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Below is a list of our best personal branding articles in 2009. I’ve started to see a number of …
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Personal Branding Blog Articles in 2009
It Takes Skill to Trip Over Flat Surfaces – How to Screw Up Your Job Search
Just the other day, my son sent me a graphic he had downloaded on his ITouch. The graphic showed someone falling down after slipping or tripping. He sent this to me since many of the girls on my HS Basketball Team are constantly slipping, falling, trip…
Is Your Job Search Saw Sharp or Dull?
One of my favorite books is The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey.
Over the past two decades I have constantly referred to this book for insight and personal growth. Covey describes one of the habits effective people embrace as
Hope and Luck are NOT Job Search Strategies
Why do so many candidates rely passively on hope and luck to end their job search?
This is not like spinning the roulette wheel in Atlantic City or Las Vegas. Our life is passively dictated by what number comes up.
You cannot afford to be passive in yo…
Stop All This “Personal Branding” Nonsense
It is hard to be in a job search today and not run across two, overused and misunderstood terms, one is “networking” and the other is “branding,” usually “Personal Brand.” How did these words become the “buzz words” the “must do” th…
When In-Transition You’re A Salesperson-So Act Like One
At a recent networking meeting of fifty to sixty senior executives, all VP and C level, which included a mix of all corporate functions the following question was asked:
“How many of you are in sales?”
Only about 10% raised their hands, until some…
Hope is NOT a Job Search Strategy
Liz Lynch, over at The Smart Networking Blog, just posted a blog article by this very same title. This is one of my favorite phrases I use all the time in our Job Search Webinars, Workshops, Seminars, and Private Coaching.
Why do most job seekers base …
Advice on Personal Branding is NOT Useful
The current popular buzzword of job search personal branding has taken on an almost mythical status. Almost every article and blog in the job search arena talks about personal branding. Yet, almost all the recommendations and suggestions are so gener…
Job Search Mistakes – Part Two Radio Show
Are Your Job Search Mistakes preventing you from conducting an effective job search? Is your job search taking too long? Learn how to overcome the Top Ten Job Search Mistakes to reduce the time it takes to find a great job. In a previous radio show, we…
Don’t Be the One! How is your job search like playing a high school sport?
You’re probably wondering what your job search effectiveness has to do with high school basketball. It’s the start of the basketball season in California – be ready for lots of my corny basketball metaphors.
We have a saying on our Girls HS Baske…
