December 4, 2012, 12:10pm EST  'Creative' types act like sheep
on LinkedIn  Enlarge Image » Creative type?  If you're creative,
you can act like it on LinkedIn by not using the common buzzword
or at least demonstrating how and why you are giving yourself
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story Teresa Novellino Upstart Business Journal Entrepreneurs &
Enterprises Editor Email  | Twitter  If you thought you would
stand out by describing yourself as “creative” in your LinkedIn
profile—we’re looking at you Americans—think again.  That’s
actually the No. 1 most overused buzzword on LinkedIn (NYSE:
LNKD) both in the United States and globally. This doesn’t
necessarily mean you shouldn’t include it, but if you are using
it to draw potential business partners, clients and employers,
you should support your claim with actual evidence that you are
an outside-the-box kind of person, a LinkedIn career guru says.
“If you want opportunity to come knocking, you’ve got to make
your LinkedIn Prof