Your Network is Your Only Insurance Policy
Last Monday I stated that the future of job hunting is people searching and I received a great reaction to it with over a hundred retweets and twenty-three comments. The main idea with this concept is that the web has broken hierarchies and connected everyone in disperse networks, so that you can reach employees at …
Personal Branding Interview: Clara Shih
Today, I spoke with Clara Shih, who is the author of The Facebook Era and a Salesforce.com employee. In this interview, she discusses what the Facebook era is, how she came to write the book, what social networks mean for personal branding, and more.
What is the Facebook Era?The Facebook Era is the technology, …
Personal Branding Interview: Caroline Ceniza-Levine
Today, I spoke with Caroline Ceniza-Levine, who is a career coach, writer, speaker, Gen-Y expert and co-founder of SixFigureStart. In this interview, Caroline talks to us about how executives are google’d before interviews, what executives can do after a layoff, and much more.
Caroline, is it true that executives will be googled before a job…Personal Branding Interview: Louise Weir
Today, I spoke with Louise Weir, who is the Marketing and Communications Manager for Career Services at London Business School. In this interview, Louise gives us advice about taking a job abroad, interviewing over the phone, some interview tips for MBA students, and ideas on how to use LinkedIn for job searching.
When seeking a…Personal Branding Interview: Angela Maiers
Today, I spoke to Angela Maiers, who has been in the education field for 20 years as a classroom teacher and is the author of Classroom Habitudes. In this interview, Angela goes over what “habitudes” are, the knowledge students should have before they graduate, social media’s role in the classroom and how she’s built her …
Personal Branding Interview: Allen Adamson
Today, I spoke to Allen P. Adamson, who is the author of BrandDigital: Simple Ways Top Brands Succeed in the Digital World and the managing director of Landor Associates. In this interview Allen shares his wisdom of years of experience in the branding world, including a thorough explaination of the difference between advertising and public …
Free Download: The Complete First Chapter of Me 2.0!
My new book, Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success, has been selling very well. Most authors won’t tell you how many books have been sold, unless that number is at least 20,000, but I’m not most authors 😉 . Me 2.0 has sold over 1,000 copies since it’s been out last …
Personal Branding Interview: Beth Kobliner
Today, I spoke with Beth Kobliner, who is the New York Times bestselling author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties. In this interview, Beth gives some great financial advice for young adults who are completely clueless when it comes to money.
Why is a good financial education important to…Personal Branding Interview: Karen Post
Today, I spoke with Karen Post, who is a fellow branding expert, author, social media entrepreneur, speaker and businesswoman. Karen talks about how she’s established her personal brand, while building the brands of other companies and gives some insight into how she’s created a community around her brand, while explaining the importance of brand symbols …
Personal Branding Interview: Donna Fenn
Today, I spoke with Donna Fenn, who is a contributing editor at Inc. Magazine and author of an upcoming book called Upstarts! Since the book isn’t coming out till August, I figured I would get the first book interview before everyone else starts harassing her. In this interview, Donna talks about Gen-Y entrepreneurship, how it’s …