Author: Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel is the Managing Partner of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm. He is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success (St. Martin’s Press) and the #1 international bestselling book, Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future (Kaplan Publishing), which combined have been translated into 15 languages.
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College Student Clash: How to Find Balance When Building a Professional Yet Realistic Brand

Today’s guest post is by Rebecca Corliss, who is a young professional from Boston. She is a recent graduate of Boston University, beginning a new career in technology PR. She’s dabbled in violin, clarinet, guitar and piano– and even began her college career majoring in music before her switch to PR. Her new blog, “Music …

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Life Experiences Seperate Successful Leaders From Followers

When I was growing up, I was always intrigued by how successful people got to where they were. I desperately asked some business colleagues, but did not receive the answers I requested. In this search, my thirst for knowledge was never quenched, until I stumbled upon a book called “From the Sandbox to the Corner …

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Introducing the New Bonnie and Clyde for Careers

As you all probably know already, I’m highly connected on the career front.  Recently, I crossed paths with the Bonnie and Clyde of the career world.  Bonnie and Clyde were notorious outlaws, robbers and criminals during the great depression.  Back then, they were publicity superstars, appearing just about everywhere.  J.T. O’Donnell and Dale Dauten, may …

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The Theory of eBrand Attraction

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Out of everything I’ve learning on my personal branding journey, the Theory of eBrand Attraction is one of the most significant. I say this because the whole idea of eBranding is to expose exactly who you are, in a very authentic way, to the world. When this occurs, there are those that are attracted …