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Debra Wheatman, President of Careers Done Write, provides expert insight to the job search process that puts your career in gear with tips for interviewing, networking, job search strategies and how to create a winning resume and cover letter.
How Education Can Affect Your Personal Brand
As you build your personal and professional brand, one thing to think about is how your education, or lack thereof, is impacting your reputation. What is the professional branding message you are sending to the world? Does your education say you are a person who quits before completing things, or does it say you are…
Personality Assessment for Personal Branding
Who are you and in what type of workplace do you thrive? A personality assessment can tell you a lot about the sort of environment that might best suit your personality and work style. Will you function best at a large international organization, or at a smaller firm with satellite or home-based offices? Using Myers…
5 Ways to Use LinkedIn Groups for Personal Branding
When sending a résumé to a prospective employer, there is a strong likelihood they will look you up on LinkedIn. LinkedIn has become a widely used tool to learn about candidates’ backgrounds and make a determination regarding competencies that fit with a potential role. This means that the information you have on your resume must match the…
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C-Level Personal Branding 101
If you are a C-level executive, I am guessing you are probably fairly busy, right? I know I am! So how do you find the time to launch a personal branding campaign? The answer lies in knowing your brand and creating a strategy that can even be delegated, in part, to others. When working with…
Personal Branding – 5 Tips for Twitter
Twitter is one social media site that can take a little getting used to. (Yes, I am ending this in a preposition!) However, if you build your network carefully, it can be an excellent source of job leads and networking contacts. Twitter can also be a fun and easy way for you to get your…
Rebranding Your Image on the Job
What does your brand say about you? Are you famous or infamous? Are you sought out for projects or are you the last one picked? Is your professional image not quite what you had hoped or expected at this stage of your career? Even if you don’t think your brand is good – take heart…
LinkedIn Strategies for Personal Branding
LinkedIn has become a critical business networking tool; and it can be a powerful resource when it comes to developing your personal brand. In order to maximize your exposure on LinkedIn, you should take full advantage of its features and optimize your LinkedIn branding campaign. 1. Add Your Picture - People are visual –…
Branding Statements to Make Your Finance Résumé Pop
If your résumé does not take advantage of the chance to establish your professional brand, you are missing a huge opportunity. Imagine if you went to a restaurant and you looked at a menu with no description? No details? No mention of flaky white meat, juicy and succulent, or pan-seared to lock in flavor? The…
Personal Branding – Bad Mistakes to Avoid
Over the past several months, I have written a number of articles about personal branding. As you build a professional brand, you want to develop an area of focus, a strategic roadmap, and a plan of action. What you don’t want to do is make a series of bad mistakes along the way. Below is…