Tip 44: Get Linked In to be a more connected daddy

The world has changed a lot since industrial revolution and the advent of mass production. Add this to the current trend of globalization and the emerging huge markets such as China and India. If you are reading my blog, it only emphasizes the reality of huge masses out there on the Internet. What then is our response? I used to be judging others who travel frequently on holiday that its all unnecessary to be so international and that we should live a contented life. We still should live a contented life and be thankful always! And I still do not travel too much on holiday but strive to spend more quality time with my family and take a break once a while to a beautiful park nearby till I saved sufficient to enjoy the fruits of my labor. These days besides blogs, there are sites such as http://www.linkedin.com/ that are as popular as facebook which puts you as an address for headhunters and CEOs around the world to view your resume. You may even find a top CEO on this site such as Bill Gates though he may be putting up an old email that he does not check anymore.

I first got introduced to this site when I was doing my MBA in USA. I was eager to search for jobs and begin to add my database by adding recruiters and kind people who would be willing to get connected with me. During my free time, I would even search top management names on the website and google them up to get their emails and write a pleasant introduction so they would consider adding me into their Linked In database. Today, this has added up to 6400 contacts and I am the top Linked In member in Japan. View my profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/philchlee

To add me just, go to my profile and add me with this email (philchlee@mailcity.com). Has Linked In benefitted me? Yes, I have gotten an email once from a director who was visiting Tokyo and was planning to hire good staff in Tokyo or Hong Kong and we had a breakfast interview at his hotel. Loads of recruiters have access to my resume and sometimes, I get tired getting emails from them. Also I have once set up an introduction for an American firm who wanted to contact a Japanese firm for a joint venture and earned a few dinners. This together with a few other ventures made me believe that international networking can fuel the entrepreneurial spirit inside some of us. I have that lots but it does take time away from our private and spiritual life. As a daddy now, I am beginning to prioritise more and find great fulfilment in doing the things that matter. But do get connected if you must. Its a whole world out there.

(P/s Did not update my profile at Linked In recently. Got a better job but decided to keep it private as it can get irritating when you get cold calls etc. If you know me, I will update you more.)