10 Job Search Behaviors to Avoid
Job search is hard work; it’s stressful and riddled with anxiety. Do not exacerbate it by letting highly charged emotions drive bad behavior when you’re looking for a new job. Reign in your anxiety: Manage it with exercise; a few hours spent with understanding and light-hearted friends; attendance at emotionally soothing venues; engagement in empowering …
Don’t Give Me Your Resume
Are you one of those people who feels, similar to applying for jobs online, that giving people your resume is a productive job search activity?
Let me save you the effort. Don’t give me your resume. In most situations, I don’t need it. Giving it to me will require me to find a convenient trash …
Daily Blog Posting and Personal Branding Success
Daily blog posting is a proven, practical way to build your personal branding success…no matter how busy you are.
If you’re starting to build your personal brand, or you want to jump start a stalled personal brand, daily blog posting can make a big difference in a short amount of time.
And, it’s not as …
Expanding Ideas to Expand Business
Do you have a “go-to person” in your life? This is someone who will take your ideas into serious consideration and help you to develop them further. It’s a rare treat to find someone you trust and respect, and with whom you may reciprocate in this manner.
When you find such a partner, whether you …
How to Get Employers to Love Your Brand
We all know personal branding can help you market your expertise and land a job. However, do we really know how to get our personal brands noticed by employers?
One of the key factors of building your personal brand is creating one employers and recruiters will love, which will give you an edge on your …
Dan Schawbel’s Promote Yourself is Available Today!
I hope you’re doing well and thank you so much for following this blog and supporting both my company and my career. I appreciate you taking the time to read my work on careers, workplace trends and personal branding.
Today, I’m proud to announce that my second book, Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career …
Do You Have What it Takes to Be Famous?
Miley, Lindsay, Amanda, Brittany, Justin, Chris, Rihanna, Honey Boo Boo, You?
When children are asked what they want to be when they grow up, a popular new answer is: “famous.” Honey Boo Boo is famous – famous enough for People magazine to sponsor a lookalike contest. Parents actually entered their kids’ photos in hopes of …
New Generation’s Bap Rap In Workplace Is Undeserved
There is a lot of scuttlebutt about managing multi-generations in the workforce today.
Yet, I wonder if it’s any different, or more challenging than previous eras. I mean, hiring and managing the flower children of the 60s that transitioned into the workplace in the early 70s couldn’t have been a picnic for traditional business owners, …
Wanted: Account Executive for You, Inc.
The other day I was working with an individual who is conducting a job search and she told me she was looking for an “Assistant Account Executive” type role in a media communications firm. For those out there who are not familiar with either the job title or industry, here is a quick primer. A …
Personal Branding Weekly – Putting Your Best Words Forward
Let’s all sigh or shake our heads in unison – twerking and selfie all made it into the dictionary this past week. I know it’s a sign of the times. The challenge is in the business force these days we have many generations working side by side. We see the majority of the posts in …