Why You Need to Brand & Target Your Resume
Today, we’ll find out why making a safe resume just won’t cut it in today’s job market.
Spending lots of time tweaking and perfecting your ultimate resume or resume may feel productive and good, but it isn’t where you should be spending your energy.
Having one safe resume is not enoughWhat is enough? Taking …
Don’t Be A Channel Changer Over Facebook Timeline
I’m hearing some reaction to the Facebook changes that have to do with its Timeline feature and frankly, I think the hysteria is quite overblown.
Whoa. Let’s slow down and remember a couple things.
1) You don’t own Facebook.
They can do whatever they want, and it’s your choice to participate in it for free. …
Branding Yourself With Google Panda
The Google Panda updates has changed a lot of what companies are doing to ensure they’re being found on Google for their particular field and keywords. But how can you take advantage of this for personal branding?
Take advantage of Google Panda1. Define your keywords
The first thing to do is to define what …
Brand Mathematics: The Synergy Of The Future?
Plato is right once more. And so is Alfred North Whitehead when he claimed that all Western philosophy was nothing but footnotes to the towering figure of ancient Greek thought. If in Plato’s Academy (the original academy that gave its name to all the ‘academies’ that followed) a message written in giant letters at the …
March “Personal Brand” Madness – Davis Delivers, Barnes Bewilders
March is one of the most exciting months of the year all because of March Madness. College basketball passion sweeps the nation producing Cinderella stories and glimpses at the poise of future NBA stars. With a TV deal worth $10.8B over the next 14 years and all games being broadcast in full, the stage is …
Twitter Personal Branding Q + A #15
Here are responses to recent tweets by people about personal branding and resumes, tweets, teeth whitening and sales.
Resumes of the new worldGarth Braithwaite, @Br8thw8t, twittered: Will resumes be a thing of the past? Will Personal Branding via Social Medium be the measure by which employers make there pre-selections?
Jacob Share, @jacobshare: Our notion …
Use Of ‘Militaryspeak’ Can Seriously Hamper Job-Hunting Vets
Editor’s Note: This week’s blog is an adaptation of an article Skip Freeman is soon publishing on VeteranCentral.com, a dynamic new website for the veteran community and those who support our veterans, including prospective employers. Skip, a veteran himself, is a distinguished graduate of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, and later was …
The Key To Strong Personal Brand: Having No “Buts”
About a year ago I received a promotion at work. The new position was an absolutely amazing opportunity and one that could teach me a lot and help me build many connections throughout my industry. It was also a position that I did not have all the ideal “qualifications” for. In other words, my boss …
Interview Horror Stories: What NOT to do in an interview
Sweaty palms and trembling hands, nervous tics and traffic jams – when you’ve finally won an interview for your dream job, it’s easy to focus on the things that could go wrong rather than concentrate on the elements of an interview you can control. Planning, preparation, a nice clean outfit and research are what it’s …
7 Tips For Increasing Your Writing Productivity
Content is the currency of content marketing for personal branding, but productivity–i.e., your ability to write as efficiently as possible–is the lever that can speed your journey to personal branding success.
Whether you’re writing articles, blog posts, resumes, books, or ebooks, to build your personal brand, the fundamentals of writing productivity remain the same.
Use …