How To Make The Most of a Celebrity Interview
If you had 15 minutes to impress a celebrity who could give your career the breakthrough you’ve been hoping for, here’s what you should do.
Background storyFor the past 3 years running, there’s been a guest blogging contest on my blog JobMob each summer. Every year the prizes have gotten better and better, but …
Revealed: PBB Experts and Personal Branding Success
Success stories are inspiring, so I asked every Personal Branding Blog contributor to describe when they first felt their own personal branding success.
Enjoy.
Dan Schawbel:There were two main instances that had proved the power of personal branding to me and they both happened in unison. First, after six months between March 14th and …
5 Ways to Destroy Your Personal Brand
Building a strong personal brand also means avoiding the mistakes that can ruin a personal brand. Here are 5 kinds of mistakes that could cost your personal brand dearly.
Personal branding mistakes I hope you never make1) Lying on your resume
You’ve heard it before and I’ll say it again. Whether to embellish your …
A Visual Guide: Personal Logo Design Tips For Non-Designers
When you’re young, monograms seem nerdy. However, once you’re older and design gets involved, a monogram or personal logo can become critical in making your personal brand memorable.
Use this visual guide to create or improve your own personal logo.
10 ideas to inspire you1. Is there some object or symbol associated with your …
Why LinkedIn Recommendations Really Are Valuable
In a blog post titled “Requested Recommendations on Social Networks: Why I Won’t Do It“, Jeremiah Owyang weighs in against recommendations on LinkedIn. Although what he says has a lot of merit, ultimately this is an example of throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
In his article, Jeremiah sums up by saying:
I Won’t …
7 Signs That You Are Now An Expert And Can Call Yourself One
As your personal brand grows, learn to recognize the moment when you can credibly claim that you are an expert. Here are some of those signs.
Back storyIf you look at the byline of this article, it reads “Jacob Share, a job search expert, is the creator of JobMob…”
It wasn’t always that way.…
Ask the Readers: Surgery to Improve Your Job Search Odds?
How far some people will go to get hired.
Cosmetic and plastic surgery entered the mainstream years ago, but outside the adult and many modeling industries, it’s still rare to hear about people getting “enhanced” specifically for the purpose of finding a job or finding a better job.
Not anymore.
My Twitter friend @shim34 sent …
Twitter Personal Branding Q + A #2
Answers to recent questions people are asking on Twitter about personal branding.
Branding for career purposes only or notMohammed S. Al-Taee, @maltaee, twittered: Is personal brand depend on person career/occupation?
Jacob Share, @jacobshare: No, your personal brand doesn’t need to revolve around your profession, it depends on what your personal branding goals are. Many …
The Personal Branding Advantage of Visible Minorities
After a recent seminar, I was approached by a Hassidic Jew with a personal branding question.
As he was becoming more active branding himself online, he was considering the use of video. An expert in an industry that has nothing to do with Judaism or religion, he was hesitating because he wasn’t sure how people …
19 Qualities of The Best Handshake in the World
Your handshake is a convenient personal branding accessory right in the palm of your hand, so use your handshake to leave a great impression. Here’s how.
How important is a handshake as a way to brand yourself?People shake hands all the time.
Unless your handshake is particularly bad, people will rarely react negatively to …