#5 – SOCIAL MEDIA BAFFLES MOST ENGINEERS – ELIZABETH LIONS – CAREERS@RISK

Elizabeth Lions PixSocial Media baffles most engineers.  Like eating vegetables, we all know we need to be online and have a professional presence, but it gets confusing when it come to content, frequency and engagement. The most popular presentation I gave this year was on social media – how it works and why we should even bother.

Mostly, I get a lot of questions on LinkedIn. Questions such as:

  • What should be on my LinkedIn?
  • Do I have it filled out enough?
  • What else should I put on there?
  • Should I have three recommendations?
  • Does my picture look ok?
  • Do I have to have a picture at all?
  • What do they look at when they read it?
  • How will a recruiter find me?

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#4 – SOCIAL MEDIA BAFFLES MOST ENGINEERS – ELIZABETH LIONS – CAREERS@RISK

Elizabeth Lions PixSocial Media baffles most engineers. Like eating vegetables, we all know we need to be online and have a professional presence, but it gets confusing when it come to content, frequency and engagement. The most popular presentation I gave this year was on social media – how it works and why we should even bother.

Mostly, I get a lot of questions on LinkedIn.  Questions such as:

  • What should be on my LinkedIn?
  • Do I have it filled out enough?
  • What else should I put on there?
  • Should I have three recommendations?
  • Does my picture look ok?
  • Do I have to have a picture at all?
  • What do they look at when they read it?
  • How will a recruiter find me

Continue reading