The recent Kelly Global Workforce Index, which surveyed approximately 134,000 people, including almost 13,000 in the U.S., indicates that personal branding has become important to Americans as the way to differentiate their ROI value and accelerate job search. The study focused on the traits and …
Personal Branding
Twitter Help and Strategies for Executive Job Search and Personal Branding
Thinking about diving into Twitter, but you don't think you have the time, or you don't think it's worth spending any time on? Maybe you're a little afraid of it, if you're not at all social media savvy. You certainly don't need to spend a lot of time on Twitter to gain benefits, and, once you …
Tom Peters’ Personal Branding Advice for the New World of Work
Tom Peters (@tom_peters on Twitter), the modern business management guru credited with coining the term "personal branding", released a teaser of his latest book The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue EXCELLENCE. The free compressed 78-page version is a powerhouse in itself. Two gems that …
Launchpad 4 Just Released! Best Job Search Advice From Top Career Experts
Throughout this year, Career Rocketeer published the first three volumes of Launchpad: Your Career Search Strategy Guide. Founder Chris Perry developed the CareerRocketeer blogsite and Launchpad series to help entrepreneurs and job seekers at all levels "launch" their careers to greater …
Job Action Day: Create Opportunity In Your C-level Career
Established in 2008 by QuintCareers.com, Job Action Day 2010 – a day of empowerment for job seekers and workers – falls on November 1st. The annual event brings together career experts and bloggers to provide the most relevant advice to job-seekers and workers on how to create …
Personal Branding Magazine: How to Dress For Success
The latest issue of Personal Branding Magazine aims to help you navigate dressing for success in person and online, and be confident in who you are. According to publisher Dan Schawbel: "What you wear in your online pictures provides a first impression to the majority of the world. What you wear …
The Inside Story on Working With Executive Recruiters
Last year I did a Q&A with a blogging and Twitter friend, Jeff Lipschultz (@JLipschultz on Twitter), founding partner of A-List Solutions, a premier recruiting firm in Dallas-Fort Worth. He has hired engineers, IT and finance professionals, sales reps, technicians, Six Sigma and Lean experts, …
10 Keys to Amplify Your Executive Brand Online
Make no mistake. Your online reputation matters. People are Googling you before deciding whether to interview you for a job, hire you or do business with you. If fear of exposing yourself online is holding you back, reconsider. Most of us can no longer ignore our online identities. Studies show …
The Importance of Executive Branding in Job Search
My colleague and blogging friend Tim Tyrell-Smith recently invited me and others among his approved career experts to guest blog at his excellent blogsite, Tim's Strategy. Tim also manages a highly popular LinkedIn Group comprised of active job seekers as well as employed professionals offering …
FREE E-book: Executive Branding and LinkedIn Profiles
I've just revised and updated my free e-book, "Smart Personal Branding with LinkedIn: How to use LinkedIn to build your personal brand and land a new job faster!" No doubt about it, if you're an executive job seeker, especially at the c-level or senior level, you must have an on-brand, keyword-rich …