Monthly Archives: July 2009
Social Media Mistakes: Be Careful About ZoomInfo And MyLife
I recently received an invitation to connect to a friend on MyLife.com. I’ve gotten these before, and I always politely refuse them, since I focus my social network connections on LinkedIn and Facebook. My friend wrote back to say that he hadn’t sent me that invitation – but wait, this is only the start of
7 Phone Interview Tips
In some cases, telephone interviews are a way for employers to “pre-screen” possible job candidates before they are granted an in-person interview. In other cases, employers will conduct the full interview over the phone. Whether you are required to go through a pre-screening or have already been given the interview, you must be more prepared
Online Reputation Crisis: Woman Fired for Racism on Facebook
Another case of how someone’s Facebook account got them fired. This is first of a long trail of increasingly inappropriate comments that Lee Landor, who worked for a politician in NY, left on Facebook. She “resigned” effective immediately within a day of the comments. Now there are a few things to be learned from this:
Leverage Social Media for Your Career: Dos and Donts
There’s a strange chilling effect with social media users these days. With so many people looking for work, no one wants to write or post anything that might hurt their chances at their next interview.
Your Personal Brand: Three Ways To Be Memorable
In an article from Web Worker daily, business writer Pamela Poole emphasizes that, in the business world, “personal branding is important, like it or not.” “Image,” she continues, “is unavoidable.” Remember: if you don’t brand yourself first, someone else will. Think back to summer camp in third grade when you forever became known as the
Vote for us for Entrepreneur Magazine’s “College Entrepreneur of 2009″
I am proud and humbled to announce that I’ve been selected by Entrepreneur Magazine as a Top 5 Finalist for the most prestigious national award for collegiate entrepreneurs, College Entrepreneur of 2009!
How To Write A Biography
You’ve got an impressive resume listing your many accolades and experiences. Great! You and 1,000′s of other brilliantly qualified applicants. A solid resume is vital, but it only shows what you’ve done not who you are. What to do? Show prospective employers and colleagues what makes you different from the pack. Distinguish yourself by writing
Interview Guide – How to Avoid A Bad Interview
I ran across the site www.howtonailaninterview.com a few weeks ago and ended up watching every last one of their hilarious bad interview videos. After stalling productivity over here at the Brand-yourself.com headquarters for a good 10 minutes as we all watched one bad interview faux pas after another, I felt obliged to write a post
Student Resume Samples: Al Biedrzycki’s Hire Me
Every day we come across countless different ways to promote yourself on line and build up a personal brand. After Al Biedrzycki had submitted a variety of cover letters to companies that never responded he decided to hiring matters into his own hands. Above is the video he produced that has been gaining him a
Personal Brand Interview: Jacob Share’s Personal Brand Strategy
Personal Branding tips from Personal Branding expert Jacob Share.
