Comments on: Personal Brand Statement: 7 Winning Steps to Creating One http://blog.brand-yourself.com/2009/09/16/personal-brand-statement/ Tips to become more hirable, strengthen your personal brand and build a remarkable web presence Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:52:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Trace Cohen http://blog.brand-yourself.com/2009/09/16/personal-brand-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-6263 Trace Cohen Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:14:39 +0000 http://blog.brand-yourself.com/?p=3917#comment-6263 That's a very interesting way to use it! Most of our content while focused on the individual job applicant trying to get a job can definitely be used at the corporate level as well. This is something that we need to make more clear moving forwards, thank you! <br><br>Hope this helped you stand out from your competitors! That's a very interesting way to use it! Most of our content while focused on the individual job applicant trying to get a job can definitely be used at the corporate level as well. This is something that we need to make more clear moving forwards, thank you!

Hope this helped you stand out from your competitors!

]]> By: Trace Cohen http://blog.brand-yourself.com/2009/09/16/personal-brand-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-5942 Trace Cohen Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:14:39 +0000 http://blog.brand-yourself.com/?p=3917#comment-5942 That's a very interesting way to use it! Most of our content while focused on the individual job applicant trying to get a job can definitely be used at the corporate level as well. This is something that we need to make more clear moving forwards, thank you! <br><br>Hope this helped you stand out from your competitors! That's a very interesting way to use it! Most of our content while focused on the individual job applicant trying to get a job can definitely be used at the corporate level as well. This is something that we need to make more clear moving forwards, thank you!

Hope this helped you stand out from your competitors!

]]> By: 3 Reasons I Hate Personal Brand Statements (But Recommend Them Anyway) — Personal Branding 101 http://blog.brand-yourself.com/2009/09/16/personal-brand-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-5929 3 Reasons I Hate Personal Brand Statements (But Recommend Them Anyway) — Personal Branding 101 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:16:47 +0000 http://blog.brand-yourself.com/?p=3917#comment-5929 [...] other views on personal brand statements, check out these articles by Dan Schawbel and Brand-Yourself.  What do you think?  Am I being overly critical here?  Care to share your version, or an [...] [...] other views on personal brand statements, check out these articles by Dan Schawbel and Brand-Yourself.  What do you think?  Am I being overly critical here?  Care to share your version, or an [...]

]]> By: Suz - CFO/COO IXiiV Records http://blog.brand-yourself.com/2009/09/16/personal-brand-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-5820 Suz - CFO/COO IXiiV Records Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:39:40 +0000 http://blog.brand-yourself.com/?p=3917#comment-5820 Bethany, great article! I already have my own company, so I'm not looking to impress employers, but my business partner and I are always looking to stand out amongst competing labels. This article has helped us focus in on how we can best stand out in the crowd. Thanks! Bethany, great article! I already have my own company, so I'm not looking to impress employers, but my business partner and I are always looking to stand out amongst competing labels. This article has helped us focus in on how we can best stand out in the crowd. Thanks!

]]> By: Barry_AT_IMPACT http://blog.brand-yourself.com/2009/09/16/personal-brand-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-5667 Barry_AT_IMPACT Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:14:28 +0000 http://blog.brand-yourself.com/?p=3917#comment-5667 Trace,<br><br>The statistic of candidates reducing their job search time by 50% is not surprising when you consider that most candidates conduct a dysfunctional, haphazard, and ineffective job search. What we've attempted to do in our Career Success Methodology is give a job search structure and organization. We've also taken a soup-to-nuts approach in building a job search system that incorporates all the best practices of job searching into one simple methodology that candidates can easily implement.<br><br>We provide a number of services to help candidates in their job search. When we conduct an initial assessment of most managerial and executive candidates that have already been searching for a job for 90 days to 6 months, we usually discover poor direction, no job search plan, little personal branding, poor resume writing, inadequate interview preparation, no networking plan, the wrong contacts in the network, and no structured approach to fix it and improve it.<br><br>The vast majority of candidates at a managerial/executive level do a little bit of light networking and respond to job boards. No wonder job search can take 3 months, 6 months, sometimes a year.<br><br>There are really only about 5-6 major best practice areas to conduct an effective job search. Most candidates understand the top level strategies in most job searches. The trouble most candidates have is that they don't know what to do at an execution level on a day-to-day basis to be effective in leveraging the most common job search best practices. That's where our Career Success Methodology comes into play - detailing the step-by-step approach to incorporate the 5-6 best practices into their job search.<br><br>Barry Deutsch<br>Partner<br>IMPACT Hiring Solutions<br><a href="http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com</a> Trace,

The statistic of candidates reducing their job search time by 50% is not surprising when you consider that most candidates conduct a dysfunctional, haphazard, and ineffective job search. What we've attempted to do in our Career Success Methodology is give a job search structure and organization. We've also taken a soup-to-nuts approach in building a job search system that incorporates all the best practices of job searching into one simple methodology that candidates can easily implement.

