Fortunately, more and more of the executives I speak with are aware that, to land a great-fit new gig, they need to have a solid online presence and be mindful of online reputation management. Some of them understand that, when recruiters and hiring managers source and assess …
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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 …
Avoid These 3 Self-Sabotaging Social Media Mistakes
A robust online presence is great for your personal brand and executive job search, but people make social media mistakes. When you’re in job search mode, it’s time to put on a good face (online and in-person). The first and each subsequent impression of you needs to be a positive one. Hiring …
Social Media Snark: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
With acknowledgment to Irving Tressler, who wrote his parody of Dale Carnegie's famous "How to Win Friends and Influence People", both published in 1937. I originally posted this article in 2010. Social media snark is much more pronounced today, so this may seem tame. Even so, a lot of what happened …