Just wondering if anyone uses Linkedin to network and get work from? Or is it all posturing?
I've just set up again (it appears I did have an account with an old email address which I haven't access and no idea how to get to). I've added a lot of contacts I had while working & from school/college and general friends. I joined up as a couple of my clients added me. Has anyone got any tips/ideas to make it useful? I need to get a proper photo, I don't have my picture taken often!
My profile is this if anyone wants to connect https://uk.linkedin.com/in/lyndsey-nickols-92a265120
I was hoping to link up with local businesses and accountants to get possible work, but it seems difficult to see people if you don't have mutual contacts.
Will have another search and see if I can get on with it.
Exam on Friday, so should really being doing the mocks!
I've spoken to a few local accountants, a few of them are on my LinkedIn now.
I have quite a few links to large financial institutions in London (I worked in the financial industry before children and self employment). I can see how it would be useful if I was looking to go back, a lot of my old managers are on there, but don't want to go back into the big smoke haha!
I'm doing the AAT switching over from ICB so the first few exams have been quite easy. Doing Financial statements for sole traders and partnerships on Friday.
Indeed. Which is why I recently updated mine to include some experience, referring to my first job at a firm of accountants. Something along the lines of:
"My job involved checking clients' accounts to see how much they'd spent on pies, how many pies they had eaten, and how many they still had in stock. Sometimes I had to sample the pies. Yummy!"
As you can guess, I've never really taken LinkedIn all that seriously. Some people do. Some things fit different people... differently. What works for you, and all that.
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haha not really... I fell into a job at 17, I had a choice between an office job or call centre job, I obviously chose office as I can't stand being on the phone. The job happened to be for a large multinational stockbroker, which had an operations office near where I lived. I worked there for years, was good at my job, got promoted etc, made friends with a lot of the senior managers, but they decided to move the office to Glasgow. So I was made redundant, but luckily I was still on good speaking terms with a few of the managers (who jumped ship on me as they were transitioning) and was given a job in Canary Wharf. I have never really been one of those types of people, I enjoy working, but it is not my life, but I have always enjoyed the job and working with numbers etc. When I had children I decided I couldn't go back to the commute and working full time, so I got the ICB qualification and have been working on my own since... I think those "high flyers" may make me appear more important :) haha and with Canary Wharf on your CV makes people take you a bit more seriously I think (or hate you depending on who you are talking to!)
Indeed. Which is why I recently updated mine to include some experience, referring to my first job at a firm of accountants. Something along the lines of:
"My job involved checking clients' accounts to see how much they'd spent on pies, how many pies they had eaten, and how many they still had in stock. Sometimes I had to sample the pies. Yummy!"
As you can guess, I've never really taken LinkedIn all that seriously. Some people do. Some things fit different people... differently. What works for you, and all that.
But if I saw that on a CV it would stand out, make you seem more interesting that the usual boring bla bla bla
Yes I can imagine. Sounds like an interesting ride you've had so far!
Your CV sounds interesting Vince ha ha
Yes a brighter CV must lead the way, as an oppose to a personality free, standard CV.
On that note, surely - less 'another' misunderstanding ;) times are a changing, those in mid - management now are of my age and generation, most do have a sense of humour, plus, who wants to work with a miserable git!
Not saying those over 40 are humour free lol!
Just saying :)
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Johnny - Owner of an overly-active keyboard.
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Ha ha! I wouldn't dare :) But no, I think when it comes to interviews and CVs - consider your audience. Personality 'can' help to show you are approachable, those approachable are more likely to work better in a team. If I was interviewing for a new employee I'd take personality over technical ability - Mr or Mrs Happy would of course need some spark mind lol. I *think* the days of accountants being maths teacher like, in stuffy offices are over - together with the attaché- ;)
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Johnny - Owner of an overly-active keyboard.
A man who can read, yet doesn't, is in no way wiser than a man who can't.
I've got an attaché case... I figure that if I hold onto anything for long enough it eventually comes back into fashion again so I'm just well ahead of everyone else :D
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You never know - more likely to increase in value mind than ever be fashionable again lol - have you seen what an old gameboy and Walkman fetch now? Some Lego sets too are now high in value.
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Johnny - Owner of an overly-active keyboard.
A man who can read, yet doesn't, is in no way wiser than a man who can't.
Ha ha! I wouldn't dare :) But no, I think when it comes to interviews and CVs - consider your audience. Personality 'can' help to show you are approachable, those approachable are more likely to work better in a team.
Not always the case Johnny. After I became "accounts manager" where I worked we needed someone to run the website store (which I had previously done as part of my job role amongst a myriad of other things)
One lad we interviewed was bright and bubbly and confident and knew his stuff, another lad was totally shy, very very introvert and way out of his comfort zone. However he had built an ecommerce store from scratch and that impressed us. I plumped for the extrovert guy but my boss was keen to take the other lad on. It turned out to be an excellent choice and we even managed to bring him part way out of his shell A lovely lovely guy who was well liked by all.
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You're not wrong - mine is just an opinion. It's all about first impressions. You can bring someone out their shell, just like you can teach someone the technical side - there are obviously limitations to both. If the role is back room, it would have different requirements, as an oppose to client facing - regardless of trade. For me, it would be based around who I'd like to work with. Horses for courses :)
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Johnny - Owner of an overly-active keyboard.
A man who can read, yet doesn't, is in no way wiser than a man who can't.
A lovely lovely guy who was well liked by all.
