5 Free Tools for Personal Reputation Management
I guest posted on Keith Ferrazzi’s blog over a week ago. I felt that this post was so important that I had to re-post it here for you to read.
Reputation management consists of tracking your personal brand both online and offline and reacting when necessary.
A lot of people think that personal branding is …
College Admissions Officers Use Social Networks to Conduct Background Checks
Yesterday, I blogged about how corporate recruiters are using social networks to conduct background checks. Today, I want to talk about how the same is true for high school students looking to enroll in colleges. When it comes to personal and professional development both of these posts are extremely important and mark periods in your …
Corporate Recruiters Use Social Networks to Conduct Background Checks
A lot has been on my mind this week, including a research report by Careerbuilder.com that just came out stating that “One-in-Five Employers Use Social Networking Sites to Research Job Candidates.” In the UK, this number is “One-in-Four,” which is only 3% more. Everyone started blogging and writing about this report. When this press release …
The Fall of Privacy and the Rise of the Numerati
I typically don’t blog on Sunday’s but this is an exception. Privacy is an important subject, especially when information is created about us everyday, sometimes without our consent. What happens when company’s learn so much about us that they call our every move? What happens when everything in the world is so public that there …
How to React to Your Personal Brand Haters
I’ve spoken about gaining visibility for your personal brand many times. When you have the spotlight on you, the “haters” come out to play.
When you stand for something, there are going to be people or groups that are against you. Every Hollywood celebrity has AT LEAST one person in this world who hates them. …
Online Reputation Management 2.0 and Our Mobile Future
Today, on Facebook I was asked to post my contribution to PRWeek because paid subscription is required. Note that the title they gave it was “Controlling your reputation is vital,” which isn’t as strong as the title for this post. Being you are my audience and should get special privileges, below is the article I …
How Small Business Owners Can Grow Their Online Empire
On July 8th, I presented to the Next Level Executives group at the Marriott Hotel in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Before I gave my keynote, John Bates, a recruiting and career management veteran, explained the general concept of personal branding and how it related to building a business through referrals. Also, he noted the significance of taking …
Schawbel Report: The Current State of Personal Branding [July 2008]
A lot has happened since the last time I posted a “Schawbel Report” on the state of personal branding worldwide. The March edition shed some light into the spread of personal branding from the US to Australia to India. There is a lot of information here, but it’s all very important to your personal brand …
Your Friends Have An Impact On Your Personal Brand
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Facebook reveals your friends
No matter what you do, if your name is Google’d by someone that is not your friend, five of your Facebook friends are revealed (see the picture below). If you are in their network already, then you will see what they want you to see, which could be a limited …
eBranding Becomes Mandatory for Surviving the Digital Age
This post is from my article that was published on BrandChannel.com on Friday evening. It is probably the most thorough article on the topic of personal eBranding and one of my better written pieces this year. I pooled a large team of experts to give some advice from their perspective. You can find the original …