Powerfully Branding Yourself to Lose the Job Interview
In last week’s blog we examined how you can win at the face-to-face interview by effectively employing the “leading the witness” method/approach. This week we’ll take a look at how you can just as quickly and just as easily lose the interview if you unwittingly brand yourself as a “run-of-the mill,” “me-too” candidate.
To position …
Listening Well Increases Opportunity and Reward
Communicating respect, patience and a willingness to build relationships will be to your benefit on many levels, whether applying for a new job, selling, or meeting new people. And it will differentiate you from most everyone else, thereby building your brand.
Genuine willingnessIn the corporate world, most salespeople were very impatient to get a …
Taking Credit When None is Due
During the debt ceiling negotiations, among the punked-style news: a Tea Party leader touted a “massive rally” on behalf of that group (at which less than 2 dozen people actually showed up). He claimed the majority of Americans supported his party’s position because “the phones were lit up and the government websites melted down,” (once …
How Indispensible Are You?
How do you become indispensable?
What kind of experience do want customers to have with you and your business?
The impact of customer retention is felt in 3 ways according to the Small Business Administration.
1) Profitability: 5-20% more expensive to find a new customer than to keep one.
2) Revenue: just 5% more retention …
11 Personal Branding Tips for a Hot Summer
Just because you’re going on vacation doesn’t mean your personal brand should be.
How to build your personal brand this summerThis summer, you’ll either be on vacation, working, unemployed or some combination of those (hopefully more the first two). While you’re at it, here are some brand-building ideas:
1 ) Go mobile
Many people …
Winning Face-to-Face Interview by ‘Leading the Witness’
In “‘Headhunter’ Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever!” I make the following statement, right up front, in the Introduction & Overview:
“. . . as we enter the new decade, there actually are two sets of rules being used to play the (hiring) game:
The old rules…Simple One-Sheet Sells More Books & Builds Brands
All authors need one-sheets, formatted single-page PDFs that can sell more books & contribute to building the author’s personal brand.
One of the best investments authors can make is to hire a graphic designer to create a one-sheet template, similar to the one at right. A one-sheet template establishes a format that you can use …
Teaching Others to Teach Others is the Biggest Reward
What is your wish and what do you have that others might wish for?
This past week, I have heard amazing stories of entrepreneurs who almost in their final hours said, “What the heck, I’m going to do what I always wanted.” And they “went for it” in a big way.
Help other people get…What Do Your Online Photos Say About Your Brand?
The photos you choose to represent your online brand are important. After all, your profile picture across various networking websites is often the first impression others get of you!
Whether you’re on the job search or looking to grow in your career, it’s vital that your online photos reflect the brand you’re building or maintaining. …
The Power of No
In the current debate on whether to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, you are seeing a perfect example of the power of NO, and how that one word defines the personal brands of people who use it to mean, “No. Absolutely not. Not now. Not ever. Uh-uh.”
Al Dunlap – a famous corporate takeover king …