Build Better Twitter Engagement for your Personal Brand
Social media is now the main source of communication for brands between their customers and leads. People today are turning to networks to leave feedback, search for information, purchase services and products, and share what they had found.
Twitter is at the top of the social engagement list, and there are several strategies you can …
Innovate, Disrupt, Commercialize – Not Necessarily in that Order
There isn’t much new under the sun. However, there are a lot of things that haven’t been commercialized effectively.
What? You might be thinking there are countless things that have yet to be discovered and developed. And I completely agree. In fields ranging from Agri-Business to Robotics to Zero Gravity research there are many, many …
The Burden of a Timely Thank You
I admit it.
Saying “thank you” comes easy to me but being thankful has taken some work.
For some people, being appreciative comes naturally. For others, it takes time and work. We’re all created different, so it goes that we may not all be appreciative of the same things, or at the same time. Regardless, …
6 Job Search Tips for Millennials
Frank Jacobsen shares tips related to career development, job hunting, small business, and economic policy.
If you’re a millennial currently looking for a job, you’ve got your work cut out for you. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for people age 16 to 24 is 16.2%. The economy is getting back …
10 Ways Social Media Just Cost You That Job!
With all of the clamor (“outrage”?) in recent years about employers using social media, or more precisely, posts on these media, to “screen” job candidates, you might expect that a lot of hiring companies have wised up and started backing off the practice. You would, however, be wrong, very wrong!
Employers’ use of social media, …
Do Goals Bring Happiness?
Most people would be inclined to answer that the goals themselves do not necessarily bring happiness but might encourage motivation to start moving toward that end. This would be followed by the answer, Yes, goal achievement does bring happiness. But this isn’t necessarily so.
The goal achievement itself offers some sense of satisfaction. But we …
Résumé Keywords Are the Keys to Be Found
Most of the résumés employers receive, either as hard copies or that are uploaded electronically, reside in databases. If those databases were in graphic form, each résumé would resemble a lonely tombstone in a cemetery. In the majority of cases, submitting résumés is futile because they get resurrected only if they include keywords—specifically, those keywords …
5 Tips for Making More Effective Meetings
Many of us attended so many unproductive meetings or meetings we don’t even know why we are there for. Unfortunately, we cannot avoid making meetings altogether because a successful business needs brainstorming, discussion and an open-dialog among others. However, we can make meetings more effective. In order to increase efficiency and not to waste everyone’s …
The Second Biggest Mistake You Are Making
My career transition practice is full of amazing people with a huge well of talent, potential and experience. Each person is completely different. And with each person, I’ve identified a specific obstacle they are overcoming, so they can quickly move ahead on their goals. That problem identification and problem solving is the primary focus of …
Personal Branding Blog Weekly – Work Your Networking Plan Daily
You may have already witnessed the results of networking. People with strong connections often get the inside scoop on industry information, good deals, and sometimes, the good jobs. Making connections and nurturing these relationships over time is important. Solid established networks have catapulted many careers and businesses.
Unfortunately, for many of us, networking does not …