What kind of blog series dedicated to Burger King® would this be if we didn’t write about the recent news of the nation’s second largest hamburger chain being acquired by private investment firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26 billion?!
We waited a few days after the announcement to get some more details and [...]
When it comes to networking, going out there and meeting other professionals may play a big part, but it’s actually maintaining and keeping track of those contacts that will be most important thing you can do. Whether you are already employed or looking for a job, you never really know when someone in your network [...]
We appreciate all of the feedback we’ve gotten so far – thank you! We are so happy to have your support on LinkedIn during our “Ultimate LinkedIn Challenge.” If this is your first time reading one of our entries for the series, here’s a recap of what we’re trying to accomplish: get an employee started [...]
Check out our updated stats for Week 3 of our Challenge:
We’ve used several features on LinkedIn to reach our goal of starting an employee at a Fortune 1000 Company (Burger King®) in 90 days or less! What have we done?
- Posted on LinkedIn groups
- Reached out to mutual connections
- Connected with BK employees
- Following company [...]
If you haven’t been following this series, here’s a little recap:
The marketing department here at SkillStorm is in the midst of something we’ve titled “The Ultimate LinkedIn Challenge.” What is it, you ask? We’ve given ourselves 90 days or less to get an employee started at a Fortune 1000 Company (in this case, Burger King®) [...]
If you read yesterday’s Ultimate LinkedIn Challenge update, you know we dedicated our efforts to reaching out to all sorts of LinkedIn groups we felt would be interested in this challenge, ranging from groups within our industry, alumni-related, marketing and sales, local professionals and more!
This morning, we arrived in the office bright and early and [...]
Today’s update for the Ultimate LinkedIn Challenge can be summed up in one all too familiar saying:
“It’s not just what you know, it’s who you know.”
Our tactic of choice on Day 7 of our challenge was reaching out to several kinds of groups on LinkedIn: within our industry, alumni-related, marketing aficionados, local professionals and [...]
A quick update on our progress (as shown below):
So, why are business cards so important? Read on and I’ll tell you why. When I’m finished, you may find that you’ll never lose a business card again!
First off, we’d like to thank all of those individuals out there who have given us their feedback on our challenge so far! We hope you’re enjoying our [...]
Initiating Conversation through LinkedIn Connections
Today marks the first day of our Ultimate LinkedIn Challenge (cue the dramatic swooshes and sweeping noises, the double doors flying open and gusts of wind blowing papers all over the room) – IT HAS BEGUN! This is a very exciting time for us. Our first initiative: selecting a few [...]
