Job Interview : How to Avoid Negativity about Your Employer
Everyone knows this interview tip: “Don’t bad mouth about your employer”. But interesting enough this happens quite often. I got some clue when I was talking to my client Tom few weeks back. Specifically he wanted to learn how to avoid falling in trap of talking negative about his current employer. Apparently he made this …
Responding Well is an Art Form
When you are faced with a decision do you make a Snap Decision or a calculated and Measured Response?
Different situations can call for one or the other. If you are driving and someone steps into the street or a car veers your direction you will need to implement a quick response. If your customer …
Beware the Outplacement Cookie Cutters!
Outplacement is a service intended to provide support for people who have lost their corporate jobs. Since the former employer pays for such services, job seekers are sometimes confounded by the actions of their outplacement provider…especially the larger ones. This confusion can be eliminated by reading a 2009 Wall Street Journal article titled Outplacement Firms …
Launch Your Own Website to Boost Your Brand
More than half of all recruiters (56 percent) are more impressed by a candidate’s personal website than any other personal branding tool, according to a recent study. Despite this majority, only seven percent of job seekers actually have a personal website.
If you dedicate the time to launching your own website, it’s really easy to …
Your Next Employer: Larger or Smaller?
Your personal brand is, directly or indirectly, tied to your employer’s brand. Work for Google? You must be sharp and highly motivated. Work for AT&T? You must be willing to trade job security for bureaucracy and tedium. Such snap judgments may be inaccurate and unfair, but they happen every day. Once you choose your next …
5 Branding Secrets to Share with Your Friends
Because you’re reading this blog, you’re probably already familiar with the importance of a personal brand. Someone who may not be as well-versed in the subject, however, is your friends.
Now is as good a time as any to help your friends out by branding their career. Make sure they’re on the right track, so …
Personal Branding Weekly – 17 June 2013
Today kicks off Small Business Week! I’m grateful to have opened my business nine years ago and have always looked back. It’s been an adventure of a lifetime! So, I’ve never understood the saying “and, I’ve never looked back” except to express that you jumped into something and just fully immersed yourself in the present.…
Personal Branding Weekly – 10 June 2013
Next week is Small Business Week and as a small business owner I value other business owner’s experience and consider that even more valuable than money.
My question: In what ways are you using social media in your personal branding efforts? Is it different than what you do for your business?
I’m writing a blog …
5 Reasons Gen Y’ers Are Leaders in Branding
When it comes to personal branding, Gen Y’ers have a few tricks up their sleeves. With their knowledge of effectively using a variety of social media platforms, Gen Y knows what it takes to build a strong personal brand.
Personal branding is an essential tool for job seekers — and Gen Y’ers understand how to …
Personal Branding Weekly – 3 June 2013
Across the U.S., graduations have been happening here in the U.S. From college and university graduation ceremonies to high school commencements, the Class of 2013 is taking the next step in their life journey.
Some already have their next chapter queued up already while some are still searching. Living part time in Las Vegas and …