Author Archives: Evan Watson

Job Search Help: The Hidden Job Market

Job Search

Over 80% of today’s jobs aren’t advertised. With 5 applicants for every job opening, finding the hidden 80% is essential.

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5 Unconventional Tactics To Build Your Personal Brand and Get An Interview

How To

There are thousands of resources out there that teach you the “process” of how to get an interview. Sure getting that resume tight, practicing potential questions and doing your research about the position is essential but these days that usually just isn’t enough. I remember sitting down a few months ago after reading 96 resumes

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Personal Brand Building on Facebook: The Do’s and Dont’s

How To

Facebook is growing fast and as their list of users grows so does the list of people getting hired, fired, embarrassed and shunned. Before we jump into some of the classic do’s and dont’s of creating a personal brand via Facebook, lets take a look at the truly staggering growth of the social network juggernaut:

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Build Your Personal Branding Blog. It’s Recession Proof!

News

Technorati recently published the 2009 State of the Blogosphere Report and man was it a year for blogging. “Since 2004, our annual study has followed the growth and trends in the blogosphere. For 2009, we took a deeper dive into the entire blogosphere, with a focus on professional bloggers. This year’s topics include: professional blogging

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Your Personal Branding Blog Is Your Extended Resume

News

Have you ever heard of Matthew Yglesia, Rick Klau or Terrance Heath? Chances are you haven’t but their current employers heard them loud and clear, all because of their blogs. Many bloggers are getting job offers without their employers even taking a peak at their resume because their blog is such a great representation of

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Social Media Mistakes: Fired On Facebook.

Social Media News

Facebook! What was once a playground for college kids to connect, complain and discuss the daily buzz is now the worlds largest social network. With over 250 million people now using Facebook, opportunities are abundant for connecting with everyone from long lost high school friends to co-workers and potential employers. With everyone from your grandfather

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Interview Guide – How to Avoid A Bad Interview

Interview Questions

I ran across the site www.howtonailaninterview.com a few weeks ago and ended up watching every last one of their hilarious bad interview videos. After stalling productivity over here at the Brand-yourself.com headquarters for a good 10 minutes as we all watched one bad interview faux pas after another, I felt obliged to write a post

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Personal Positioning: Opportunities After College

News

College grads are swimming in a sea of rejection letters. According to a recent survey by the Association of Colleges and Employers, a mere 20% of 2009 college graduates who applied for a job actually got one. So what are the options for the other 80%? Well, many are setting up shop back home for

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Clean Up Online Reputation Right: Hers Got Her Fired!

Online reputation management

Every day, peoples lives are drastically changing because of their online brand. Some of these changes are good old heart warming success stories, others, not so much. Tatsuya Nakagawa, CEO of Atomica Creative Group, was quite right in stating that “Donald Trump may have gone out and trademarked the term “You’re Fired”, but he is going to have a hard time competing with Facebook.”

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Personal Brand Management – Your Personal Brand Online Affects Your Career Success

News

Personal Brand Management – Your Personal Brand Online Affects Your Career Success

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