Creative Cover Letters: Personality, Pitch And Professionalism
What’s the difference between a creative cover letter and a creative cover letter that works? Kryptonite, you know the stuff; Superman’s glowing green crystals that weakened him.
Kryptonite cover lettersOne candidate chose to get uber creative and sent his resume inside a tube wrapped with a paper that showed the Superman logo. While his …
Save Your Brand And Dump The Teleprompter
Will video help of hurt your personal brand? Actually, it can do both. A poorly made video will give the impression that you don’t put forth quality products or service. And, a poorly executed video will give the impression that you’re less than professional in your appearance or position.
Yet, for any brand video is …
What ‘Angry Birds’ Can Teach You About Getting Hired
Author’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of blogs in which author of the best-selling “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever! and professional “headhunter” Skip Freeman draws an analogy between “Angry Birds,” the wildly popular online game, and …
Six Steps To Defeat Mediocrity and Anonymity
I have a wish for you. That is to rise above mediocrity. To do something more amazing than getting your next promotion. To not be a faceless cog in someone else’s machine. To actually grow your personal brand enough that you are known for being awesome, not for keeping your head down or not making …
Oprah’s Secret To Curing Your Brand’s Bad Mood
Focus on your left toe. No, not really.
Ever been in a bad mood? Personal brands and professionals like yourself, responsible for brand development, management, and improvement, can’t avoid tough times and bad days. Have you ever had moments where you just lost it and went into overwhelm; where everyone and everything were just driving …
5 Personal Branding Tips To Boost Your Job Search
Do you know that what you have, or don’t have, in your pocket can affect the outcome of your job search?
Experience. Education. Skills. We all know that these factors matter when you’re on the hunt for a new job, but how can the contents of your pocket make a difference? These 5 Personal Branding …
One Idea Will Make You Rich
Fact: You have one idea that will make you rich !
If you read and follow the simple advice below, you will identify that one idea that will catapult your brand (and you) over the top; and I mean over the top financially.
1) Fact: Idea generation is easy. You don’t need to have an …
A Cup of Coffee to Back to the Basics
Some of you out there are just beginning to build your personal brand.
Whether you’re contemplating re-entry into the workforce, searching for a higher-paid position, or exploring future opportunities, one thing is certain: Your online presence is like a public resume. That first page that comes up when you search your name is the online …
SIX Mis-Branding Mistakes That Ensure You Won’t Get Hired!
In Part I of this two-part blog we looked at three of the six most common mis-branding mistakes that can effectively—and quickly!—eliminate you from the hiring game. In this, the second part of the blog, we’ll examine the other three most common mis-branding mistakes that can practically guarantee that you …
SIX Mis-Branding Mistakes That Ensure You WON’T Get Hired!
As a professional “headhunter” who deals with candidates and hiring managers each and every business day, I see the same “mis-branding” mistakes being made over and over by candidates every single day. (You can be assured that other “headhunters,” hiring managers and Human Resources professional also see them, each and …