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November 4, 2008

Earlier this evening I attended a networking meeting of the LinkedIn group LinkingRaleighNC.com organized by Greg Hyer, the founder of LinkingRaleighNC.com.  The topic of the meeting was “LinkedIn Profile Best Practices for Job Searching” and was attended by 30-40 local LinkedIn users.  A large proportion of the people were job searchers looking for “the next thing” in their career.  Then there were a half dozen headhunters, either as sponsors or as attendees to make connections.  From the comments it seemed that about a third of the people were quite new to LinkedIn, something that totally surprised me since LinkedIn has been a daily part of my online life for several years now.  I think the tips and tricks for getting the most out of LinkedIn that Greg shared were very helpful for the newer users of LinkedIn, although there was nothing new in it for me (sorry Greg).

But the thing that struck me more than anything was that people that have lost a job just go and look for the next….well, job.  No comments about going out on their own, taking the opportunity to start something or getting a couple former colleagues together and competing with your former employer.  I know we’re all nervous about an economy that doesn’t seem to have a bottom and how long it may be till things pick up again.  But I happen to believe there is no bad time to start a business.  The opportunities and methods will vary, but if you just got laid off why not grab the opportunity to strike out.  Perhaps it isn’t for everyone, but then again… neither is working for the man.

Kudos to Greg for the initiative.  Check out his site, it’s a great resource for networking with 2100+ local members.

Written by Marc DeWalle · Filed Under Blog, Startups 

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