Raises: When is the Right Time to Ask?
Students and clients of mine often ask about how to ask for a raise. They want to know the words to use, when to ask and how much to ask for. Perhaps you are mystified, too.
The answer to all this is much simpler than you imagine.
Raises are no longer about longevity. There are …
Would They Like to Work With You?
After years of working as a Software Engineer, I was ready to go back to my passion around teaching and facilitating. I applied for a “Training Specialist” position.
Of course, before applying, I needed to re-paint my brand with fresh colors, get into new circles of professionals, position my experience from an angle that was …
Face To Face Personal Branding
Your resume is the traditional way job seekers create their personal brand. It’s the first impression that most job seekers make.
But there’s a downside to creating your personal brand through a resume.
Your resume is prescreened between 2-5 times before a hiring manager sees it.
What does that mean to you? It means most …
5 Things You Control In How Google Brands You
Amazingly, all of what Google publishes and how it brands is about how WE choose to serve, act and react. Transparency today gives us no-where to hide.
If you do it, say it or post it, you will be found and outed. Just Google people or companies and you will see many examples of this. …
Personal Branding Weekly and Handling “No”
I planned the topic of this post and actually wrote it well before my recent auto purchasing experience. Lo and behold the salesman that we told ‘no’ ended up calling 22 times in a 25 minute period – how’s that for a first impression?
This past week we talked about boundaries, planning …
How To Be Incredibly Productive Every Day (Part 2)
Note: you can click here for Part 1 in this series.
In one recent visit to the gym, I saw someone filling out a crossword puzzle while using a leg curl machine, I saw another person who took nearly 10 minutes to read the newspaper in between two sets of crunches, and I saw a …
5 Job Search Mistakes Show You’re Not Paying Attention
Applying for jobs is one of the most burdensome aspects of the job search process. Cover letters, resumes, applications – lots of paper work requiring sharp attention to detail. With so many things to pay attention to, people are bound to make mistakes. But as we all know, every little thing counts when it comes …
Successful Networkers Respect Boundaries: Etiquette and Tact Pay Off!
There is a delicate balance between self-promoting and promoting with tact and appropriateness. If you pay close attention to the signals you’re receiving from peers and colleagues you can learn when someone truly wants advice or information about your product/service and when they’re not really interested. Ask yourself the question; Is it worth investing energy …
Debunking Personal Brand Cultural Myths: Part 1
Personal branding is relatively a new concept in many parts of the world. Many cultures feel it smacks of ‘western egoism’. As such, a big part of my job in Japan is to educate others about personal branding and the value it has for Japanese culture.
If you ask Japanese if they have heard of …
Time to Plan for a Re-Charge
We are close to the end of the first quarter of 2013. By now you’ve been running hard for close to 90 days. Hopefully all the time and effort you put into your plans to kick off the year strong are starting to pay dividends.
Have you thought about taking a (brief) break to Re-Charge? …