Should Baby Boomers Care About Their Personal Brand?
Baby Boomers, should you care about your Personal Brand?
I have written a couple of posts on this topic in the last few months:
Personal Brand and the Baby Boom Generation Baby Boomer Personal Branding using Social MediaEach time I have posted links to these posts on a variety of LinkedIn groups.
I have …
Partner with Recruiters to Manage your Career
Recruiters are an integral part of the hiring process at most companies. There are several things you need to understand about them.
They are people who like dealing with people. Most recruiters became recruiters because they are social and like helping others. In general, they are very nice people. They change jobs frequently. We all…Knowing When Your Career Tank is on Empty
Your career tank can be similar to your automobile gas tank in that you have to fill it up from time to time. You have to make sure you have enough motivation, energy and positive relations with your current employer that if you want to make a change, you can do so relatively painlessly. If …
3 Key Elements of Your Brand Story
Your brand story is exactly that, a story. It should tell me who you are in a story format.
It should NOT be a diatribe of your accomplishments but it should be a short story that tells your passions, your strengths and your goals
I wrote previously on the process of writing your brand story …
2 Social Media Tactics for Managing Your Career
What social media tactics do you use when managing your career?
Let’s get strategic! When managing your career on social media you are primarily looking for visibility, but with whom?
Tactic #1 – Identify key individualsTypically, there are three kinds of people who you want to be visible to:
Those who can hire you.…Write a Book to Establish Your Personal Brand
Have you ever considered publishing a book? When you publish a book it provides customers and others a tangible example of your work, which can establish your personal brand.
I know, I know…you are saying:
Come on, write a book? Really? Who would publish a book I wrote? You would!
In my last post, I …
Establishing Your Personal Brand and Credibility Through Blogging
Do you have a portfolio of work that establishes your personal brand and credibility?
We live in an economy where your current job could disappear today and the competition for your next job will come from around the globe. How does your next employer know that you “know your stuff”?
No matter the industry or …
Your Brand Story – Who Should Write It?
In developing you personal brand, have you tried to write your brand story? Your brand story should express who you are and not what you have done. It should convey what you stand for, your morals and values.
Wow that is hard!
I have taken several of online programs to learn about the process of …
Connecting on LinkedIn is Like Asking for a Date
Have you considered that when you are connecting on LinkedIn you should follow the same rules that you used when you asked for a date?
I have been married for over thirty years. I only vaguely remember those awkward feelings when asking for a date. I do remember that I did not want to be …
2 Sales Strategies for Managing Your Career
Did you just say sales strategies in managing your career?
Yes, you need sales strategies where your career is concerned.
Let’s start with some basics. There are two types of sales persons.
Hunter Farmer HunterThe hunter is the one who goes out and does the research who will buy your product (In this case …