Author Archives: Michael Blumenthal

Join the M365 Admin Message Center Users Group at Microsoft Ignite 2025!

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I’m excited to announce an exclusive opportunity to connect with fellow M365 Admin Message Center Users the Monday morning before Microsoft Ignite 2025! 📅 Date & Time:Monday, November 17, 202511:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST 📍 Location:Microsoft Office555 California Street, Continue reading Join the M365 Admin Message Center Users Group at Microsoft Ignite 2025!→

8 Tips for Using LinkedIn to find a Job

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  1. Update your LinkedIn profile. Include your picture. Edit your profile | LinkedIn Help
  2. Let recruiters know you’re Open to Work | LinkedIn Help
  3. How to Request a recommendation | LinkedIn Help
  4. Make a one-page resume. If you are giving your resume to a human to read (versus a machine to scan for keywords) I recommend having a one-page resume with a picture of yourself and a layout that looks nice.
    • I used EnhanCV the last several times I had to create a resume. Eventually I migrated it to Word.
    • You can also use a Word resume template (again, I recommend you select one with a place for your photo.
  5. If you are a former coworker of mine, connect with me on LinkedIn
  6. Make a post on LinkedIn telling people what you are looking for. Direct Message me with the link to the post, and I will repost it so people in my network can see it.
  7. TalentCraft recruited me to NORC in 2022. Their recruiters are on LinkedIn: Austin Foote is the one I know.
  8. Other people in my LI network that are hiring are:

Resources Roundup: M365 Message Center

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  1. Slides from “What’s new in Copilot in YOUR Tenant” presentation at Microsoft Ignite 2024
  2. 365 Message Center Show | Daniel Glenn and Darrell Webster
  3. The Maturity Model for Microsoft 365 (MM4M365)
  4. Tracking what’s new and next for Teams in Your tenant | SlideShare
  5. ChangePilot – Message Centre & Roadmap Management Tool
  6. Managing Microsoft 365 Message Center Triage With Planner (16 minutes) – YouTube
  7. About admin roles in the Microsoft 365 admin center – Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn – including the Message Center Reader role

M365 Chicago is this Friday!

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M365 Chicago Sessions focus on Teams, Power Platform, Viva, and User Adoption nearly equally.

I couldn’t be more excited about the lineup of sessions we have for you! We have a nearly even split between sessions on Teams, Employee Experience with Viva, Power Platform, and User Adoption + Productivity. That’s a whopping 70 sessions, Continue reading M365 Chicago is this Friday!→