Lenny Platt Quotes

If you can get better at your job, you should be an active member of LinkedIn, because LinkedIn should be connecting you to the information, insights and people to be more effective.

For me, Facebook and Twitter was always just a way for me to reach out to the fans of the show, to communicate with my friends who where in the business, and I never felt like I wanted to use it to further my career in some way. I don't know that it has the power or the ability to do that. I just never thought about it in those terms.

Just displaying your resume online, which LinkedIn lets you do, isn't enough.

Social media, for me, is about interacting with people who follow my career. I don't think my relationship has anything to do with my career.

Being solicited on LinkedIn is a real thing that happens.

Facebook is for people, Twitter is for perspective, Google+ is for passion, LinkedIn is for pimping

My dad actually had business cards made up with my sister's website and my website and all of our information. And he hands them out to people he meets.

We all have personal brands and most of us have already left a digital footprint, whether we like it or not. Proper social media use highlights your strengths that may not shine through in an interview or application and gives the world a broader view of who you are. Use it wisely.

I would not have a career without Facebook and Twitter. That's the truth.

I have always had stuff on the Internet. Way back in the Myspace days, I had a lot of friends on Myspace. And it is just all about, like, networking - contacting people and showing people, like, your mind.

LinkedIn is the Netscape of its era.

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

I love MySpace; it's done an amazing job for me and it's been insane over the past couple of weeks, but I'm not a poster girl for them.

Building out a professional profile on LinkedIn certainly makes sense, and bolstering that CV with intelligent pieces of writing is also a great idea. But if you're going to take the time to create content, you should also take the time to create a home for that content that is yours and yours alone.

The Internet offers an interesting combination of advertising and community by participating in the community you can become an advertisement for yourself.

If I had a job pitching for the Giants, I probably wouldn't be manning my own Twitter account.

I'm very grateful for social media. I think it has shown people my true nature, and through that has come a book deal, and I think it certainly contributes to people's view of me as a person with a sense of humor, which is only helpful in my industry.

You won't be exiled to permanent unemployment just because there's a picture somewhere of you holding a red Solo cup and looking underage. But, your Google results tell a story: Have you been in the news? Authored articles or blog posts? What types of topics do you frequently tweet about?

Social media... I need to get with it. Obviously it's what everyone's doing, but I like the idea of my life being mine. But at the same time, it would be awesome to be able to get into contact with people who admire my work.

I don't have an Instagram or anything like that. I have Twitter for work and also to read my news.

My Google existence is probably larger than a lot of people's.

My Twitter account status used to say 'part-time playboy' on it, but I've taken that down now.

The Internet is part of my job, so I have to approach it with a level of professionalism. I don't necessarily think it's changed who I am, but if anything, it's impacted the opportunities that have come into my life and the people that I've been able to develop relationships with - which I'm very fortunate and thankful for.

Applying for a job after finishing a Ph.D is about turning yourself inside out. You've been involved in the most introverted process you've ever done, and now you have to show yourself to the world at large.

I started my blog when I was a senior in college, and I knew that all the people in my program were probably going to be applying for very similar jobs, so I needed something to separate my resume.