Personal Branding Blog Weekly and Social Calls to Action
No matter the job or the tragedy you can build or rebuild your personal brand. That seemed to be our theme this last week as many still recovering from Hurricane Sandy are still dealing with the destruction and getting their bearing on their life, home and career.
The Young Entrepreneurs Council also …
The Power Of Being Vulnerable
Several years ago, I went to an all-day Get Motivated Seminar at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
While I always enjoy some inspiration, I did not attend that day to “get motivated.” I went to study the speakers. As a relatively new professional speaker at that point of my career, I wanted to observe …
Jump Over the Biggest Job Search Hurdle
The job market is rough these days. Well, perhaps that is an understatement. And, because of this, all of the traditional bottlenecks of a job search have gotten much harder.
So, today, we are going to walk through two very simple strategies, nearly guaranteed to get you through the most intense job search bottleneck.
What …
Hurricanes, Destruction and Rebuilding: The Only Constant is Change!
My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of Hurricane Sandy. This catastrophic event sent shock waves across the country; she threatened the stability of our lives and underscored how little control we really have at certain times in our lives. With billions of dollars in property loss and the death toll having climbed …
No Matter the Job, You Can Build Your Brand
Some people have a tendency by some to look down upon more entry-level jobs; jobs like retail, food service, cleaning or landscaping. Most of us have held these types of jobs at some point in our careers. While these jobs are not renowned for being high paying resume builders – they do pose an opportunity …
What Have You Been Doing While I Was Gone
Have you ever been asked this question? Have you ever asked someone else this question?
If yes. Did the question cause a lot of anxiety or angst? It shouldn’t. Not if you were expecting it.
To me this is a reasonable question that one can expect to be asked. I think this is a question …
The New Era of Personal Marketing 2.0
Aside from the increasing number of those who make a living directly out of them, the greatest impact of the social media revolution in the years to come will be felt by the rest of us in two different yet complementary fields: the extraordinary new possibilities to communicate and interact digitally (that is after all …
How to Target Recruiters Scanning Online Professional Profiles
Anyone who’s ever crafted newspaper headlines for most of an eight hour shift realizes a lot of mediocre verbiage precedes the stronger, eye-catching ones. The first ideas are rarely the best ones.
This holds true on professional networking sites, such as LinkedIn, where individuals write their own headline showcasing their career and their talents. Writers, …
Don’t Let a Storm Ruin Your Personal Branding Efforts
I live at the now-hurricane-ravaged Jersey Shore–but you won’t hear me complain. I went six days without power, but that was the worst of it for me, to be honest. Areas of my town are devastated, and the town over has been nearly wiped away. I am blessed and beyond grateful to have survived and …
Two Excellent ‘Job Finalists,’ But Only ONE Gets Job!
Well, the presidential campaign is over—finally! It was a long, winding, sometimes torturous road for the two “finalists” for the job, Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama, both excellent candidates. But still, in the end, only ONE of the candidates was ultimately selected for the position, the President of the United States. It is ever thus …