Personal Branding Weekly – Live from #OneCon
This week I’m out with Constant Contact and Alignable at #OneCon.
See you next week!
Here’s the great tips and thoughts our authors shared last week that you might have missed. Please take a moment to review these.
Be Prepared for Job or Company Changes (But Not Worried) by Debra Benton Michelle Phan: Branding…6 Steps to Reach Job Search Zen
Anyone who says they are 100 percent satisfied with their job in many cases is either being dishonest or their boss is standing nearby. Anyone who says they are zero percent satisfied, on the other hand, can most probably be believed and really should be looking for another employer.
The majority of folks are somewhere …
References from Beyond Your Reference List
References are a key component in getting a job. Who can verify that you know your stuff?
Traditionally, references are supplied when an employer is getting ready to make an offer. Recently, I have had two clients who had very different experiences as it relates to references.
Asking for References after a Phone InterviewI …
Getting Your Foot in the Door: 3 Strategies to Break Into a New Career
Most working professionals have considered trying something different as a career. However, many are unable to successfully switch into a new career path because they lack key insight into the tactics that will get them noticed by hiring managers who can facilitate a significant career move.
Instead of going about their job search as they …
Can We Improve Our Decisions and Control Our Future?
Wouldn’t it be great if you could predict your future and make all the right choices? Better decisions would ultimately make you happy later and make your life much more trouble-free. Research in behavioral economics shows that most people make choices about how they imagine events will be. These decisions are based on our perspective …
Beat Burnout in Your Career
Even if you’re involved in a career you love, the work can get boring or tedious leading to burnout. If not dealt with, burnout can lead to apathy and low motivation. If you find yourself unmotivated and inspired to do your work, here are tips to beat burnout and get back to work.
1. Take …
Attract Targeted Prospects to Your Personal Brand’s Website
A branded landing page and blog is just the start to building a great audience for your personal brand. Once a visitor comes to your website you need to capture their attention in order to convert these leads into sales. If you are not reaching the right audience it is like funneling traffic into a …
Networking just to Network does NOT make Sense
Why do you show up for social events? Peer pressure, because your boss or friend told you to, or just because there was an event. If you answered yes to any of these you may be doing it wrong.
Networking for the sake of networking does not make sense. Going to events is fine, but …
Personal Still Needs To Be Professional
My favorite day of the week is Wednesday.
That’s the day we #brandchat. That’s when I learn more from the BRANDidos (a term of endearment for those who participate in brandchat) that I do any other resource.
During one of our chats we discussed brandjacking. It can happen to a business brand and have a …
‘BeerGuy’ Need Not Apply; ‘PartyGirl’ Won’t Get a Whirl
Like most important things in life, during a job search the devil certainly can be in the details. Take the email address you choose to use—or even accidentally use!—in your job search correspondence, for example. Don’t think it really matters all that much which one you use, as long as you just use one? Think …