"Are you LinkedIn or LinkedOut?"

All are welcome! Please join the BYU Management Society (BYUMS) for a webinar with Michael C. Webb.

April 20, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. MDT and

April 20, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. MDT*

Social Media has drastically impacted how buying and hiring decisions are being made. Your social media presence - or lack thereof - is being scrutinized in many business situations today. You owe it to yourself to come out on top and it may be far easier than you think. If you don’t define who you are the market place with define you accordingly.

In this fast-paced, fun and informative presentation, Michael will focus on why building your personal brand via LinkedIn profile is vital for every professional – especially those launching a job search. He will cover the following:

• How to cash in on the power of passive relationships

• 7 simple ways to improve your profile and build your personal brand

• Who to connect to and why

• Learn the importance of groups and recommendations

• How to search LinkedIn like a recruiter

• How to launch your successful job search via LinkedIn

All this and much, much more.

About Michael C. Webb:

Michael C. Webb has been a recruiting executive for over 25 years. In the 1990s he successfully launched a new staffing firm that grew to 50 million in annual revenue. Over eight years he opened 18 offices throughout the United States that employed more than 1,500 people. Over the years he worked his way from up from recruiter to manager, area manager, director, vice president and even president of a regional firm.

Michael has personally hired several thousand people and has interviewed tens of thousands. From this vantage point in the hiring process he has gleaned unique insight regarding who gets hired and why - and his findings may surprise you. He gave a recent TED Talk on this same subject.

With his unique view of the employment market, Michael began working with job seekers during the dot com implosion of 1999, and again during the great recession of 2008. He’s given hundreds of seminars and webinars over the years and even wrote a couple of books teaching job seekers how to land the job of their dreams. His books, Six Weeks to Multiple Job offers and The Job Journal have helped tens of thousands focus on the most important activities that lead to interviews and job offers. Michael has also been a good friend of BYU Management Society over the years and has even twice given the keynote address at the BYUMS International Leadership Conference.

Currently, Michael is the Director of Recruiting for a top 30 accounting firm, Novogradac. He and his team are responsible for hiring hundreds of accountants and interns annually. He is married to his Kindergarten sweetheart, Lori. Michael and Lori live in their hometown of Danville, where they are raised their four children. In his free time, he enjoys fly fishing, photography and working in his garden.

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