Career Development
Brand Yourself for Promotion
Communicating your unique and differentiating value doesn’t stop once you get a job. Personal branding is important for all professionals across industries whether they are seeking new career opportunities or seeking opportunities for advancement within their current organization. Here are … Continue reading
Hajj Flemings joins Michigan Tech MBA Online Team
Michigan Technological University recently launched their AACSB accredited two-year Tech MBA Online program for the 2010-2011 academic school year. I am joining the Tech MBA Online team as the Program Ambassador. As an active practitioner and content contributor in the … Continue reading
Are You Connecting with Your Interviewer?
From personal experience, I can confidently say that communicating a strong personal brand in your interviews can be the difference between getting the position and going home empty-handed. However, just verbally telling an interviewer what your personal brand is may … Continue reading
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Facebook Cost Me My Career!
Facebook Types – The Drunk, originally uploaded by TheGrossUncle. While Facebook may not be one of the networks or tools that you use in your career search, employers and recruiters are certainly using it in their search for the top … Continue reading
Personal Branding: Would your Personal Brand exist without social networks?
Would your personal brand exist without social networks like Facebook and Twitter? Most people would say no. Let’s take a look at where personal branding started? The roots of personal branding are recognized to have started in 1995 and Tom … Continue reading
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Putting the reader benefit into your Personal Brand
If you read the bios of some pretty successful people, you’ll see why truly effective personal branding during job search can be such a bear. Here’s how it often sounds: “Bob Smith is the Vice President of Really Important, Co., … Continue reading
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Write your own Manifesto: Letting your passion kick up your Personal Brand
If I asked you if you’re doing work that you’re passionate about every day, what would you say? Would you ask me why it mattered? There are jobs, and then there are callings. There’s a career, and there’s a natural … Continue reading
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Personal Branding Interview: So You Want to be like Chris Brogan!
I recently interviewed Chris Brogan at the Detroit Zoo in Michigan and we discussed the topic, ‘So you want to be like Chris Brogan?’ I thought this would create a lively conversation with all the discussion on defining EXPERTS and … Continue reading
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Brand Camp ’09: Personal Branding 2.0 Conference Wrap-Up
What happens when you get a collection of true thought leaders, entrepreneurs, storytellers, tweeters, visionaries and a world-class athlete in a single room? You get the Brand Camp ’09 experience: engaging conversations with like-minded people that inspire change and transform … Continue reading
5 Day Plan to Take the Personal Branding Plunge
Many job seekers find themselves plunged into the world of personal branding by default. You need to find a job, so you have to market yourself. But many of those job seekers have never had to conduct a real job … Continue reading
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