need to say it.

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