Perform a People Search Instead of a Job Search
Are you sick and tired of applying for jobs? Did you know that 80% of jobs are never even advertised? How about if I told you that only 10% of jobs come from sending a blind resume? Most jobs are filled before you even interview for them. What HR doesn’t tell you is that they …
An Ego is an Opportunity
When you hear the word “ego” you automatically get this sensation and tingling feeling down your spine that it’s negative. You may get defensive if someone calls you an egomaniac or says you have a big ego. In our culture there is a negative connotation around this single term. It is associated with all things …
Myth: Personal Branding Is All About YOU
False! Personal branding is not about you, it’s about everyone else. This post is required reading for everyone who believes that myth.
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Note: I tend to do podcasts when the point can better be expressed through my personality and personal connection.
Daniel Pink Introduction
This all comes together as one of six chapters in …
College Students Fail When They Ask For Jobs Instead Of Relationships
Within 24 hours, I’ve been given the impression that college students ask for jobs from alumni, without trying to start a relationship or at least network. I just got through speaking with one of my friends who is a freshman in college and we have a networking event today for our fraternity and he goes …
The Future of Online Recruitment – One:One Relationships
I’ve been thinking about relationships for the past few months and even at the time when I was applying for jobs. Believe it or not, the future of online recruitment is in relationships, not resume submissions. I’ve learned that through networking, you can skip steps in recruitment, as well as become recruited based on your …
Guest Post: 13 Important Drivers to Developing Your Personal Brand
I would like to thank Jason Jacobsohn for contributing this guest post, as I’m away on vacation. His work also appears in Personal Branding Magazine and has great networking advice to share on his blog. Jason is a seasoned networker who believes in relationship building as a key component to business success. He enjoys helping …
Guest Post: The Branding of Business Cards
This guest post is from my fellow personal branding colleague and friend, Hajj E. Flemings. Hajj is a brand strategist, blogger and author of “A Brand YU Life,” which you can go pick up at Amazon.com.
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Personal branding is a lifestyle, a 24 hour-a-day/7-day a week activity with many touch points, one of which …
Guest Post: 5 Building Blocks of a Great Personal Brand
Derrick Kwa is today’s guest blogger. He is the youngest member of the personal branding community. I’m really happy to have Derrick in the network and am excited to share his post with you, from the perspective of a young individual, with new age insight. Derrick is a 17 year old from Singapore. Having quit …
2008 Personal Branding Predictions for the Future
Here are some trends I have personally seen in the workplace and throughout my personal branding studies. These are just a few of the one’s currently on my mind and there’s plenty more where this came from.
Have a prediction of your own? Leave a comment!
The rise of consultants. Personal brands within larger corporations…Why Social Media Makes it Possible for Gen-y to Succeed
It’s challenging for members of the Gen-Y grouping to succeed without some pathway to Gen-X. Social media has emerged as a channel, by which Gen-Y can communicate with Gen-X, freely, readily and with scale.
Starting a blog is really a simple process, which doesn’t require much learning by members of Gen-Y because they are already …