How to use LinkedIn without embarrassing yourself
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?

  • byLiz Hoggard

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Once a respectable corner of the internet,LinkedIn has jumped the shark

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.

  • byKate Halfpenny
Liz Truss goes to Canberra,courtesy of Peter Dutton

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.

  • byStephen Brook andKishor Napier-Raman
Premier hints at Matildas home clash;Socceroos to hit Melbourne in November

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.

  • byRoy Ward
LinkedIn is my favourite place on the internet. There,I said it

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.

  • byTim Duggan
Is it great to connect? The many lies of LinkedIn
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.

  • byThomas Mitchell
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Why we should all be taking more time off work

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.

  • byTim Duggan
The grey zone of misinformation:Iran,Russia’s payments to US media outlet revealed

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.

  • byJoseph Menn
Australian start-ups are ‘crying out for sales talent’

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.

  • byDavid Swan
Fed up in your job? Foreign spies target resentful workers in essential industries

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.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
You know what’s cooler than a morning ice bath? The snooze button

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.

  • byShelley Johnson