How to Get Back LinkedIn Invitations
Posted on May, 15, 2012 by Kerry Rego -
Why hasn’t that person accepted your LinkedIn invitation? I’m sure it’s not that they don’t love you or that you aren’t fabulously skilled. It might be that they’ve created themselves multiple accounts (quite common) and don’t check the email that you sent your invite to. They may simply not use LinkedIn. It could be they’ve forgotten their password and haven’t checked it since they turned on their account. You only get 3000 invitations on LinkedIn* so use them wisely!
Here’s how to get back some of the outstanding invitations you’ve sent:
- Navigate to your LinkedIn Inbox
- Click on Sent in the left hand navigation bar
- Select each line that has Accepted after the name and Delete (I deleted over 200)
- You will be left with the invitations that haven’t been accepted
- At the top of the list, you can select All and click on Delete to get back those invites
You can also use this “take back” if you’ve invited someone by mistake or have second thoughts about connecting. I was testing a Connect button during a LinkedIn lesson with a client and accidentally invited someone I totally did not know. I went and took back the invite the next day.
Simply connecting with others on LinkedIn doesn’t make magic happen. This is a digital representation of your physical network. When you need information, services, help, or work, your network is where you go. LinkedIn simply makes it easier to know the skills and abilities of your network. See this blog about why LinkedIn is the place professionals do business or read my LinkedIn blog category to get your fill on the subject.
*I have heard that you can request more from Customer Service, though I don’t know how effective that is but here are two emails I’ve found for this need: customer_service@LinkedIn.com or cs@linkedin.com
Connecting in the Third Dimension
Posted on April, 10, 2012 by Kerry Rego -
I was invited to participate in Maximum Buzz at Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary on March 22, 2012. The goal was to have a mini-retreat online professionals. [See my photoset on Flickr] Their words say it better than I can:
“We’re planning our own version of Web 3.0 – and it’s not [really] about the Internet, it is real people, in real-time. Social media, online networking and Internet marketing is based virtually, but it’s fueled by authentic, engaging conversation. Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary wants to open its doors to bloggers, social media experts and online marketing professionals to network, share ideas and compare notes (and have a little fun). So much of what you do is virtually based, we want you, live and in person to come to Osmosis and unwind.” [See their photoset on Facebook]
We sometimes forget what makes technology work is people. As a culture, we are beginning to look more closely at how we live our lives. I know that technology isn’t the final answer. People are. Don’t forget the enjoyment you derive from being in the same room with other individuals. On that night, we had active conversations about technology, what it means to us personally, and how it’s effecting us.
Maybe it was the wine, maybe it was the good conversation, the chair massages, the cedar enzyme foot baths, or maybe it was the fire dancer. I don’t know. What I do know is we can’t exist in a vacuum and when I walked away from that event, I felt more alive than when I walked in.
Maximizing LinkedIn: Taking Your Professional Networking to the Next Level
Posted on June, 17, 2011 by Kerry Rego -With 100 million users, LinkedIn is the most powerful tool available to further your career.
If I were to look at your profile today, would I want to hire you?
Join Kerry Rego of Kerry Rego Consulting as she guides you through the process of: best way to represent your work history, goals, community activities, networking capacity, search functions (job search and looking for talent), creating a company profile, porting in applications, managing your settings, best practices, user behavior, LinkedIn Today (customized newspaper) and more!
This is a small class that is designed to guide you step by step through the process of creating/managing your profile, to answer your questions, and provide support. You will garner the best results from this course if you bring your laptop (we have wifi) and password for your LinkedIn account.
This class is part of an ongoing series of technology and social media events hosted and taught by Kerry Rego Consulting. If you have suggestions for classes you’d like to take, please let us know!
*People and tech, together changing the world.
Building Bridges
Posted on June, 18, 2010 by Kerry Rego -
The lives we live are long and often we don’t realize everything we do is connected. Think about all the jobs you’ve ever had, good and bad. With the ability to locate the people we’ve worked with and for over the years, those old jobs and relationships are coming back to the surface. The networks that are ours we build every day with every interaction that we have.
Last week I posted a comment on my Facebook page about an unpleasant experience I had. About a year ago I went to a networking event and was introduced to a woman that produced magazine inserts. I am an versed on non-verbal communication and she was telegraphing her thoughts loud and clear. What I saw on her face sounded like, “I have no interest in meeting with or speaking to this person. She isn’t my target market nor will be purchasing anything from me. I want to find someone else to talk to.” The reason I thought of her and decided to write about it is because her face appeared in my suggested friends box on Facebook. I immediately remember how she was dismissive and how I felt even a year later. Needless to say, I’m not excited about meeting her again.
The first corporate job I ever had I worked as a technical recruiter. My boss, Jennifer Laxton, is a well respected recruiter still to this day. I continue to have a high level of respect for her because she is intelligent, to the point, knows what she wants, and is personable. I just took to her. I was fresh out of college but noticed that she had taken an interest in me. She spent extra time with me and nurtured me on my path. When I noticed something wasn’t right in the tech field (the tech stock meltdown occurred just months after I left), I decided to do something different with my career and left that company on good terms. That was well over 10 years ago but I reconnected with her when I ran into her while she was walking her dog downtown about a year ago. After a few more chance encounters, I ended up consulting for her on social media projects. One day as she was leaving my office, she turned around and said to me, “How does it feel to be mentoring your old mentor?” That floored me…and made me happy at the same time. I respect the businesswoman she is and was so pleased to know that that was her way of telling me that our roles had reversed.
The nature of your character is reflected in the relationships that you had yesterday, the ones you foster today and those you will build in the future. They are a reflection of you. Networks ARE relationships. Nothing more.
How Will They Find Me?
Posted on October, 31, 2009 by Kerry Rego -
One of the most common questions I get is, “When I get on Facebook/Twitter/etc., how will people find me?” My two word answer is, “Tell them”.
It seems simple but you wouldn’t expect your clients to intuit your phone number, would you? You have to give it to them. Your business card has a tremendous amount of valuable information right there on that 2″ x 3.5″ piece of real estate. My card gives you 5 choices on how you can communicate with me (it will be 6 once I have my FB custom URL printed on there, next run!). Pick the one that works for you. Everyone has different preferences, you have to give your clients options and ways that THEY are comfortable with, it’s not just what YOU want.
But then it comes to practicality. You shake someone’s hand, discuss who you are and what you do, you hand them your card. What does everyone do when you give them your card? They look at it. While their eyes are on it, point out some feature on your card to get them to really comprehend what is in front of them. Their eyes will come into focus on the tiny text as you point out your Facebook fan page or your LinkedIn URL. They will tell you their preference right there on the spot, “Oh, I don’t like ——-. I call/email/fax people when I need to talk to them.” That’s when you tell them that that’s a GREAT way to get in touch with you.
Again, I will say it. Put it on your business card, your website, your promotional materials, slip it into everyday conversation. Just yesterday I ordered a pizza and the pizza box had the company’s Facebook and Twitter information right there on the spine.
Social media is not going away, it’s only getting stronger. Get in the game and go for the win!
P.S. Put in the comments how I can find YOU and which platforms you’re on. It’ll be easy to find you then!