Why Your Job Search Needs a Targeted Employer List
Successful salespeople target specific clients by developing a prospects list of companies or individuals. As a job seeker, you will be far more successful if you think and act more like a salesperson. YOU are the product…and, you are also the product being sold. One critical question you have to ask yourself is, “Who are …
5 Ways to Refresh Your Brand This Summer
Summertime means more free time. A chance to relax. But also, a chance to be productive. Summer is an excellent time for job seekers to take a look at their personal brands. Does your brand reflect the kind of job you want? Is it doing you justice?
Take advantage of your extra free time this …
Why You Need a Recruiter to Feel You
You probably don’t think of yourself as a teacher, unless you actually are one. That’s too bad, since the majority of your work in whatever occupations you choose will involve teaching other people, at least if you are going to be successful.
Successful people won’t spend the next 40 years trying to fill job descriptions …
How To Get Rid Of The Golden Handcuffs?
Imagine you are sitting in a chair. It may not be the best chair ever, but because you feel like sitting in it and you know you can get up at any time, it makes the experience pretty enjoyable. Now, imagine that all of the sudden you realize that you are tied to that chair. …
Personal Branding Weekly – 10 June 2013
Next week is Small Business Week and as a small business owner I value other business owner’s experience and consider that even more valuable than money.
My question: In what ways are you using social media in your personal branding efforts? Is it different than what you do for your business?
I’m writing a blog …
Overcoming Writer’s Block
We’ve all been faced with a blank page, a blank screen, an empty notebook. Our minds are either a swirling vortex of ideas with no guidance, or they’re as empty as the page you’re looking at.
It’s the dreaded Writer’s Block, the bane of every writer at least once in his or her life.
You’re …
Personal Branding Across Cultures Blogathon
Personal branding is now on the world stage. Initially a ‘western’ concept, it is fair to say that the need to brand oneself is a global phenomenon. Even in cultures where standing out is not the norm, we can see people embracing the value of identifying one’s uniqueness and proactively communicating this promise of value …
Top 10 Tips for New Grads
It’s that time of year when our future leaders are getting ready to graduate.
There are lots of lists and speeches by people much more famous and far more successful that little old me.
This list is something I have put together from my 20+ years in business. In those 20 years I’ve been a …
Great Tools Put Your Best Image Forth
Digital cameras and mobile camera phones have developed over the years, allowing us to snap shots and capture memories as they happen. Long gone are the days when taking pictures and processing them required a photo lab and days of waiting. Today, one can take a shot and share it to the world through social …
Why The Generation Gap is Great for Your Career
We have entered an exciting time in the evolution of the workplace. With the Millennial generation (those born approximately 1982-1995, a.k.a. Generation Y) entering the workforce in large numbers and the delay in retirement for many Baby Boomers, today’s office space is often being shared by different generations.
There has been a lot of discussion …