The Kardashians’ Guide To Personal Branding
So by now I’m sure that all of you have heard about the Kardashian family, and of course the Jenner family, as well. They are the modern day Brady Bunch. But regardless of whether you’re a superfan or whether you think they are famous for nothing, I believe everyone can learn something from the Kardashians …
What Your Interview Style Says About Your Personal Brand
Although it often takes time to cultivate an online personal brand, it’s easy to watch what you say on social networking sites to ensure your communications align with the brand you hope to create.
However, in-person communication is not so simple to control. While you might be an outgoing individual on Twitter or LinkedIn, you …
How to Achieve Fame
In Fame 101, Powerful Personal Branding & Publicity for Amazing Success, Jay and Maggie Jessup, branding and publicity experts, write that anyone can have fame, not just rock stars or Hollywood celebrities.
Any professional with a compelling personal brand – the foundation of fame — can dominate their space. And creating, expanding upon and monetizing …
What Your Resume Says About Your Personal Brand
Your personal brand is an important tool in your job search toolkit. It tells employers the type of candidate you are (and employee you’ll be) in a quick glance of your website, your social media accounts or, in many cases, your resume. It also helps you differentiate yourself from the hundreds of other candidates vying …
How to Brand Yourself with a Personal Video Pitch
Marketers know that video is an important strategy to get their message across to their audience. As someone trying to build, maintain, or share their personal brand, you’re a marketer, too…of yourself.
YouTube alone has more than 2 billion views every single day, with the average person spending about 15 minutes each day on the …
Review of Blind Spots
In her newest book, Alexandra Levit reminds us that in order to succeed today, we need to forget about the old business myths of the past.
“This is not your parents’ business world,” she states. “It’s not even your older sister’s business world. The recent recession has toppled and transformed our ideas about just about …
Is CardCloud the End of the Traditional Business Card?
Have you ever been caught without an extra business card to share with a new contact? It happens to the best of us – you might be at a family party or running errands, and happen to run into someone who you’d like to speak with again. But this can be difficult if you don’t …
Update Your Resume! Don’t Forget About LinkedIn
Still putting off updating that dusty old resume of yours? Or perhaps you haven’t even begun to draft one for your upcoming job search?
This month was meant for you. September is International Update Your Resume Month, brought to you by Career Directors International (CDI). I’ve already written about some ways to update your resume …
3 Ways to Make Your Brand More Attractive to Employers
As a job seeker, you’re likely working just as much as a full-time employee to land a new gig. Don’t you deserve a day off from your hunt? By giving yourself a day off from job search activities, you probably feel more energized to get back in the swing of things. Now, it’s time to …
Review of Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies
Personal branding is important in social media. And both social media and personal branding are important in today’s job search process. Joshua Waldman, author of Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies, gets that. He summarizes his new book as follows:
If you’re looking for a first job, exploring a career change, or preparing to …