If you want to be taken seriously, a professional email address is necessary.
You might love your old AIM address from high school, but if your clients, partners, or other professional contacts receive an email from “baseballbro25@aim.com,” there’s a good chance it’ll go straight into the trash.
If you network a lot, you likely have dozens of business cards in different bags, pockets, and wallets. But when you're looking for something about the same size and thickness as a business card?
It becomes clear how alike most business cards have come to look.
Writing a LinkedIn recommendation for a colleague is a great and easy way to support their career development. But figuring out how to write one that is specific, honest, succinct, and impactful isn't always easy.