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The Top 10 tech startups best positioned to strike engineering gold

will — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:00:03 +0000

In today’s Silicon Valley, engineering talent is as sought after by companies as gold was by the first prospectors in the Wild West. Talent is a company’s most important asset, so we decided to use LinkedIn’s data insights to discover which startups are grabbing the attention of San Francisco Bay Area engineers.

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Inside look: LinkedIn Today Redesign

will — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:25:37 +0000

You may have seen that we recently made some changes to LinkedIn Today , our social news product. We’ve not only made the product easier to navigate, we’ve completely re-imagined the look and feel, so you can get quicker access and customized ways to consume the news that matters most to you. One of the key design principles that drove the approach for the visual change was to simplify the experience; creating an elegant, delightful and customized experience for news consumption

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What I learned at LinkedIn

will — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:30:03 +0000

This is an op-ed from Tom McNichol , independent journalist, regular contributor at the Atlantic and author of a recent article on LinkedIn’s growth since our IPO, which can be found here . – Ed

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9 minutes a day: Continuous career management

will — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:04 +0000

I have been working with LinkedIn since early 2012, exploring the importance of continuous career management. Along this journey we have found that spending just 9 minutes a day on your career management could help you get promoted, find that ideal job or help you become better at what you’re already doing. I’ve analyzed what realistically can be fitted into a daily schedule without adding stress or pressure.

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9 minutes a day: Continuous career management

will — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:04 +0000

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Introducing LinkedIn for Windows Phone

will — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:43:51 +0000

Today, we’re excited to unveil LinkedIn’s newest mobile application for the Windows Phone! We know professionals rely on their mobile devices everyday to conduct business and to stay prepared for their work day. LinkedIn for Windows Phone makes it easy to get on-the-go access to your professional network and all the rich LinkedIn insights to help you be great at what you do. You can find and connect with millions of professionals worldwide, quickly access a real-time update stream with news and information from your professional connections, read timely news impacting your industry, keep up-to-date with your professional groups, search for jobs, and follow your favorite companies’ news.

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The Next Human Leap: Closing the Gap Between Talent and Opportunity

will — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:18:42 +0000

A few months ago, our CEO Jeff Weiner wrote an op-ed in Fortune Magazine describing the “other” unemployment crisis; that despite historically high unemployment rates we still have more than three million unfilled job opportunities in our country, and what we could do to solve it. Last week, he had a chance to revisit this theme in his speech to roughly 1,000 local CEOs and business leaders at the Bay Area Council’s 2012 Outlook Conference , where the theme was “The Next Human Leap”.

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How to Make A Career Switch

will — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:46 +0000

Conventional wisdom says that an average worker has between 7 and 10 careers in a lifetime. For the Millennial generation, that number is even higher. Today’s workforce is mobile, global, and tech savvy. With opportunities literally at our fingertips, it’s easier (and more acceptable) than ever to try one’s hand in a new field. If you’ve been thinking about a career change, here are 8 tips to get started: First, ask yourself three key questions: 1. Why are you making a switch?

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