CBS’s The Job: The Job Interview on Steroids
I happened to catch the second installment of a new CBS “reality” show, The Job, last Friday night (8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT – also available for later viewing at http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-job) that captures the essence (in a highly condensed fashion, of course!) of the interview process involved in the typical job search in today’s extremely …
Personal Branding Weekly and Using Your Status
Editor’s Note: This week we welcome a new contributor to the Personal Branding Author team.
Henrieta Riesco joins the Perosnal Branding Blog and is founder of Intentional Career. As a Career Coach, she collaborates with students and professionals on creating a fulfilling career. Her brand-building journey took her from being a teacher …
Lights, Camera, ACTION! Video Job Interviews Moving into Mainstream
Is a video job interview in your future? If you’re competing—or will be competing—for one of the higher-end positions available today in major companies, the answer is quite probably “yes,” and you can expect to encounter one of these types of interviews sooner rather than later. So, if your professional brand/image is not currently “shining,” …
Personal Branding Weekly and Your Networks
Editor’s Note: This week we covered working remotely and managing expectations. With all our Google Hangouts, Skype meetings and chats, I’m painfully aware that many people look at their screen and not at the camera. Even across video chat, “not making eye contact” can have a negative effect on your brand. How …
Medical Aesthetics – The New Job Search Weapon?
Right or wrong, looks do matter in the job market of 2013. With 12 million unemployed and over 35 million currently employed people competing for a finite number of jobs (CareerBuilder Employment Survey, Jan 24, 2013) more and more people are turning to medical aesthetics, a branch of medicine that deals with beautification of the …
Personal Branding Weekly and What to Listen For
Editor’s Note: This week we welcome a new contributor to the Personal Branding Blog, Ken Sudheim. Ken is the CEO of KAS Placement Sales Recruiters, a sales and marketing recruitment agency specializing in helping job seekers further their careers through finding them challenging and rewarding positions at progressive, visionary and growing organizations. …
2013 Job Market Fast Becoming Candidate-Driven
For those of you who have branded yourselves as being—and are perceived as being—among the TOP performers in your profession, there is some GREAT news! The 2013 job market for you is fast becoming candidate-driven. That means that you now will have more and better choices: Multiple job offers, greater salary leverage and more lucrative …
Personal Branding Weekly and Owning Your Social Proof
Editor’s Note: It’s been a whirlwind of travel and providing workshop training to groups who are ready to embrace that their business brand is authentically represented by the personal brands that embody their brand.
Travel time provides a great time for me to catch up on reading. Did you have a chance …
When ‘Selling’ Your Professional Brand, Stress Features AND Benefits
Editor’s Note: This blog is a modified excerpt from professional “headhunter” and bestselling job-hunting book author Skip Freeman’s next book in the “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets series of job-hunting books, CAREER STALLED? How to Get Your Career Back in ‘High Gear’ and Land the Job You Deserve─Your Dream Job. Publication is scheduled for early 2013.
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Personal Branding Weekly and Networking Word of Mouth
Editor’s Note: Relationships are vital to any of your personal and professional success. Good communication, relationship building skills and basic networking are often lacking. When you can possess those three skill sets, your brand stands out from everyone else and is memorable. How well do you engage your brand?
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