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I gather the main idea is on personal branding. I currently have a main website for freelancing, and have considered purchasing a second for "personal branding".
Is this a good or bad idea?
Great, Rick. Already passed this on to a young friends who hit me on Linked In yesterday. Talk about timely!
And not bad advice for us geezers, either!
Bryan, actually, I'd say the most important thing is to produce content. If you create a lot of great content (on any website or series of websites) your personal brand will speak for itself.
Interact with people in the industry/area you want to work in.Go to events/speaker series etc, places where you are actively talking with marketing practitioners ( or even people who deal with marketing). You hear which companies are looking to hire people, but you also learn more about how the industry operates.
Some great tips here. I think another really valuable point is the value of networking. NEVER pass up an opportunity to reach new people, whether that means going to a networking event, writing a guest blog post or just asking professionals out for a coffee chat. Who you know and how well they know you can be a deciding factor in whether or not you land a job.
Dave
It's a whole new ballgame these days. Old fashioned jobs are hard to come by which makes it all the more important to market oneself. The online world only gets you so far, though. At the end of the day, you have to connect with other people in the real world.
Among the 10 tips, I personally like "Be Confident". This is really helpful especially when you are facing the interviewer. However, don't be too confident of yourself that you turn out to be arrogant. Just be yourself, believe in what you can do.
In addition to "Know the Company", you should also know and understand the position you are applying to. You don't want to end up being shocked on the first day of your work, do you? I was a job seeker too, and my very first mistake is that I didn't understood well the position I was applying for. I thought I was going to be a programmer, but when I was already there, it turned out I was in Quality Assurance. Anyway, that was my first job, and now I'm on my third and I'm already happy since I got the job I really wanted.
-Melanie
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Wow! Times have changed these days with regards to job seeking! Thanks for the tips!
Great information for job seekers!
I've been working on branding myself. Not only does creating a "brand" help job seekers to find jobs, but it increases their awareness and knowledge of social networking technology and web development software - Additional skills and experience for resume!
Traci Thompson
ADMIN Resumes
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/jobs/31recruit.html
Use your marketing skills to market yourself! Verizon has marketing jobs open for those interested, visit their site for full details and locations:
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Great tips! - when job hunting it would be best if you let everyone know you are looking for a job. Starting with your own network like what was mentioned, “word of mouth is a great way to find those jobs which aren’t widely advertised.” But it doesn’t end their as there are cost efficient and effective ways of making yourself visible to head hunters. In today’s job search, social networking is becoming the name of the game. Job seekers manage their careers by managing their on-line presence enhancing visibility. When looking for a job, use a variety of tools and networking strategies.