Personal Branding Interview: Starr Hall
Today, I spoke to Starr Hall, who is a public relations expert and author of Get Connected: The Social Networking Toolkit For Business. In this interview, Starr points out the top things that people looking for a job in PR should know, explains that not all publicity is good publicity, gives different ways you can …
It’s Not Who You Are, It’s What You Mean
If you’re trying to sell yourself on your stats: as a bundle of skills and experience, you’re going to lose out to competitors who know what they mean and are promoting that to employers and prospects.
The goal of your personal brand effort has got to answer this one question: what do you mean to …
Several Academic Degrees in One Personal Brand
If you have a resume with a long Education section which lists several degrees in different academic fields, and you want to know how to place them in the context of your overall personal brand while you look for a job, then maybe this blog post is for you.
What if you, say, studied marine …
Still Job Hunting Like It’s 1999?
The latest job figures released on Friday showed that the U.S. unemployment rate inched up 10 basis points in September to 9.8 percent. Many companies continue to reduce headcount, and those that are hiring are being very cautious and taking their time to find the right candidate.
Yet, many job seekers are still approaching their …
Personal Branding Interview: Nicole Williams
Today, I spoke to Nicole Williams, who is a career expert, MSN columnist, TV personality and author of Girl on Top. In this interview, Nicole explains how women can succeed in the workplace, what struggles women face that men don’t, some career tips for job seekers, and more.
What does it take for a woman…Predict The End of the Traditional Resume Here
Now that I have your attention, I’d like to go over where resumes (or as some call, the CV) are now and where I feel they will be in the future. If you want to predict how many years it will take for the traditional resume, the one we love to hate, will disappear from …
Personal Brand Audit: What’s Your LinkedIn Score?
This is the first in a series of Personal Brand Audits, where we’ll make sure you’re keeping the touch points of your personal brand fresh and up to date.
LinkedIn is an absolutely vital part of your personal branding efforts online. If you don’t have a LinkedIn account yet, start by reading Dan Schawbel’s How …
Prep for the Future with Lessons from the Present
Advice for the employed: learn well from the struggles of your unemployed friends…
With the unemployment rate remaining at a record high for so many months, a lot of advice has been published to help the job seeker. But what about those who remain? They’re a group less likely to seek out career advice because …
Reader Feedback: How Important is Dressing Well?
I had a hearty chuckle when I saw this tweet last week from @employmentguru (aka Jay Hofmeister of the Resume Bay):
“What is proper business attire for job fairs? Dispatch had a picture of people at a job fair, I thought it was Woodstock”
But this weekend, when flipping through the New York Post, an …
The Hidden Goldmine Within the LinkedIn Companies Tab
I was interviewed by CNN this week to give some quick tips on using social networking for a job search beyond just updating your status to say you’re looking for a job.
In the segment I focused most on LinkedIn not only because there are now close to 45 million professionals who are members of …