Author: Heather R. Huhman

Heather R. Huhman is a career expert and founder & president ​of Come Recommended, a career and workplace education and consulting firm specializing in young professionals. She is also the author of#ENTRYLEVELtweet: Taking Your Career from Classroom to Cubicle (2010), national entry-level careers columnist forExaminer.com and blogs about career advice at HeatherHuhman.com.
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Write an About Me Page that Reflects Your Brand

Your online brand is often someone’s first stop to learn more about the “real you.” Applying for a job opening? The hiring manager will likely Google you. Trying to bring on a new client? I’m sure they searched the Web, looking for positive or negative results about you and your company.

So, as much as …

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3 of the Latest Tools to Discover, Monitor & Control Your Online Brand

Your online brand is often someone’s first stop to learn more about the “real you.” Applying for a job opening? The hiring manager will likely Google you. Trying to bring on a new client? I’m sure they searched the Web, looking for positive or negative results about you and your company.

So, as much as …

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3 More Personal Branding Predictions for 2011

Recently, Dan Schawbel released his seven personal branding predictions for 2011. Among them:

Your online personal brand will be consolidated Soft skills become more important than hard skills As the economy gets better, the war for talent ignites Social networks will become completely ineffective for one-to-many marketing efforts Personal brands have more responsibilities Social media…
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5 Tweeple Who Have Great Personal Brands

Everyone has a personal brand. With today’s social networking tools, such as Twitter, conveying your brand and getting in touch with your audience is easier than ever before. Having a good personal brand is not all about how many followers you have, but more about the content you share and relationships you build.

Powering up…
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12 Books to Read to Learn More About Personal Branding

Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success by Dan Schawbel. Publisher of this blog and Student Branding blog, Schawbel breaks down personal branding into four distinct steps: discover, create, communicate, and maintain in this book about achieving success in your job and career. Career Distinction: Stand Out by Building Your Brand by…
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Personal Branding and Intrapreneurship: A Match Made in Heaven?

Have you ever thought of being an intrapreneur? And no, I don’t mean entrepreneur – but they’re close.

While an entrepreneur ventures out on their own to pursue an idea, an intrapreneur does this within the organization where they already work. It could be creating a new product, coming up with an innovative idea, or …

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How to Not Ruin Your Personal Brand at Holiday Parties

With the holidays approaching fast, it’s about that time when you’ll receive an invite to the office holiday party. Although they’re supposed to be about fun and celebration, it’s no wonder many people dread attending. One misstep can make you the talk of the office for months to come.

Rules of thumb to attend an…
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