We provide a number of services to help candidates in their job search. When we conduct an initial assessment of most managerial and executive candidates that have already been searching for a job for 90 days to 6 months, we usually discover poor direction, no job search plan, little personal branding, poor resume writing, inadequate interview preparation, no networking plan, the wrong contacts in the network, and no structured approach to fix it and improve it.

The vast majority of candidates at a managerial/executive level do a little bit of light networking and respond to job boards. No wonder job search can take 3 months, 6 months, sometimes a year.

There are really only about 5-6 major best practice areas to conduct an effective job search. Most candidates understand the top level strategies in most job searches. The trouble most candidates have is that they don't know what to do at an execution level on a day-to-day basis to be effective in leveraging the most common job search best practices. That's where our Career Success Methodology comes into play – detailing the step-by-step approach to incorporate the 5-6 best practices into their job search.

Barry Deutsch
Partner
IMPACT Hiring Solutions
http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com

]]> By: Trace Cohen http://blog.brand-yourself.com/2009/09/16/personal-brand-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-5663 Trace Cohen Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:38:04 +0000 http://blog.brand-yourself.com/?p=3917#comment-5663 Personal branding is a very important step in the job search process. Your Personal Success Profile seems very interesting and something I would ask that you expend upon if have time. How did you come up with this methodology?<br><br>Glad that you enjoyed the list and we're just as surprised as you are that most job applicants don't go through this process as well. That is an amazing stat though, that the job search time is cut in half after using your Personal Success Profile. Personal branding is a very important step in the job search process. Your Personal Success Profile seems very interesting and something I would ask that you expend upon if have time. How did you come up with this methodology?

Glad that you enjoyed the list and we're just as surprised as you are that most job applicants don't go through this process as well. That is an amazing stat though, that the job search time is cut in half after using your Personal Success Profile.

]]> By: Barry_AT_IMPACT http://blog.brand-yourself.com/2009/09/16/personal-brand-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-5652 Barry_AT_IMPACT Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:55:29 +0000 http://blog.brand-yourself.com/?p=3917#comment-5652 Bethany, great ideas and suggestions for personal branding. We did something very similar to this - but focused around job search personal branding. Slightly different methodology and name - but same direction.<br><br>We call our defining process creating a "Personal Success Profile". It's a document that paves the way for the creation of a strong personal brand. In fact, it's the first step of our 5-step Career Success Methodology and guides personal branding, networking strategies, interviewing, and company targeting.<br><br>Thanks for posting this list. I'm a little more surprised that most individuals don't go through this process of defining who they are and what they want. For most professionals, personal branding and networking just happens - willy-nilly - without a lot of thought and introspection.<br><br>We've discovered that when candidates prepare a "Personal Success Profile" the time it takes to find a great job is cut in half or more.<br><br>Barry Deutsch<br>Partner<br>IMPACT Hiring Solutions<br><a href="http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com</a> Bethany, great ideas and suggestions for personal branding. We did something very similar to this – but focused around job search personal branding. Slightly different methodology and name – but same direction.

We call our defining process creating a “Personal Success Profile”. It's a document that paves the way for the creation of a strong personal brand. In fact, it's the first step of our 5-step Career Success Methodology and guides personal branding, networking strategies, interviewing, and company targeting.

Thanks for posting this list. I'm a little more surprised that most individuals don't go through this process of defining who they are and what they want. For most professionals, personal branding and networking just happens – willy-nilly – without a lot of thought and introspection.

We've discovered that when candidates prepare a “Personal Success Profile” the time it takes to find a great job is cut in half or more.

Barry Deutsch
Partner
IMPACT Hiring Solutions
http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com

]]> By: Trace Cohen http://blog.brand-yourself.com/2009/09/16/personal-brand-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-5635 Trace Cohen Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:04:02 +0000 http://blog.brand-yourself.com/?p=3917#comment-5635 Hey Peggy,<br><br>Glad you enjoyed the post and thank you for sharing your post with our readers to add more suggestions. Hey Peggy,

Glad you enjoyed the post and thank you for sharing your post with our readers to add more suggestions.

]]> By: Peggy McKee http://blog.brand-yourself.com/2009/09/16/personal-brand-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-5634 Peggy McKee Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:15:24 +0000 http://blog.brand-yourself.com/?p=3917#comment-5634 Bethany--<br>Great post! I have a few more suggestions to offer for ideas on what to do to build your personal brand: <a href="http://www.phcconsulting.com/WordPress/2008/04/30/part-i-pimp-your-brand/" rel="nofollow">http://www.phcconsulting.com/WordPress/2008/04/...</a> Bethany–
Great post! I have a few more suggestions to offer for ideas on what to do to build your personal brand: http://www.phcconsulting.com/WordPress/2008/04/...

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