Personal Branding For Freelancers: When You Are Your Brand
I cannot think of a single group of people for whom personal branding is more crucial than freelancers. It is in fact the ‘make or break’ ingredient that will determine whether their career adventure (and trust me, being a freelancer is an adventure!) takes off or sinks into obscurity. A strong, sensibly-managed and attractive personal …
Personal Brand Scorecard – Blake Griffin: Shy Guy Showcase
In a world of show-boaters, limelight stealers, and Kris Humphries’, the quiet front man that deserves the spotlight often times gets overshadowed. Shy guys rejoice! Within the sports world you have found your paragon in the name of Blake Griffin. With the NBA having been resurrected on Christmas, it is only fitting that I highlight …
My Favorite Personal Branding Blog Comments of 2011
Almost any blogger will tell you that they love getting blog comments, and that’s true even for the ones they don’t agree with.
Sometimes, a blog comment is so good that you wish all readers could enjoy it, but that’s the big problem: …
Social Recruiting on Facebook
[Disclosure: Monster owns BeKnown]
People that are outside of recruiting should understand there is more to recruiting on Facebook than background checks.
In fact, I posted a link to my Facebook a few days about why employers shouldn’t use social for background checks (getting increased scrutiny in Washington for one), but the short answer …
Unemployed? 7 ‘Resolutions’ You Need to Make for 2012
Part II of II
Editor’s Note: In Part I of this two-part series, international best-selling job hunting book author and professional “headhunter” Skip Freeman suggested the 7 New Year’s “resolutions” employed people should seriously consider making to land their “dream job” in the new year. In Part II, Skip offers 7 highly recommended New Year’s …
What Are You Waiting For?
As we sit here the first few days of 2012, it is almost impossible not to think about what the new year has in store for us. Most of us would agree that the economy is not in tip-top shape nor are we. The gyms are crowded this time of the year as people scramble …
7 Questions To Ask The Hiring Manager
On the next interview you go on, I recommend that you take some control.
Don’t let the hiring manager ask all the questions; ask your own!
A good hiring manager will welcome your curiosity.
Here are some examples of useful questions to ask the interviewer:
1) Would you please describe purpose/mission statement & set of …
7 Tips For Modeling Your 2012 Personal Branding Success
Save time during 2012 by modeling your personal branding success on the ideas, strategies, and tactics of authors and small business owners who have already built strong personal brands.
Avoid the temptation to constantly reinvent the wheel. Look around you for examples of marketing and personal brand building success that you can model and adapt.…
Sell Your Agenda For Community Buy-In And Increased Results
Have you ever had the ear of a high level executive in a big company for conducting business yet one employee became your worst nightmare?
“Mary” relayed this very story, to which I replied, “Wow, the possibility and the aggravation!”
Diplomacy during these times is critical and requires a good deal of thought beforehand. A …
Protect Your Personal Brand on Facebook with Secure.me
When you’re trying to establish or maintain your personal brand, you need to be on top of your game. While you want to share and contribute to establish yourself, oversharing or sharing viruses are a constant issue you need to avoid. Secure.me is a new privacy-monitoring app dedicated to protecting you from these exact things …