A New Year Full of Hope and Optimism
“True genius sees with the eyes of a child and thinks with the brain of a genie” – Puzant Kevork Thomajan
Another year has flown by in lightening speed, We keep navigating the storms and re-evaluating our needs. So many challenges yielding so many solutions, It’s all come down to faith and execution.
Life has …
Real Salaries of 2011: What to Expect in 2012
Considering a new career? Before you jump into a new industry or profession, read this. From personal chefs to commercial pilots, corrections officers and celebrity realtors, here’s what they actually made last year.
Personal chefs to plastic surgeonsAllison, a PA-based personal chef, $55,000
Angela, Social Media Manager, $42,000
AnneMarie, Newspaper Reporter, $26,000
Cindy, Elementary …
Above All Else, Your Personal Brand is a Story
People love stories.
Humans learn most effectively through stories.
Friends are made by sharing stories.
Sales are closed through stories.
You are missing out on the value of your personal brand if it isn’t a story.
Stories are one of the most effective forms of social currency. They build powerful connections between ideas, people and …
Holiday Parties: Make An Impression To Help Your Career
Holiday parties may seem like a time to kick back and enjoy – and yet they also may be the best opportunities all winter to grow your network and add a little warmth to those who have helped you out, or may do so in the year ahead.
After all there are plenty of holiday …
8 LinkedIn Secrets That Are Staring You in the Face
LinkedIn is one of those networks that has so much going on that, unless you can devote several hours a week to its use, you’re not really using it to its fullest extent. As a job seeker, here are eight secrets you can use to help find your next job (or the one after that) …
Athletes – Schedule your Brand Check-ups
Cars, finances, and health are all things that one should schedule a regular examination of. Doing this allows for keeping on track towards goals, fixing problems in the early stages, making educated course changes, or continuing things running smoothly. This same train of thought should also apply to professional athletes when assessing their personal brand. …
Death of a Personal Brand
This is Matthew Paul Miller.
Recognize him?
If you like pop music, you should know his work.
His resume achievements include:
Selling over 3 million records Being named as Top Reggae Artist by Billboard Albums appearing on 15 different Billboard charts including 4 albums in the Billboard Top 200 One album debuted at #4, while…‘Mirroring’ Helps Brand You as a Good Cultural Fit!
There is an old saying, a truism, in sales: People buy from people they like. This same concept also applies when it comes to landing a new job: People hire people they like. But, where the hiring process is concerned, there is an additional, unique twist to the saying: People hire people they like . …
Personal Branding Secrets for Gen Y Workers
Trying to get hired? I wish there was some advice I could give you, but the thing is, there’s still no right or wrong way for Gen Y to align themselves with the traditional hiring process.
We’re entering the job market at an interesting time, forced to deal with the dual forces of recessionary realities …
Does Your Brand Have Content?
The Internet is a place for everything. Consumers get on their computers and search for information and things they need online. All they have to do is type in keywords and they will be given sites that might have what they are looking for. They use the Internet to connect with others through social media. …