Don’t remove all those LinkedIn clichés just yet

After LinkedIn announced this year’s lists of the most overused words in its profiles yesterday morning, an array of people pulled theirs up to see whether they flaunted their “creative,” “effective” “track records” a bit too much.

A few tweeted that they had none of the 10 worn-out words in their LinkedIn profiles. Many others, including LinkedIn’s (LNKD) co-founder, couldn’t say their profiles were clear of clichéd terms.

“Creative” was the most overused term in the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.K., while in Singapore, professionals lean on “track record.” LinkedIn users in India are partial to the word “effective.” The U.S. list, drawn from the career site’s 135 million public profiles, also included shopworn phrases like “extensive experience” and “problem solving.”

While the survey may nudge some job seekers, consultants, and others to revise their profiles, before you eliminate all 10 words, it’s fair to consider whether any of them are going to be used by hiring managers or recruiters who may type these same words in LinkedIn searches when they’re looking for candidates.

LinkedIn is giving users more information about groups they may wish to join. If you’re wondering which groups to join, or wondering about the makeup of groups you belong to (or manage), LinkedIn has put together stats dashboards for LI groups that will give a ton of info about groups at a glance. The statistics tool is open to anyone, so you can see the stats for any group you’re thinking about joining. The stats are organized under three categories: Demographics, growth and activity. (via LinkedIn Launches Group Statistics Dashboards and Revamped Events)
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LinkedIn is giving users more information about groups they may wish to join. If you’re wondering which groups to join, or wondering about the makeup of groups you belong to (or manage), LinkedIn has put together stats dashboards for LI groups that will give a ton of info about groups at a glance. The statistics tool is open to anyone, so you can see the stats for any group you’re thinking about joining. The stats are organized under three categories: Demographics, growth and activity. (via LinkedIn Launches Group Statistics Dashboards and Revamped Events)

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LinkedIn Events launched in 2008 as a way for professionals to find events and conferences that match their career interests. Today, LinkedIn is improving events with intelligent updates to recommendations, search and more. One of the first changes is that any notifications about events in your network will now appear in your Network Update stream. And your Events home page will provide an evolving set of intelligent event recommendations based on your location, industry, network, and more. (via LinkedIn Updates Events App With Intelligent Recommendations, Better Search And More | TechCrunch)
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LinkedIn Events launched in 2008 as a way for professionals to find events and conferences that match their career interests. Today, LinkedIn is improving events with intelligent updates to recommendations, search and more.

One of the first changes is that any notifications about events in your network will now appear in your Network Update stream. And your Events home page will provide an evolving set of intelligent event recommendations based on your location, industry, network, and more. (via LinkedIn Updates Events App With Intelligent Recommendations, Better Search And More | TechCrunch)

Source: TechCrunch