Author Archives: Evan McGowan-Watson
4 Lifestyle Designers That Will Change Your Life
personal brand
Never think about work the same way again after you check out these four lifestyle designers’ blogs.
Posted in personal brand
Tagged lifestyle designers
Job Search Help: The Hidden Job Market
http://blog.brandyourself.com/career/job-search-career/job-search-help-the-hidden-job-market/
Job Search
Over 80% of today’s jobs aren’t advertised. With 5 applicants for every job opening, finding the hidden 80% is essential.
Posted in Job Search
Tagged Brand-Yourself.com, Hidden job, job market, online presence, Personal Branding, Social Media
5 Unconventional Tactics To Build Your Personal Brand and Get An Interview
http://blog.brandyourself.com/personal-brand/how-to-personal-brand/5-unconventional-tactics-to-build-your-personal-brand-and-get-an-interview/
How To
There are thousands of resources out there that teach you the “process” of how to get an interview. Sure getting that resume tight, practicing potential questions and doing your research about the position is essential but these days that usually just isn’t enough. I remember sitting down a few months ago after reading 96 resumes
Posted in How To
Tagged How To, Interviews, job search tips, Resume, Social Media
Personal Brand Building on Facebook: The Do’s and Dont’s
http://blog.brandyourself.com/personal-brand/how-to-personal-brand/personal-brand-building-on-facebook-the-dos-and-donts/
How To
Facebook is growing fast and as their list of users grows so does the list of people getting hired, fired, embarrassed and shunned. Before we jump into some of the classic do’s and dont’s of creating a personal brand via Facebook, lets take a look at the truly staggering growth of the social network juggernaut:
Posted in How To
Tagged brand yourself, facebook, Personal Branding, Social Media, social networking
Build Your Personal Branding Blog. It’s Recession Proof!
http://blog.brandyourself.com/personal-brand/news/build-your-personal-branding-blog-its-recession-proof/
News
Technorati recently published the 2009 State of the Blogosphere Report and man was it a year for blogging. “Since 2004, our annual study has followed the growth and trends in the blogosphere. For 2009, we took a deeper dive into the entire blogosphere, with a focus on professional bloggers. This year’s topics include: professional blogging
Posted in News
Tagged blogging revolution, personal branding blogging, state of the blogosphere
Your Personal Branding Blog Is Your Extended Resume
News
Have you ever heard of Matthew Yglesia, Rick Klau or Terrance Heath? Chances are you haven’t but their current employers heard them loud and clear, all because of their blogs. Many bloggers are getting job offers without their employers even taking a peak at their resume because their blog is such a great representation of
Posted in News
Tagged blog for jobs, blogging for a job, extended resume, persoanl branding blogging
Social Media Mistakes: Fired On Facebook.
News
Facebook! What was once a playground for college kids to connect, complain and discuss the daily buzz is now the worlds largest social network. With over 250 million people now using Facebook, opportunities are abundant for connecting with everyone from long lost high school friends to co-workers and potential employers. With everyone from your grandfather
Posted in News
Tagged facebook, fired on facebook, Social Media, social networking
Interview Guide – How to Avoid A Bad Interview
Interview Questions
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
Posted in Interview Questions
Tagged bad interview, bad interview tips, bad interview video, How To, interview blunders, interview guide
Personal Positioning: Opportunities After College
News
College grads are swimming in a sea of rejection letters. According to a recent survey by the Association of Colleges and Employers, a mere 20% of 2009 college graduates who applied for a job actually got one. So what are the options for the other 80%? Well, many are setting up shop back home for
Clean Up Online Reputation Right: Hers Got Her Fired!
Online reputation management
Every day, peoples lives are drastically changing because of their online brand. Some of these changes are good old heart warming success stories, others, not so much. Tatsuya Nakagawa, CEO of Atomica Creative Group, was quite right in stating that “Donald Trump may have gone out and trademarked the term “You’re Fired”, but he is going to have a hard time competing with Facebook.”
Posted in Online reputation management
Tagged blogging, brand yourself, online brand, Personal Branding, Social Media
