Determining how much time to spend on social media for job search depends on a lot of things. Mostly it has to do with how much time you can realistically devote to it. Let's say you have 3 or 4 hours a day to spend purposefully working on your social media channels. And let's say you’re doing …
Online Presence & Online Reputation Management
Jobvite Job Seeker Report, Before and During COVID-19
This year's Jobvite Job Seeker report looks at how people were finding jobs before COVID-19, and then during the pandemic. Initially, 1,500 employed adults and job seekers in the U.S. were surveyed in February 2020. Then, to track the impact of COVID-19, they conducted a follow-up survey of 1,500 …
How and Why Personal Branding Works
You may think you have a good handle on how and why personal branding works. Maybe you've read and completed my 10-Step Executive Personal Branding Worksheet (more about this below). And you've worked on building your brand and using it to land a great-fit new job. But there are many aspects …
Branding Manifesto Part 4 – Little-Used Strategies to Build Social Proof
As part of your personal brand communications plan for executive job search, you need to build social proof. In this, the final part of my 4-part series The Personal Branding Manifesto, we'll take a close look at some little-used ways and places to build social proof. Check out the first three …
Branding Manifesto Part 3 – The Personal Brand Social Proof Paradigm
The need for personal brand social proof is undeniable, but too many executive job seekers dismiss it or don’t understand it. In this part of my personal branding manifesto 4-part series, we're looking at online reputation, online identity and social media. Catch up with the first two parts in …
