Reid Hoffman Quotes

My belief and goal is that every professional in the world should be on a service liked LinkedIn.

My LinkedIn page looks crazy.

Our personal networks, although often small at the beginning, can still be the best place to start when we want to get a job that makes a difference or take our ideas to the next level.

The thing is, I wasn't surrounded by lots of people who were helping me build a career.

A rule of thumb: If the company you work for provides a product or service that's pretty much the same as what was offered last year and a few years before that, it might be time to start looking for something new.

Best results are often achieved well before you need a job, by consistently networking so that when you find yourself job-hunting you have a large network to work with.

LinkedIn allows professionals, including the middle class, to invest in themselves in order to find the right jobs. That essentially can help make them prosperous.

I am sure my association with a big brand like PUMA is really going to help me in the long run.

The working environment in L.A. is really refreshing, really good. Because in Malaysia, it's a small country - you end up working with the same people that you like and that you know.

When it comes to nurturing professional relationships and developing a community, LinkedIn is one of the best resources.

The most important thing is to recognize how important it is to market yourself and make connections.

You need to be really great at your job. You need a strong network of peers, and you need a strong network of mentors.

A friend is someone who can help you with your career.

The biggest thing I learned at Wisconsin was, it's all who you work for, not where you work or what level.

I was networking every day from 21 to 28 years old. I sent 10 letters a day, which means I reached out to 3,000 people in a year.

Ask people who have the job you want how they got it.

I've been an assistant for seven years now and I haven't had one head coaching interview. I'm doing something wrong.

You always have to avoid working for the sake of putting yourself out there.

I never really marketed myself, so each job I was given was a new marketing tool, and that would be the way I marketed myself.

I'm not comfortable with getting a job by being at the right Hollywood party; I'm not a terribly sociable creature.

I got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available.

Social media is about friending someone so they'll invite you to a party or get you a job. If that's the work, Snapchat is the playground.

If you don't go talk to your boss, if you don't go talk to your mentors, if you don't go talk to people who can influence where you want to be, then they don't know. And they're not mind readers.

My career is there for everyone to see and delve into.

You can be forgotten very quickly. So I am aware that I need to stay current, keep connecting, and keep bringing things to the table... Otherwise, you can just disappear.