The Fall of 9-5 Work Days and the Rise of ROWE
Today, I spoke with Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, which is long overdue. These two are some of my personal favorites because they believe in a virtual workplace, freedom and logical reasoning. Why work 9-5, when you can achieve the same results working when you want to work. All that really matters in business is …
College Admissions Officers Use Social Networks to Conduct Background Checks
Yesterday, I blogged about how corporate recruiters are using social networks to conduct background checks. Today, I want to talk about how the same is true for high school students looking to enroll in colleges. When it comes to personal and professional development both of these posts are extremely important and mark periods in your …
The Economy is Squeezing Your Personal Brand into Juice
Today, I spoke with Steven Greenhouse, who writes for the New York Times and is the author of The Big Squeeze. I just had to interview him about the economy’s impact on the workplace because of the relevancy to this blog and the timing, with over 600,000 jobs lost so far this year.
A lot …
Corporate Recruiters Use Social Networks to Conduct Background Checks
A lot has been on my mind this week, including a research report by Careerbuilder.com that just came out stating that “One-in-Five Employers Use Social Networking Sites to Research Job Candidates.” In the UK, this number is “One-in-Four,” which is only 3% more. Everyone started blogging and writing about this report. When this press release …
Quoted in the Boston Globe on Branded Business Cards
I typically don’t blog about the press I get (although I include it in the press section of this blog) and I don’t “re-blog” any articles that I have published in magazines often. Remember that too much self-promotion turns people off and I don’t want to be branded as some golden child (as Michael Port …
9/19/08: Personal Branding News and Recommendations
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Brazen Boston
Brazen Careerist, a company started by Ryan Paugh, Ryan Healy and Penelope Trunk, is coming to my hometown (Boston). For those who haven’t heard of this company, they are an online community and career center for Gen-Y. The community boasts over 100 Gen-Y thought leader bloggers, whose combined insight and ideas …
Personal Branding Success Come From Within
Today, I interview Joe Vitale, who is a top internet marketer, author, actor (The Secret) and most importantly, an altogether good guy. Aside from telling you that you need to discover your brand before you mess around with this “web 2.0 stuff,” Joe will endorse it and show you the way. He believes that success …
Success story: One brand, one tweet, one job
What if one small, public proof of your skill changed the trajectory of your career this week?
This story shows how a single signal, shared where the right people …
The Road to Me 2.0: How I Was the Chosen One
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My first post talked about how I got the idea to write Me 2.0 and how I confronted adversity head-on to claim my publishing deal with Kaplan. Today, I’m going to enlighten you on a few coincidences that are ironic and really set the stage for the future (and …
A Sense of Humor is Worth Big Money in the Workplace
Today, I spoke to Adrian Gostick, a bestselling author, who gives us a lesson in the importance of humor in the workplace. He has some excellent and eye opening research for you that proves people need to loosen up in the workplace in order to establish trust.
What is a personal/corporate/product brand without a personality? …