The Only Way to Stand Out Above the Crowd
The market is crowded. Every vertical has a professional trying to brand himself as the expert in the field, saturating the market and making it difficult to stand out above all the noise. Becoming the best has nothing to do with being the best; rather, it’s all about perception and how the market perceives you. …
Personal Branding Weekly and Google Grader
Editor’s Note: This weekend was tough for so many in our nation. Those who are suffering continue to be in our thoughts. We continue to mourn for them and to pray they’re provided strength and support.
This past week in the Personal Branding Blog, we covered effective engagement, using MOOCs to enhance …
How NOT To Build Trust
It just takes a few words to destroy trust and to appear shady.
Several years ago, I made plans on a Saturday night to do dinner and drinks with a business owner I had just hired to do a small project for my business. At dinner, he mentioned to me that he had also made …
Should I Play It Safe or Stand Out?
Job seekers have to make a decision, whether they recognize it or not.
Do you play it safe or stand out and be one-of-a-kind?Advice tends to fall squarely into one category or the other – and both sides think that they are right. On one hand, you hear that you have to follow directions …
Seeds For Success! Persistence, Resilience and Positivity Override Failures!
Isn’t it fascinating that so many successful people failed before rebounding with tremendous success? What can we learn from failure and it’s relationship to success? In my recent article, Hurricanes, Destruction and Rebuilding: The Only Constant is Change! I explained how to address the challenge when your brand isn’t working. I explored how people can …
The 3 C’s of Effective Engagement
This post is relatively short by design. It’s focused on three things that are both easy and hard to do. I hope you can use them for your end of the year planning and for your 2013 goal setting.
These are what I’m calling the Three C’s of Social Engagement.
ContentThe ability to create, …
Creative Professionals Need Resumes for Personal Branding, Too
I preach often that creative professionals need to have resumes. Case in point: My latest post over at the Creative Freelancer Blog.
I was thinking about some of the mixed views I’ve heard regarding this, and it really baffles me. Why do creative professionals think they don’t need resumes, or that resumes do not apply …
Do’s and Don’ts: The Office Holiday Party
With office holiday parties just around the corner, workers are wrestling with that age-old question: do you let loose at the holiday party, or do you treat it as an extension of a day in the office? Your workplace environment and position within the company will dictate some of that, but one thing is for …
Getting The Most From Recruiters In Your Job Search
As an active job seeker, you’re likely ready and willing to pull out all of your resources to find a job. While working with a recruiter should be one of those tactics to use in your job search, it’s difficult to understand how to best use recruiters to your advantage.
In essence, recruiters work closely …
5 Benefits From ‘Taking Leaps With Faith’
We take leaps with faith when we live out our lives, going through our stages, phases and cycles.
How we present ourselves during change, should be an authentic expression of our personality, experience and values. We don’t have to be perfect, just real. The online space has given us an amazing platform and outlet to …