Top 5 Personal Branding Tips for Recent Graduates
I know a lot of graduates who are very concerned with their chances as nabbing a job when they graduate. I decided to write a post to help guide you to the promise land, give you a load of confidence and hope, as well as point you in the right direction. Getting a job after …
Network Smarter to See Faster Personal Branding Results
Today, I spoke with Liz Lynch, who is a networking-a-holic and the author of a book about networking. I always say “make your life one big networking event,” and Liz helps us figure out how to network online and offline, even if we’re lazy and hate the word “networking.” Liz will give you a sense …
It’s a Long Career and a Small Corporate Community
Today, I spoke with Anne Fisher, who is a senior writer at Fortune and the face behind the “Ask Annie” column at Fortune.com. We discuss a lot of important workplace themes, such as office politics, how the workplace has changed in the past decade, the real way to get a job and what to do …
5 Tips for Networking With People Who Are More Successful Than You Are
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It’s very challenging to network with people who are more successful than you are. I’ve been able to do this over the course of the past few years pretty successfully. I’ve spoke with over 70 successful people, just on this blog alone. The magazine I publish, Personal Branding Magazine, …
Success Story: Build Your Dream One LinkedIn Contact at a Time
I love hearing your personal branding success stories, so if you have one, please email me ([email protected]) and I’ll post it on this blog. I’ve blogged about seven success stories on this blog and look forward to hearing each one. I like inspiring others with personal branding success stories.
Here are a few from the …
7 Personal Branding Tips for College Graduates
Guest post by David G. Heiser, college senior and intern.
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It’s strange to think about it because it’s only October, but for seniors like me, entry into the real world is quickly approaching. We may not want to accept that our final summer …
Your Network Will Soon be a Job Qualification
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Web 2.0 and the need to be hyperconnected
Right now, we live in a world, where we can almost “touch” anyone we want. Instead of six degrees of separation, we are at three degrees. It has never been easier to meet someone, especially when we see whose friends with whom …
Social Networking: Number Friends Vs the Quality of Each Friend
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A lot of very influential people are sounding off that it’s not the number of friends you have on social networks that matter, but rather the quality of the relationships. For instance, many people would rather have 100 close knit contacts on LinkedIn than 600 “lose contacts” or people …
Social Networks from Traditional Media Titans and Your Personal Brand
I’ve wanted to do this post for a while and luckily I waited for the perfect time, when 4 of the biggest media players (traditional media) have embraced social networking. From a personal branding perspective, I recommend getting a profile on at least one of these if you have very little presence or are a …
Complete Guide to Pitching Traditional Journalists Using Your Personal Brand
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Personal PR is how we form relationships with our audience.
It’s time to put on your personal PR hat once again. Many people believe that we need to be wealthy in order to afford the big budgets that PR firms call for. All the press I’ve received has been …