From Blah to Bold: How to Make Your Resume Stand Out
In its most basic form, a resume is a professional list of your experience and accomplishments. It represents the best of who you are in an easy-to-follow format. The problem, of course, is that while many of these accomplishments may have been really exciting for you in real life, they read rather dry in a …
Strategies to Increase Need for Services
Selling services can be the most frustrating occupation ever conceived if you aren’t making sales. In fact, it can make one feel quite inadequate. Instead of letting emotion take control, use analytical review to turn the situation around. Simple corrective actions may make a huge difference. Here is a quick example:
1. Become familiar with …
The Interview Process Needs to Be Understood
Many interviewers don’t know how to interview, and the majority of candidates are not sufficiently prepared for the test. Because that situation is a given, a candidate can improve the chances for hire by better understanding the interview process itself and the emotional aspects of the interview.
Conversely from what our instinct might tell us, …
How to Create Better Content for Your Personal Brand
A common misconception shared by job seekers is that personal branding is “all about me.”
The reality: your personal brand is about showing your network how you can help them with your skills and expertise. Your offering as a professional is the reason why people connect and engage in conversations with you.
If you’ve spent …
20 Most Asked Interview Questions
It is important to be prepared before going to an interview. Many of the behavioral interview questions are standard questions that are asked by almost anyone. Therefore, it would be to your advantage to write down your answers and read them out loud to yourself in front of a mirror or to practice your answers …
What’s Wrong With Your Image?
You may not realize you have an image. And the image that exists for you may not be ideal. The goal of reputation management and personal branding is to intentionally and authentically put together an image that is coherent, consistent and compelling.
What distinguishes your image from your personal brand or reputation? Your image is …
Personal Branding Weekly – There is No Box
“Think out of the box” seemed to be the mantra for an entire decade. What if you approached this a bit differently and realized that there is no box? The only boxes are often the ones we create ourselves. Often, we supply the hammer and nails to create “this box”.
When the book “The 7 …
Workplace Meetings: A Magical Strategy for Greater Attendee Participation
The biggest complaint organizational leaders and managers have regarding workplace meetings is that attendees do not participate verbally and sit in silence even after asked for feedback or input.
This would be accepted by the meeting’s leader if the meeting wasn’t followed by individuals commenting between each other, or complaining directly to the meeting’s leader …
Handshake to Set Yourself Apart
When Richard Maracinko, author of several books on the NAVY SEALs, shakes hands, he uses two. The left is to check your pulse to see if you’re nervous meeting him and then he acts accordingly.
A famous restaurant owner in New York lets people know what their status is with her based on her choice …
How Workplace Happiness Affects Your Paycheck
Studies have shown that when we are happy at work, we are smarter, more motivated, more competitive and, thus more successful. While it’s widely known that overall fulfillment allows us to enjoy more meaningful relationships and better health, few understand that it impacts a paycheck… significantly.
The Correlation Between Success and HappinessThere is a …