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Electrify Your Personal Brand John O'Connor

Jane Harding, a top medical pharmaceutical sales representative, says that investing more in her personal brand could have gotten her hired faster. Here’s her story: She interacted daily with regional medical health centers, gave educational presentations and felt strongly that her portfolio of drugs helped patients recover more quickly from surgery. She made $100K+. One … Read More

Job Search

Personal Branding for Success in a Tight Job Market Ladders Contributor

What do you do well and how much better do you do it? If you’re trying to stand out among the multitudes of job hunters today, you’ve certainly got some stiff competition. Gone are the days when you could toss your skills and job responsibilities onto a resume, and expect to get nearly immediate calls … Read More

Resumes

Top 5 Resume Myths Exposed Nimish Thakkar

Debunking the common resume myths that continue to plague job seekers’ strategies. Hiring practices, from job screening to interview construction, have undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade. Despite all the changes, common resume myths continue to plague job seekers’ strategies at all levels. This article attempts to debunk some of these myths. Myth … Read More

Advice

The brand called you Ladders Contributor

The original concept of branding yourself, especially in today’s competitive marketplace for plum roles and positions, is more relevant than ever. Read More

Resumes

Transforming Your Resume Into an Interview Magnet Abby Locke

Your executive resume should tell the reader who you are, what value you bring, and where/how you have been successful. If your job search campaign keeps netting you zero responses and you have been faithfully trying all avenues, you might consider re-thinking your resume strategy. Your executive resume must be a strategic marketing document, not … Read More

How To

Build your personal brand the NASCAR way Dan Coughlin

A NASCAR race is so much more than just a car race. It’s a Super Bowl level event. Read More

How To

Teasing Out Your 30-Second Elevator Speech Ladders Contributor

Formulating your personal brand. Refining a 30-second “elevator speech” — a statement of your professional value you can deliver in the time it takes to complete a hypothetical elevator ride — requires focus. Here’s how to make this first impression last. In a 30-second elevator pitch, the biggest mistake I see is that clients try … Read More

Interview Tips

How to Handle ‘You’re Overqualified’ in Interviews Ladders Contributor

How to get the job you’re too experienced for. It seems I continually hear this complaint, “They aren’t hiring me because I’m overqualified.” One man e-mailed me about this problem: “I have a lot of incredible extracurricular professional activities, publishing expertise, project management experience, board leadership skills, etc. I have an MBA, and am a … Read More

How To

Building Your Personal Communications Plan, Part 2 William Arruda

Start spreading your personal brand message through these three communications tools. Welcome back! Last week, we learned how important it is for you to have a unique, clear message to share with people who can help you reach your goals and achieve success. To build your personal communications plan, you must first articulate what you’d … Read More

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