Newly Corporate

Is your company realigning itself to adapt to the changing economy?  Whether your company is big or small, there are probably changes brewing.  Often the changes are not transparent because the company is working strategically to adapt the business to changing forecasts.  Another reason for a lack of transparency is because the company may want to be sensitive to employees who were or may be affected by the changes.  And while the rationale of being respectful to people loosing their jobs careers is understandable, the mystery of who is coming and who is going makes it hard to get things done.

So where are people turning for knowledge about their co-workers?  LinkedIn!  If you’re not on LinkedIn, what are you waiting for?  It’s Facebook for professionals without the annoying updates from that weird girl you sat near during high school English class who throws virtual snowballs at you and tries to get you to save the earth with a lil’ green patch. (I’m all for saving the earth but keep your snowballs and patches to yourself!) LinkedIn is a great way to stay on top of who’s coming, who’s going and miscellaneous organizational changes.

In March 2009, Fortune reported that LinkedIn’s traffic has more than doubled in a year. ”Unlike the job seekers (and those fearing unemployment) that troll its jobs boards, LinkedIn is thriving in the recession: Overall, traffic has more than doubled to 6.9 million users in February from 3.3 million a year earlier.”  Statistics indicate that activity from Lehman Brothers current and former employees spiked 315% from August to September 2008.  LinkedIn’s fastest growing region is Detroit, MI.

Visit LinkedIn and get answers about what’s going on with your co-workers and former co-workers. 

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