Book Review: The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success

The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success is a great book, especially for those of us who could not figure out how a social media device could be used for business networking and job searching.  This book came at a great time for me.  I had just attended a webinar and one of the presenters, a head hunter, said to use LinkedIn “to land the job of your dreams.”  Of course, I couldn’t see how that would help.  Like many, I had created a profile on LinkedIn but never got much further than my name and basic information because I could not really see how this site would benefit me.

Then, I read The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success and now I understand what a great tool LinkedIn can be.  This book advises you on how to create a great profile, what to include, and how to set up a network based on the author’s own experience.  The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success will come in very handy for those people who are looking to change jobs or those in the business world looking to network with others.

I will definitely be using the instruction obtained from this book to boost my LinkedIn profile and I would definitely encourage anyone who has even remotely heard of LinkedIn to read this book and determine for themselves if LinkedIn would be beneficial to them.

   

This book is written as a manual.  It is broken down into reasonable chapters and the author clearly explains each step of the process.  He is also very good about including parts of LinkedIn that could be part of your profile based on when you joined.  I thought that this book, even though it was written as a how-to book, was very easy to read.   

Again, I found The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success to be a very useful book and would encourage others to take a look at it.   

One word of caution, however:  At the webinar referenced above, the presenter clearly stated that potential employers don’t want to read about volunteer hours or hobbies nor do they want to see every job you have ever hand.  She stated it was best to only focus on the field you are in and leave off the jobs in other fields you may have had.  The author’s advice differs from this.  Therefore, I will be speaking more to staffing personnel in my field to determine for myself which is the best option for me.

Disclosure: I was provided a free book from Bookplex and paid $5 for an unbiased review of the book. Regardless of any payment I have received, each review contains my unbiased opinion of the book and the payment in no way altered my opinions or review.

Illegals by Darrell Ankarlo

Before I give my review of this book, I want to make it clear that I normally do not read books like this but I wanted to see what this author’s thoughts were on this subject.  This is not a book I would recommend to anyone.  It is clear that the author believes in Armageddon but in his version, the United States is “overrun” by Mexican illegal immigrants who want to “take back“ the country.  The author often says he is not a racist.  However, given his condescending statements, it is not believable.  The author frequently makes it clear that he feels all Mexicans are just waiting for the opportunity to illegally sneak into the United States.  This clearly shows his racism.  The book is peppered with emotional scenes from both side of the “border”.  However, most scenes lack a true emotional connection and instead feel hollow, like the author is only trying to make you think he cares.  For instance, when the author describes the abject poverty that a family lives with, you cannot feel any true sympathy from the author.  The author also oversimplifies the immigration problem throughout the book.  He would like the reader to believe that the immigration problem is the cause of all of the United State’s problems.  I agree that the immigration issue is a problem but I do not believe the immigration issue is the cause of all of the country’s problems.  For instance, does the United State’s failure to control the Mexican border really have an impact on say, teenage pregnancies?  Or the collapsing economy?  Or the war in Afghanistan?  No.  I am sure immigration has an effect on this issues, but it is not the cause of these issues and it is naïve for the author to imply that if the United States controlled its southern border better, none of these problems would exist.  In short, I would not recommend this book to my friends who tend to think like I do on the subject.  But of course, if you want a differing opinion, feel free to take a look at it.    

To comply with regulations by the Federal Trade Commission, please note that the publisher has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book or advanced reading copy through Booksneeze.