Personalized Hiring Manager References Improve Your Personal Brand
Your references can mean the difference between being winning the job vs just being a finalist.
Can your references increase the chances you’ll actually win the job over the other finalists?
Think about your references from past employers. Sure, all your references probably say great things about you (otherwise you probably wouldn’t list them as …
Be The Most Interesting Person In The World
Since we were children, we’ve been taught to be humble.
Even at work, we’ve been taught to ask about others rather than talk about ourselves.
Religion calls talking about ourselves as pride and many religions consider it a sin.
It’s no wonder we have a tough time making ourselves look interesting when searching for a …
Personal Branding In 6 Seconds And 15 Seconds
Your resume branding is used in different ways for different employer decisions. To personally brand yourself well, you’ll want to understand how 6 second branding is different than 15 second branding.
6 Second BrandingYour 6 second brand is critical because your audience takes an average 6 seconds to decide if you’re qualified or not, …
Are You Branding Yourself As A Job Stalker?
Nobody means to brand themselves as a job stalker – yet job seekers accidentally do this every day.
What you view as innocently being proactive and following-up can easily cross the razors edge into crazy stalker, without you realizing what you’ve done.
Being proactive is appreciated, if you’re the top candidate – it confirms to …
Branding Your Resume So Age Is A Non-Issue
Age and experience used to be a good thing on a resume.
At least that’s what everyone over 40 was taught.
It was a good thing until a few years ago, because age and experience gave the impression that you had already solved similar problems to the hiring manager’s priorities – since that’s what a …
Applying Through Job Boards – Effect On Personal Branding
When you apply to a job through a job board, how does it affect your personal brand?
Do you think that applying through a job board makes you look like a superior candidate?
Most candidates don’t think that it makes a difference how they apply for a job – because hiring managers hire the most …
Cover Letters – Poor Choice For Job Seeker Branding
Most job seekers use cover letters to try to differentiate themselves, but cover letters are a lousy way to differentiate yourself as a job seeker today.
Your personal brand is the first impression you give to readers.
Your personal brand is used to decide if you’re qualified or not. TheLadders’ heat mapping study of how …
Branding Value vs Skills
Most of us brand our skills when creating a resume.
We brand our skills because that’s what we were taught to do.
Up until 2007, employers searched for skills because there was a shortage of skilled candidates from the 1940’s until 2007 … So employers searched for skills.
Since employers searched for skills, we were …
Woman: Get What You Deserve With These Winning Strategies!
Today’s working-woman embraces a culture of flexibility, oftentimes juggling dual roles as both a “career woman” and a “family woman.” For most young women, the future holds some hybrid of entering a working world and starting a family. As companies become more sensitive to the various demands placed on women who want both a career …
Strategies to Maximize Your Job Opportunities
In order to bridge the gap from college to your first career you need to know yourself; what do you bring to the table and what drives you, what you value and what …