Tag Archives: stand out
Choosing Who You Are
If you want to stand out in your career search, you need to define yourself properly. It may seem illogical, but people can take specific actions to define themselves. Make sure that what you are like on the outside is a deliberate choice on your part. There is no reason at all for anyone to allow what he or she is like on the outside to be left to chance or accident.
Managing Your Online Reputation
Do you know what happens when you Google yourself? What information shows up the Google search results? You must never allow Google search results control your reputation. You need to be taking action right now to manage your own online reputation if you expect to stand out from your competition while you seek a career position in the wake of the Great Recession.
Scoffing Dinosaur
When you live in the 21st century, you need to embrace and use the tools of the 21st century or you will become as relevant as dinosaurs. If you scoff at this, you are choosing to be a scoffing dinosaur.
Surviving a Career Transition Desert
For those of you who have never lived in a desert, you just have to trust me when I tell you: The rules for survival of life in a desert are very different from everywhere else. My desert living experiences of the past and the present shaped me into a person who sees many similarities between surviving in a desert and surviving a career transition.
Strip Search
In my most recent post I wrote about my recent relocation from the Washington, DC area to Las Vegas. I now live in a house that is a lucky 7 miles from The Strip and I’ve begun my search for others here in Southern Nevada who are open to networking like me.
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
“Should I Stay or Should I Go” is a famous song from the 1980s by the English punk rock group The Clash. Aside from the significance of being included in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, I find much wisdom contained in the provocative question asked by that song title.
Personal Brand: The Journey
While staying at a New York hotel this past weekend, I noticed that the business branding included the phrase enjoy the journey. To me, this seemed like very wise advice. For a hotel. And, for a human being, too! When it comes to creating or fixing your own personal brand, you will be wise to […]
Personal Brand: Your Unique Outcomes
Bring yourself success in your efforts to stand out from all others who are also seeking a new job during the current economic conditions. Start by believing in your own self worth. You should not expect anyone to hire you from among a huge field of other job seekers unless you are clearly expressing your unique outcomes from a true sense of belief in what you can do for others. This cannot be faked.
More Help: Finding a Job Online
One absolutely essential factor in whether or not you use the Internet successfully to get a new job is seeing others online who are seeking new jobs and being seen online by those who are hiring people for new jobs. This may seem obvious, but it is possible to fall into the trap of thinking that all one needs to do is post a resume somewhere online and the hiring managers will beat a path to your door. If you are someone who believes that you’re all set with your online search for a new job because you posted your resume online, you are kidding yourself. This I promise you.
How to Find a Job Online
Knowledge is the first thing that will separate you from all other job seekers who are using the Internet. Knowledge will help you stand out from the crowd. When it comes to genuine and true awareness of how to use the Internet for job searching, there is 100% validity in the old adage, knowledge is power. Let me share this power with you to help you create or fix your personal brand while seeking new employment.
