Do you feel the need to print out every job description that interests you or every piece of job search information or every email you receive? “Think before you print.” You're probably seeing this notice more often at the bottom of environmentally-conscious emailers' messages. I was talking …
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FREE Guide on Boomer Encore Careers
In his introduction to the 28-page guide from encore.org, Looking for an encore career? The guide to finding work that matters, Marc Freedman, CEO and founder of Civic Ventures and designer of the Civic Ventures' Encore Careers campaign, says: "The largest generation in American history is in …
Career Rocketeer Publishes Launchpad: Your Career Search Strategy Guide
Chris Perry, founder of Career Rocketeer, has published his first volume of Launchpad, a quarterly series of exclusive articles by some of the top thought leaders in the careers industry. Contributors to this issue include personal branding pioneer William Arruda, smart networking expert Liz Lynch, …
Executive Jobs on the Rise in 2010
According to the Wall Street Journal's Sarah Needleman, executive recruiters see an uptick in executive jobs for 2010. Her finding is based on Execunet's Recruiter Confidence Index, an historically reliable indicator. The December 2009 study shows that slightly more than half of the 153 recruiters …
How Did You Power Up Your Executive Brand Last Year?
January is the perfect time to reflect, take stock, evaluate, and record what you did for your brand last year, before you forget the details. If you're job-hunting or planning to be, your most recent brand-reinforcing achievements and contributions can give your personal marketing communications …
Free Green Careers & Personal Branding Advice Guide
Practical Advice for Advancing Your Personal Brand in the Green Industry This helpful guide from Reach Personal Branding offers advice from several other Reach Certified Personal Branding Strategists, including me. Articles include: Have a Clear Strategy and Go Green with Ease Want to …
Health Insurance for Your Personal Brand – The 3 Cs
Want to safeguard your executive personal brand and keep it working for you? Practice the 3 Cs of brand communication – the cornerstone of personal branding. William Arruda and Kirsten Dixson, who innovated the strategy in their benchmark Career Distinction: Stand Out by Building Your Brand, say …
2010 Top 10 Executive Personal Branding and Job Search Trends
Things have changed in the world of work and executive job search. Tried and true methods still apply, but the impact of the Internet and our recovering job market require building a different kind of job search strategy and becoming much more proactive. In a nutshell, what you need to do …
4 Quick Online Personal Brand-Building Strategies for Executive Job Search
So many senior-level executives I talk with have no idea that most recruiters and hiring decision makers are searching online to source and vet candidates, before deciding whether to talk with them. If you're invisible online, you may not exist to them. Anyone who is job-hunting needs to have …
Twitter Do, Twitter Don’t. If You’re Going to Re-tweet, Do it Right!
I love Twitter. I've connected with some amazing people, built evangelism for my brand, generated some buzz around my business, and yes, had fun doing it! Not much for chit-chatting in my tweets, I've developed a solid strategic plan to best leverage Twitter for my personal branding and business …