5 Tips to Create a Job That Doesn’t Exist Yet
For every job opening, there are three people who are unemployed. When it comes to finding your dream job, this isn’t the best news for job seekers. However, this does present an opportunity: to create a job that doesn’t exist yet.
Many job seekers are beginning to realize they can create their own opportunities. All …
Blog Promotion Tips for Personal Brands
You’ve written a great blog post for your brand and now would like to get the word out to a large audience. With so much information being published online, you might be puzzled as to what the most effective strategies are to promote it. There are some key things you can do to ensure your …
Figuring Out Selling Seasons
A few weeks back I wrote a four part series entitled “Why People Don’t Buy.” One of the four articles looked at “No Time/Urgency” as one of the four reasons clients or customers don’t end up doing business with you. As we enter Spring and watch the opening week of baseball, let’s look at the …
Connecting with Recruiters – The Targeted Job Search
Connecting with recruiters is vital.
In this social media connected world, recruiters have become the mesh that holds things together. Connecting and cultivating relationships with recruiters and other HR professionals is critical.
Before you read on, this is the fourth in this series on the Targeted Job Search. If you have not read the previous …
5 Ways to Build Your Brand
Building your small business or personal brand is not something that can be done on a schedule – it takes constant work to maintain and grow. You likely already devote time to social media branding and other online initiatives, and study up before important interviews or client meetings. You may be surprised, though, at how …
Present Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn for Job Searches
When it comes to presenting your personal brand to employers you might miss the opportunity to create a stellar LinkedIn profile. It’s not enough to just add your relevant information – it is critical to write an online profile that stands out in addition to showcasing your accomplishments and skills.
So what is the best …
Influence of the Introduction
For the past four years I have had the privilege of working with a bunch of financial services firms in the northeast in a collaborative training and development program. In creating and delivering content, I would always make sure that just about each day we had a special guest speaker come in to talk to …
Becoming a Leader at Work
Most of us strive to become leaders. We want to do something great, be respected by our peers, make more money and acquire more responsibility. Overall, we want to make a difference at our job. However, most of us simply don’t know the proper way to gain heightened respect, confidence and admiration from those whom …
Research Your Target List – The Targeted Job Search
Research your target list.
This is the third in the series on the Targeted Job Search.
If you have not already read the previous posts, please do that now:
Target the Company and Quit Chasing the Job Building your Target List – The Targeted Job SearchStep #2 in this process is to properly research …
5 Things To Know Before Accepting A Job Offer
Whether you’re starting your career or looking to improve your present one, you need to start looking out for yourself. After all, if you’re not for yourself, who will look out for you? But on the other hand if you’re only out for yourself, what kind of person are you? The wisdom behind these questions …