I recently attended a “personal branding” networking event hosted by Tricia Brunton of Xcel, Inc and found a packed house.  It was great to see so many people at different levels in their careers having a great discussion on the importance of personal branding.  Though our blogging is national and many times international in scope, [...]

You may be asking what valuing yourself has to do with moving up the corporate ladder, landing your next job or turning a profit in your business?  It has everything to do with it.  This is your foundation, your ground zero, your step 1. First take an inventory of your skills — all of them.  [...]

I recently heard the best advice on how to handle crippling fear.  I was listening to a women caller recently who expressed extreme fear when contemplating taking the first step to market her business.  She said she created her web copy, designed her marketing materials, researched the needs of her potential clients but was too [...]

1.  Personalize as well as customize your résumé. 2.  Don’t just list your job description and tasks in each job. Describe the goals and reasons you were hired and how you achieved them. 3.  Liz Ryan, workplace expert and in demand speaker says to avoid, “corporate speak” such as “results oriented individual”, “excellent communication skills” [...]

1.  Assess where you are.  After being laid off and not getting hired after multiple interviews you must check in with yourself about how you’re feeling emotionally • Are you feeling like a failure? Are you feeling rejected? • Being accepted is one of our most primal and primary desires in life 2.  Don’t take [...]

Guest Post by  Jessica Holbrook, CEO of Great Resumes Fast We’ve all heard of the book, but what a great principle to apply to our resumes, cover letters, and job searches.  Instead of utilizing a generic or jack of all trades (and master of none) resume, we should be using (and with great success) a [...]