Posts for "Career Development"


4 Rules of Personal Brand Relationships

From
March 15, 2010 at 8:31 am

If your personal brand is the tip of a glacier above water, then a strong network is the large bottom part of the glacier underneath the water. What I mean is

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RB is creating the leaders and entrepreneurs of the future

From Reckitt Benckiser
March 15, 2010 at 5:36 am
Reckitt Benckiser does not only produce great household and pharmaceuticals products: we are also create leaders and entrepreneurs for the future – and in some cases the ... (more)

Acing The Interview

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 14, 2010 at 4:17 pm
No single job hunting skill outranks knowing how to interview successfully. When pilots fly, they step through a rigorous preparation checklist before each take ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Heather Cabot

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 14, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Today, I spoke to Heather Cabot, who is the Founder & Publisher of The Well Mom, and the Web Life Editor for Yahoo!. In this interview, Heather explains how ... (more)

Rivalry

From Reckitt Benckiser
March 14, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Pushing you beyond your limits…in sports as well as in business.   Have you ever had a rival? Someone you really wanted to beat? From the bottom of your heart? I am sure if ... (more)

It’s the Little Things, Stupid

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 14, 2010 at 8:30 am
I shot a video recently where my first boss said I was “a bit of a mess” out of college. Some people have asked if I was offended by that statement and the ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Larry Myler

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 13, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Today, I spoke to Larry Myler, who is an author, business strategist, and consultant for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. For much of ... (more)

The Two Absolutely Most Useful Skills for Managing Your Time

From Brainware
March 11, 2010 at 1:35 am
I have had numerous consulting experiences with executive clients in which after getting feedback--that most valuable commodity that execs never get--they tell me that their number ... (more)

You Can’t Get Anywhere Unless You Start

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 10, 2010 at 10:47 pm
On the Web recently, I ran across the reminiscence of a senior citizen about his first job as a shelf stocker at a supermarket. “They told me I would get ... (more)

Controlling Your Google Results: The Art and Science of the Personal Press Release

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 10, 2010 at 8:30 am
Problem: Googling your name doesn’t accurately reflect who you are or what you do. Solution: Issue a personal press release about a recent accomplishment ... (more)

Neuroscience Says Sleepy Heads Learn Better

From Brainware
March 9, 2010 at 5:25 pm
In my recent post on neuroscience, sleep and creativity, I introduced the fascinating research on sleep by Matthew Walker and his colleagues at Berkeley.  We've known that exercise, ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Ryan Healy

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 9, 2010 at 10:33 am
Today, I spoke to Ryan Healy, who is the COO and Co-Founder of Brazen Careerist (A site that I partner with). Ryan, along with co-founders Penelope Trunk and ... (more)

Personal Brands: Have Unrealistic Expectations

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 9, 2010 at 8:30 am
I just plunked down a sizeable portion of my total net worth, investing it with someone I believe in. He’s a first time entrepreneur, except for being the helpful, ... (more)

Fake It Till You Make It?

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 8, 2010 at 8:00 am
The old saying is that you need to “fake it before you make it.” Do you believe this is even possible in the social media world? Between online and offline connections, ... (more)

4 Steps to become a RB’ler

From Reckitt Benckiser
March 7, 2010 at 11:59 am
After finishing university every graduate asks himself: how do I get the job I really want? Within this blog entry I will try to give you some insights how my way to RB looked ... (more)

What Have You Done Today to Win Iowa?

From
March 7, 2010 at 8:30 am

Focus is bringing everything you have to what you want and cutting off everything else.”~ Mary Wells Lawrence, Advertising Legend
I’m reading David Plouffe’s book The

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Setting Goals and Your Personal Brand

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 6, 2010 at 8:55 pm
I recently spoke at Boston University’s 2010 PRSSA Regional Activity, PR Advanced: Brand Yourself. My presentation was titled, “8 Ways to Create & Maintain Your Personal ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Glen Allsopp

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 6, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Today, I spoke to Glen Allsopp, who built his first website at the age of 15. He currently blogs at pluginid.com, ViperChill.com, and SEOmoz.com. In this interview, Glen talks ... (more)

Content Management Tips for Personal Branding

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 6, 2010 at 8:30 am
Content management doesn’t sound very exciting, but content management is not an option if you want to build your personal brand as a high-visibility subject area expert. The ... (more)

Why RB employees are passionate about their work

From Reckitt Benckiser
March 4, 2010 at 11:21 am
It has been almost a year with RB and I was wondering why I am so passionate about my work and satisfied with my job. After a careful analysis of my Job Characteristics I found ... (more)

5 Things I Have Learned As a Generation Y Business Owner

From
March 4, 2010 at 8:30 am

Almost three years. THREE YEARS!
It has almost been three years since Brandswag drove a stake into the ground in Indianapolis and Oklahoma City. It is funny to look back on the

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Personal Branding Interview: Heather Huhman

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 3, 2010 at 5:15 pm
Today, I spoke to Heather Huhman, who is the founder & president of Come Recommended, a contributor to this blog, and author of #ENTRYLEVELtweet: Taking Your Career from Classroom ... (more)

Choose a Career, not a Job…

From Reckitt Benckiser
March 3, 2010 at 6:16 am
One of the most daunting decisions I had to make at the end of university was choosing which career path to take… I knew I wanted to do something marketing related in FMCG, but ... (more)

Top 10 LinkedIn Groups for Aspiring Brand Managers

From Reckitt Benckiser
March 2, 2010 at 8:00 pm
LinkedIn is the leading professional network on the web, so if you don’t have an account already, get one today! If you have one already, you’re off to a great start. LinkedIn ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Donald Asher

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 2, 2010 at 3:04 pm
Today, I spoke to Donald Asher, who is the author of How to Get Any Job, a national speaker on careers, and a contributor to the Wall Street Journal, MSN Encarta, and USAirways ... (more)