Strategy
Jump Start Your Career: The most effective social media tactics
Strategy
Here at brand-yourself we do our best to arm our young readers with the tools they need to succeed in today’s climate. Times are tough, the job market is awful and young graduates often fall victim to lack of experience and limited networks. We tout social media and personal branding as a solution, as a
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How to Use Social Media – Sound Advice from President Obama on Facebook!
Strategy
Yesterday President Obama was in the Washington suburb of Arlington, Virginia giving a speech to the Wakefield High School students. After the conclusion of his speech, one ambitious 9th grader asked him “How he could become President one day,” saying that “when you’re young, you know, you make mistakes and you do some stupid stuff.”
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Tagged facebook, how to use social media, online presence, president obama, Social Media
Personal Branding with Social Media: Twitter Your Way to Your Personal Brand
Strategy
Twitter.com may get a bad rep because of the user’s inability to post anything longer than 140 characters, but that’s one of the reasons I like it. I have to admit, the simplicity of this particular social networking site confused me. I wondered why anyone would need a means for updating their status, since that
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Tagged Gen Y, personal brand, Personal Branding, social media branding, Twitter, your personal brand
How To Use Google Reader To Leverage Social Media and Become a Subject Matter Expert
Strategy
Today, everyone has to be a subject matter expert if they want to get hired or advance their career. But the world is moving fast, and you have to stay on top of what’s being said in your field. In fact, your ultimate objective ought to be to become a thought leader in your subject
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Tagged google reader, RSS, subject matter expert, thought leader
Social Media Mistakes: Fired On Facebook.
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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
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Tagged facebook, fired on facebook, Social Media, social networking
Social Media Success Stories: 10 Thought Leaders Of Our Generation
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Here at Brand-Yourself.com, we spend a LOT of time on the Web. One impossible trend to overlook: young people are the ones consistently pushing out new, quality content challenging the status quo. We decided to put together a list of the most influential, thought-provoking young bloggers. Call them whatever you like – Gen Y bloggers,
Social Media Mistakes: Be Careful About ZoomInfo And MyLife
Strategy
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
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Tagged job seekers, Linkedin, Personal Branding, zoominfo
Leverage Social Media for Your Career: Dos and Donts
Strategy
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.
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Tagged online presence, reputation, Reputation Management, Social Media, social media tips
Social Media Etiquette – The Proper Way to Send and Accept a LinkedIn Invitation
Strategy
When you invite somebody to link to you on LinkedIn, please personalize the note that goes with the invitation. In fact, you should rarely – if ever – use the LinkedIn text defaults anywhere. Here’s the default LinkedIn invitation text: Walter, I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. John Pretty lame.
50 Social Media Professional Sites for the Serious Student and Job Seeker
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Alisa Miller at CareerOverview.com posted an excellent article yesterday called Forget Facebook: 50 Social Sites for the Serious Student Job Seeker. Alisa’s post is an excellent source of career-building professional sites (beyond LinkedIn), social sites (beyond Facebook), employment sites (beyond Monster), as well as specific niche sites for finance, science, health and medicine. We encourage
