Opinion
Networking
How to use LinkedIn without embarrassing yourself
It may be cringe, but LinkedIn is a necessary evil. So how do we navigate the platform with dignity (and reputation) intact?
- by Liz Hoggard
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Opinion
Social media
Once a respectable corner of the internet, LinkedIn has jumped the shark
LinkedIn has become the hunting ground for insufferables, a full-blown self-promotion circus. And this is from someone who writes “About Me” profiles for a living.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Liz Truss goes to Canberra, courtesy of Peter Dutton
Despite a record of failure, the former British prime minister is a hit with some of our local politicians.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Premier hints at Matildas home clash; Socceroos to hit Melbourne in November
The Socceroos will host a pivotal FIFA World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia in November and a Matildas home game could be in the pipeline as well.
- by Roy Ward
Opinion
Workplace culture
LinkedIn is my favourite place on the internet. There, I said it
LinkedIn’s model ensures the worst impulses of the internet are tempered. If the price to pay is to scroll past the occasional large ego, then sign me up.
- by Tim Duggan
Opinion
Networking
Is it great to connect? The many lies of LinkedIn
Welcome to a world of toxic positivity, where ‘team players’ and ‘thought leaders’ are continually energised and thrilled by their own success but mostly excited to witness your downfall.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Opinion
Work/life balance
Why we should all be taking more time off work
Taking time out from work for other important things in your life might be just what you need for a career reset.
- by Tim Duggan
The grey zone of misinformation: Iran, Russia’s payments to US media outlet revealed
Legal experts say US journalists who were paid by sanctioned Iranian media entities could be in legal jeopardy.
- by Joseph Menn
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Venture capital
Australian start-ups are ‘crying out for sales talent’
Tech companies need sales reps more than engineers, according to Dan Brockwell, who has launched Australia’s first tech bootcamp with a job guarantee.
- by David Swan
Fed up in your job? Foreign spies target resentful workers in essential industries
Foreign actors have been using advertisements on the dark web to target disgruntled workers who could disrupt critical Australian infrastructure.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion
Work/life balance
You know what’s cooler than a morning ice bath? The snooze button
The ‘rise and grind’ morning routines promoted by LinkedIn experts are unrealistic for many of us, yet somehow the mindset persists.
- by Shelley Johnson
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/linkedin-hwa