The Art of Reciprocity in Interviewing
Interviews should be a dialogue. Interviews should be a conversation. Interviews should be a chance for each party to get a feel for the other. Fortunately, smart companies have changed interviews from what they were in the past. Interviews are no longer just about the needs of a company to fill a role. They have …
8 Ways to Improve Your Company Brand in 2013
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that …
When ‘Selling’ Your Professional Brand, Stress Features AND Benefits
Editor’s Note: This blog is a modified excerpt from professional “headhunter” and bestselling job-hunting book author Skip Freeman’s next book in the “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets series of job-hunting books, CAREER STALLED? How to Get Your Career Back in ‘High Gear’ and Land the Job You Deserve─Your Dream Job. Publication is scheduled for early 2013.
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8 Personal Branding Standouts Who Inspired Us in 2012
Who created a standout personal brand in the past year, and what made it so special and inspiring?
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program …
5 Sales Techniques to Get Your Call Returned
It happened once again – I wanted to give a company business but no one answered the phone and the mailbox was full. How can they expect to receive business? It’s impossible.
Checking mailboxes should be a daily habit. Returning calls and acting upon requests promptly will make you a highly …
5 Steps To Quitting Your Job With Grace
You’re over it. You’re ready for new opportunities. You’re ready to quit your job.
But hold one a minute. What’s your game plan? How far in advance do you plan on letting your current employer know you’re moving on? How do you plan on telling your coworkers? What’s your approach for wrapping up your current …
Personal Brands: Stop Setting Goals, Set Requirements
You have already taught yourself how to fail. You set goals and you fail to reach them. You may even be a serial goal-setter. Maybe you set goals every January. Maybe even more often. The more times you set them, the more chances to fail.
You might be a goal-mover. You take all the goals …
Personal Branding In 6 Seconds And 15 Seconds
Your resume branding is used in different ways for different employer decisions. To personally brand yourself well, you’ll want to understand how 6 second branding is different than 15 second branding.
6 Second BrandingYour 6 second brand is critical because your audience takes an average 6 seconds to decide if you’re qualified or not, …
How to Avoid the “Back-to-Work” Holiday Hangover
For most of a month, many of you have been more interested in travel plans, party plans, and gift ideas than the drudgery of career obligations and bottom lines.
The time has come to wake up. The party is definitely over!
While this may be easier said than done, it must be done, nonetheless.
It …
Common Sense Keys For Creating Your Career Success Story
The story of our careers, work and jobs continues to be written and told by all of us living it.
2008-2010 were tumultuous, paradigm shift years that most of us had never known, seen or experienced in our lifetime. We were all forced to deal with change on just about every level of our personal …