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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.
5 LinkedIn Profile Mistakes You Must Avoid
Whether you are using LinkedIn to network with potential customers or prospective employers, you want to put your best foot forward and take full advantage of the networking power that LinkedIn provides. Your profile must encourage people to communicate with you, and provide accurate and error-free information. As with your résumé, your LinkedIn profile must…
Google and Your Personal Brand
Just before I sat down to write this article, I decided to do a little research. I thought to myself, what will I see if I Google my own name? It was an interesting experiment because I found out that my website came up as the number one hit with my name. I was pleased to…
Why is Your Professional Brand the Best?
If you don’t know the answer to this question, it may be time for you to figure out the true differentiators that make you #1 in the job market. Creating a professional brand image for your career growth is not something that happens overnight. It is something that you build over time. How can you…
Using Email to Promote Your Personal Brand
Every time you send out an email, you have the opportunity to promote your personal brand. The way you communicate in email is important because every message you send tells the recipient something about you. If your email messages are curt or contain too many errors, this can be a big negative and detract from your…
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…