How Oversharing on Social Media Can Hurt Your Career
Social media can help you network and even find a job, but it can also hurt your career, particularly if you are one of the millions of “oversharers” out there. In this era of Facebook and Twitter, it’s perfectly acceptable to post your thoughts or status, even if it’s every ten minutes, but job seekers …
Your Brand Story – Who Should Write It?
In developing you personal brand, have you tried to write your brand story? Your brand story should express who you are and not what you have done. It should convey what you stand for, your morals and values.
Wow that is hard!
I have taken several of online programs to learn about the process of …
Connecting on LinkedIn is Like Asking for a Date
Have you considered that when you are connecting on LinkedIn you should follow the same rules that you used when you asked for a date?
I have been married for over thirty years. I only vaguely remember those awkward feelings when asking for a date. I do remember that I did not want to be …
Six Ways Sales Professionals Should Use Social Media
Most sales professionals I’ve encountered are using LinkedIn for business. However, few truly understand how to fully leverage sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Social media is not only great for building relationships, but it is also wonderful for prospecting and attracting clients through a strong brand.
I just finished conducting a workshop for a …
Is Social Media the End of Humanity?
More than half of Web traffic is from non-humans. That could include the cute guy or gal you’re flirting with on OKCupid. And, experts estimate: only one-third of your Twitter followers are likely human.
Who’s taken the place of people – or more accurately, who’s the Bimbot that’s been posing as your potential soulmate and …
Social Media: What Is It for People in Transition?
There’s no newspaper or magazine nowadays that does not devote some space to the fast-developing new phenomenon called social media. My explanation for this is very simple: Let’s say you invite some people for a social gathering to take place in your house. Among the dozen or so you host will be some who are …
Personal or Professional? How to Balance Your Brand Online
When building your personal brand, you’re constantly told to keep things on the professional side. People will respect you as a professional if you act like it. But between Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and whatever other sites we’re on, it’s hard to create a balance between the personal and professional things we post online.
The …
Three Things No One Tells You about Social Media
Social media allows us to connect with professionals and amazing people all over the globe. Millions of people use networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to connect daily and build their personal and business brands. However, there are three things that few people mention when it comes to using social media for personal branding.
If…Promiscuous LinkedIn Connections and Your Personal Brand
Yes, you heard me right, promiscuous connections.
What the heck is a promiscuous connection?
I got the term from LinkedIn Director of Insights James Raybould. He was on a video talking to a recruiter who complained of getting endorsements from people he had never worked with and didn’t know at all.
James Raybould’s response was …
Using Google+ Hashtags for Your Personal Brand
Hashtags have certainly proven their effectiveness as almost all social media channels have integrated hashtags in their systems. Recently, Google+ took a step in the same direction and introduced hashtags that are closely similar to those used by Twitter and Facebook. It is an interesting addition that will bring changes on how one can promote …