Personal or Professional? How to Balance Your Brand Online
When building your personal brand, you’re constantly told to keep things on the professional side. People will respect you as a professional if you act like it. But between Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and whatever other sites we’re on, it’s hard to create a balance between the personal and professional things we post online.
The …
What Type Of Personal Brand Are You?
One of the best things about creating your personal brand is it helps you market unique qualities about yourself. The more time you invest in developing your brand and networking with people in your industry, you’ll discover how some professionals possess a similar one to yours.
Once you have established your personal brand and you …
5 Signs Your Personal Brand Has Disappeared
Is your personal brand doing magic tricks on you or has it really disappeared?
As professionals and job seekers, it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day chaos of balancing work, personal lives, or job searching. But when life and careers get too busy, it’s easy to let your personal brand slip away into …
Discover 5 Steps to Build Your Brand Out of Nothing
In general, we say your personal brand always exists, whether you know about it or not. That said, when you’re new to the professional world, you get to start out with a relatively clean slate. This gives you the opportunity to build your brand from scratch.
In the beginning, it is essential to shape your …
5 Steps to an Engaging Personal Brand
Personal branding is more than just a way to market yourself as a talented candidate — it’s also a valuable tool for connecting with people within your industry.
Instead of creating a personal brand only to advertise your name, build a brand to network with successful people in your industry. Your network is one of …
6 Signs Your Ego Has Taken Over Your Brand
While your personal brand is essential to being a marketable job seeker, there’s a fine line of creating a name for yourself and becoming too self-promotional.
When promoting your brand on different social media platforms, it’s tempting to want to share content only about your life and career. Although it’s important to promote what you’re …
Launch Your Own Website to Boost Your Brand
More than half of all recruiters (56 percent) are more impressed by a candidate’s personal website than any other personal branding tool, according to a recent study. Despite this majority, only seven percent of job seekers actually have a personal website.
If you dedicate the time to launching your own website, it’s really easy to …
5 Branding Secrets to Share with Your Friends
Because you’re reading this blog, you’re probably already familiar with the importance of a personal brand. Someone who may not be as well-versed in the subject, however, is your friends.
Now is as good a time as any to help your friends out by branding their career. Make sure they’re on the right track, so …
5 Ways to Refresh Your Brand This Summer
Summertime means more free time. A chance to relax. But also, a chance to be productive. Summer is an excellent time for job seekers to take a look at their personal brands. Does your brand reflect the kind of job you want? Is it doing you justice?
Take advantage of your extra free time this …
5 Reasons Gen Y’ers Are Leaders in Branding
When it comes to personal branding, Gen Y’ers have a few tricks up their sleeves. With their knowledge of effectively using a variety of social media platforms, Gen Y knows what it takes to build a strong personal brand.
Personal branding is an essential tool for job seekers — and Gen Y’ers understand how to …