Why You Still Need Business Cards
Business cards may seem old fashioned especially for Generation Y and Z. However, it is still essential to actually carry a business card because it provides an easy way of letting other people get in touch with you and is more personal compared to a digital contact exchange. Therefore, it looks like business cards will …
The Importance of Your Profile Picture for Your Career
Did you ever think of what your profile picture tells about you? Especially, your profile picture on LinkedIn or on a job website should be credible and show your true self because if someone doesn’t know you, the first impression s/he makes about you is by looking at your picture. Also, recruiters spend 19% of …
7 Tips for Creating Your Elevator Pitch
Please imagine this scenario with me. You go to your first job search networking event and the leader informs the audience that each person will stand in front of the group and present an elevator pitch. Does that sound terrifying?
I vividly remember such a scenario more than 10 years ago at a meeting with …
How to Narrow in On Your Brand Message
Branding yourself with authority will do more than authenticate your image. In fact, it could turn your entire business around. If done correctly, you can position yourself above your peers and become a well known influencer within your niche. What’s the one thing you must always remember? People want to buy from and work with …
Is it Fun to be Your Brand Advocate?
Much of the time we talk about ways to be connected, referred, recommended and advocated for. From logistics, strategy and tactics, there are many valuable tips and posts! Yet, there’s a basic question that we often fail to address and that is – am I fun to advocate for?
When someone speaks positively on your …
11 Tools That’ll Shave Hours off Your Branding Efforts
The following answers are provided by members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched BusinessCollective, a free …
How to Build Your Brand When You Hate Attention
The following answers are provided by members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched BusinessCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of …
Improve Your Job Interview — Five Tips
I remember going for job interviews and how scared I was. Isn’t everybody? But it can be minimized significantly once you get yourself prepared. Here are a few tips.
Learn about the company
By spending time to learn about the company, you’ll gain self-confidence. Spending a few minutes on the company’s Web site is just …
Overhaul Your About Me with These 5 Tips
Not everyone gets overjoyed at the thought of rewriting their About Me. But, if you maintain any sort of digital presence, it’s a necessary evil. Give your professional bio a makeover with these five tips.
1. Show off your personality.Don’t be too stiff or serious (unless that’s how you are in real life.) Use …
Think Like a Brand
As a companion piece to an earlier post about important elements of branding, I felt it apropos to discuss the intellectual aspects of brand activity. Why do I refer to it as brand activity? Because your brand must be active. All of the elements within are actions that keep your brand alive. Thus, because a …