At the end of every year, Jacob Share of JobMob reaches out to career industry professionals to send him their most popular job search articles of that year. This year, over 40 bloggers made his list. Prompted by his annual tradition, I've put together a list of the top 10 articles I wrote …
Personal Branding
Become the Obvious First Choice for Your Target Employers [Video Demo]
Are you discouraged in your job search because you're: If you'd rather have these things happen: ✅ You’re having coffee Monday morning, and as you open your email or LinkedIn inbox, you smile as you see messages from the right people at the right companies where you want to work. They …
How to Use Personal Branding Video for Job Search, Without Being on Camera
This morning I Googled the following phrase: "personal branding video for job search". I was hoping to find data on trends and the ways job seekers are creating and using personal branding videos to help them land jobs. Google loaded about 1 billion results. But, with few exceptions, the …
What Is Personal Branding? Do I Need a Personal Brand for Job Search?
Make no mistake. In today’s job search landscape, personal branding is required . . . It is no longer optional. Executive recruiters and other hiring professionals may review the LinkedIn profiles and resumes of thousands of candidates for any given job. They often find themselves drowning in a …
How to Survive a Layoff or Furlough
Jobs that once seemed to have long-term security can fall away. People who never expected to suddenly be unemployed, can be suddenly hit with the reality that they have to survive a layoff or furlough. Job search is difficult enough at any time. But to have your livelihood pulled out from …
5 Online Reputation Management Keys for Executive Job Search
You may not know what an important role online reputation management plays in your executive job search and overall career management. Do you want to: Boost your chances of easily being found by executive recruiters, hiring managers, employers and others sourcing top talent, when they're …
10 Dull Resume Clichés That Dilute Your Personal Brand
I've been re-watching the Food Network's Chopped, a cooking competition show. There are about 20 years worth of shows available. I'm almost done watching the entire series. At the beginning of each show, each of the 4 chef contestants introduces themselves, giving what amounts to a brief …
Commonsense Executive Job Search: What You DON’T Do Can Hurt You
You're planning a career move in the near future . . . or you're suddenly out of a job. Whatever the reason, the best way to land a job is with a commonsense job search approach. But instead, most job seekers do this: Scramble to update their old fashioned resume that they used years ago to …
Prepare to Ace & Brand Your Executive Job Interviews
Job interviews are looming . . . Your understanding of your brand and promise of value is solid. Your personal marketing and brand communications plan is building and working for you. These things are helping you land interviews. For many executives, this is where the scary part starts. You …
Personal Branding Is Bragging. It’s Not For Me!
If you've decided that personal branding is bragging, so you want no part of it, I hope you'll reconsider. In fact, if you don't embrace branding in your job search, you may be sabotaging your chances to land the job(s) you covet and deserve. Take a look at my short video below. You'll also …