Monthly Archives: March 2010
How Important Social Media Can Help You Find a Job
The Human Resource industry has been slow to adapt and understand the new media world. Since not all HR professionals are recruiters and vice-versa, job seekers are at an advantage and a disadvantage at the same time.
Brand Yourself – How I Communicate Who I Am
Even if I am somewhat of a power user of social media, I still think that digital and printed media are secondary to the personal interaction. I bet most of you agrees with this, but even so I would still want to put emphasis on it, since it is very easy to rely on technology and not spend enough time on direct communication via either meetings, phone or video conference.
Brand Yourself – How Foolishness Can Turn Madness Into Glory
Every year, March Madness proves that foolishness can actually be brilliant. Can you extend that principle to the rest of life? Absolutely.
Online Reputation Management Tips: How Facebook Can Affect Your Job
Much talk about Facebook and jobs includes advice about how people should not state how they hate their job, their boss, or their company. Other advice is along the lines of watching what type of photos you might post. However, you can say a whole lot about yourself without ever mentioning your job or your company.
Job Search Tips: Thank You Notes–Not Just For Interviews!
Get into the habit of sending hand-written thank you’s to just about anyone you interact with in your job search –not just interviewers!!! This can include people in your network who provide introductions or do favors for you, employers and colleagues who write recommendations, etc.
Brand Yourself – How To Master the Art of Public Speaking
Think about it, going on an interview is public speaking. You are presenting, in a Q&A fashion, in a one-on-one environment or maybe for a panel type of interview. How can you improve your presentation skills?
Personal Brand Interview: Social Media Specialist and PR Consultant Kris Ruby
“My mission is to empower business owners to use social media and to ease their transition into a social lifestyle. I also help executives define their personal brand and adapt their brand to the social media space.”
Externships: Unlocking the Back Door to an Internship–Job Search Tips
My boss told me that the Human Resource team hires people who have a champion.
What? I was confused. A champion? Yes, he explained. A champion is someone inside the corporation who promotes the potential hire’s application to the company.
Blogging Beyond Your Personal Brand
For me, blogging it not about making money. It’s about building relationships and growing your personal and professional brand. Because I have worked hard to build my name and brand, blogging affords me a lot of benefits.
My Personal Brand Strategy – Part 1: Who I Am
This is part 1 out of 4 posts regarding how I work with my personal brand. Follow this blog for the following Wednesdays to read all four posts. I will be covering “Who I Am,” “How I Communicate Who I Am,” “What I Do” and “How I Communicate What I Do.”
