Image via Wikipedia Just in time for Halloween comes this frightening article from Nicholas Carlson on Silicon Alley Insider: Here Come The Pro Accounts. In this article Nicholas confirms something I have long feared. The days of all free Social Media services are numbered. I am probably not alone in my fears that, like LinkedInRead more
Image via Wikipedia The other night I was reading a bedtime dinosaur book to my two "older" boys (ages 7 and 3). Looking at the vibrant illustrations in the book, my adroit 7 year old asked, "Dad, if Paleontologists learned about the dinosaurs through fossils, then how do they know what colors they were?" "GoodRead more
Joe President (not his real name) sits stiffly across from me at a Starbucks sipping a latte. He hasn’t been in this position very often. “Craig, I don’t think my current company has my best interests in mind and I want to look for a new job. I don’t really know where to start. IRead more
There is a nice article posted last week by Eric Brantner on DigitalLabz.com entitled 10 Secrets of the Best Social Media Users . It is a terrific list for businesses wanting to use the (less and less) alternative marketing conduit of Social Media. Most of it applies to individuals for promoting your personal brand asRead more
Do you remember the Atari game, Pitfall? Great game. The main character, Pitfall Harry, was constantly having to grab jungle vines, cling and swing for dear life to avoid quicksand, crocodiles, and tar pits. As anyone who does much of their work from home can attest, telecommuting can have plenty of it’s own pitfalls. FromRead more
After reading a great article by Patrick de Laive on the Next web called the ultimate personal branding wordpress theme, I started thinking about something that I wrote in response to his main question which was: "if blogging is a must in personal branding, how come there is no ultimate personal branding blogging theme forRead more
IMG_0662, originally uploaded by Fishdogs.com. We have a tradition of attending the State Fair of Texas in Dallas on opening day each year with some family friends. By far the best day to go. Next best is the Oklahoma and Texas game held during the Fair each year at the Cotton Bowl since 1929. BothRead more
Image via Wikipedia I’ll admit that I have always wanted the ability to turn invisible. Always. Probably one of my earliest wishes. I still wish this on a daily basis. Think of all the things you could see and do if nobody knew you were there! Way better than flying or super strength. But ifRead more
Image by Zach Inglis via Flickr Employer friendly online profiles should be in your bag of tricks. Is your online persona a feature rich sales tool or a barren dessert where only cactus might live? And who wants to hire a cactus? A recent CareerBuilder.com survey shows us that 22% of hiring managers are checkingRead more
I found an interesting discussion thread on TechRepublic surrounding an article by Toni Bowers called Hiring manager: Step away from the Facebook! about a job candidate who was sent a friend request for Facebook from the corporate recruiter with whom they had just interviewed. I don’t really care one way or another about the recruiter’sRead more
Your Brand In a Nutshell (Personal Branding Statement) Yahoo HotJobs’ has a nice piece by Joe Turner of JobChangeSecrets.com on Four Ways to Improve Your Resume. Number 3 is, you guessed it, your Personal Branding Statement. Joe suggests a 1 sentence description that shows how you are unique from other applicants. I would recommend addingRead more
One page or two? Functional or Historical? What is the best Brand of Resume for me? This week Jonathan Schneider, owner of The AFTERLIFE creative design firm, posed a question on LinkedIn asking what is the best format for the modern resume. There were many great answers. But the overriding opinion was that a resumeRead more
There is a recent article in the NY Times (courtesy of Yahoo) about using social networks (LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace) for job hunting. While it does a great job of discussing the networking benefits, it does not discuss optimizing your personal profiles to best promote your expertise and maximize your exposure to potential employers. TheRead more
These are some of the standard interview tips I give to job candidates prior to an interview. Of course there are endless other suggestions that can be made on a case by case basis. But this is a solid general list. Follow these tips all the way to a job offer. Be confident Ask theRead more
This is an excellent list of sites and tools you can use to promote your personal brand online, position yourself as an expert, and attract the attention of recruiters and hiring managers. By Phil Rosenberg Top 50 Web 2.0 Tools for Job seekers – Secrets of the Job Hunt NetworkRead more
What in the world does this mean? Well back in the mid 90’s I started teaching myself web design because I wanted to know more about the tools that developers and designers were using so I could better understand job requirements from my clients and better screen job candidates (I am a headhunter if youRead more
