How to Secretly Use LinkedIn in 2025

By Melissa Llarena | March 20, 2025 |

Wild flurries of LinkedIn activities can result in premature pink slips especially for marketing, media, and communications professionals. If your boss or colleagues see signs that you are job hunting such as connecting with recruiters, updating your profile after you got that year-end bonus, or that you are following a slew of companies then your…

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48 Hours After a Job Rejection

By Melissa Llarena | August 30, 2012 |

The 48 hours after a job rejection are critical. They sting even when you really did not want the job. You spent a great deal of time convincing yourself that you were the best candidate but apparently the interviewer disagreed. Your ego is scarred and you must start all over. Within those 48 hours, you…

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Three Pillars to Successful LinkedIn Recommendations

By Melissa Llarena | August 23, 2012 |

LinkedIn recommendations are useless…if not supported by a strategy. After tailoring LinkedIn profiles for professionals who have successfully attracted attention, I found that having a single objective when crafting your online presence and applying its essence within each section works best. LinkedIn recommendations are NO exception to this idea!

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