Alexandra Levits Water Cooler Wisdom Do You Have One of Those Time-Waster Personalities

Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom Do You Have One of Those Time-Waster Personalities When I met Dana Brownlee, the founder of corporate training company Professionalism Matters, we got to talking about time wasting habits. It turns out that certain types of people are actually prone to ineffective time management. Being the productivity nut that I am,I naturally probed a bit deeper on this one and asked Brownlee to describe her four personality types, and how to stop struggling if you have one of them. The Fire Extinguisher This person has no real plan for their career or even the day ahead. All she can do is focus on the latest fire or the most recent request in front of them, with no organized system to manage all of her tasks. Brownlee says this time bomb approach explodes when something really important falls through the cracks. The Checklist Checker This personality is more focused on checking off items on his “to do list” than the real accomplishment of important items. Focusing too much on small tasks rather than the critical (and yes, daunting) ones is a dangerous approach because it gives the false illusion of achievement. The Manic Multi-Tasker This personality is convinced that one has to do 2-3 things at a time to be efficient. This person often can’t distinguish what can be multitasked versus what can’t. This can set her up for negative consequences (e.g. quality lapses, errors) that result from lack of attention and concentration. For more where this came from, check out the QuickBase Fast Track blog.

8 Ways To Brand Yourself As A SME - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

8 Ways To Brand Yourself As A SME - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career (even if youre a Generalist) As I discussed in earlier articles, branding yourself as a generalist doesnt work in todays search driven market of job shortages and mass competition. Todays employers dont even hire generalists for jobs requiring a generalist. Employers hire subject matter expertise first, then choose the subject matter expert who also has the best ability to adapt to new situations (discovered during the interview). So what should you do if youre a generalist? If your career consists of wearing many hats, you run into special job search problems today. Fortunately there are a number of ways to brand yourself as a subject matter expert, even if youre a generalist. Heres 8 ways to brand yourself as a SME: Self-perception: Part of it just comes down to your own self-perception. If you perceive yourself as a generalist, it will be difficult to convince a hiring manager of your subject matter expertise. Choose a few of the things you do better than anyone else, assuming they are marketable (Im not sure there are many jobs that demand expertise in burping the alphabet), these are your subject matter expertises. Focus: You dont have to explain every moment you were at work your resume isnt a time card. Instead, focus on the specific things included in your work that relate to your subject matter expertise. You can include the hundreds of other things you did at points of your resume that get less reader attention. Selectivity: Choose 2-3 subject matter expertises, not 10+. Not even The Most Interesting Man In The World is an expert at 10 different things. He was an SME of just a few things at a time over a very long time (He once ran a marathon because it was on his way home). Stay thirsty, my friends Selectivity, part 2: Consider leaving items off your resume that dont support the subject matter expertise you chose. So if youre a subject matter expert in call centers, do you think it will help your branding by including the details of your first job out of college, selling copiers door-to-door? Listing the position makes sense, but listing the details shows that you put similar emphasis on that first job as your most recent job, 20 years later and 4 management levels higher. It just doesnt make sense, yet many job seekers just dont know a better way. Emphasis: Emphasize the specific achievements that support your subject matter expertise. De-emphasize (or leave off completely) the other tasks involved with your job that dont relate to the SME youre focusing on. Recency: Choose a subject matter expertise thats reasonably recent. This doesnt mean that it has to be your most recent job, but youll have a tough time convincing anyone that youre an expert in something you did 20 years ago. Employers realize that someone who is doing the same job right now will remember far more, will be up to date, and probably wont require any training or ramp up time. If youre trying to sell experience you had 20 years ago, you will need to get current on the job function/industry and probably require re-training and ramp-up time making you a poor choice from an employers point of view. For example, Im a CPA, but you wouldnt want me to do your taxes I havent done taxes since the 80s. Resume Real Estate: If you want to emphasize something further back than your most recent job, youll want to use your resumes real estate to help draw attention to the experience you want the reader to focus on and draw attention away from less relevant experience. Readers will naturally give more attention to the largest chunks of your resume. This means to expand the footprint of your most relevant experience, while shrinking the footprint of your less relevant experience. Most candidates dont write their resumes this way, giving the largest amount of real estate to recent work, whether relevant to the reader or not. Consistency: Make sure that the branding you choose for your resume is consistent with the branding you choose for your social media profiles. This means that if youre a subject matter expert in tiddlywinks on your resume, you dont want to brand yourself as a generalist or as a ping pong subject matter expert on Social Media. Over 90% of employers check social media profiles prior to making an offer and one of the main things they are looking for is consistency. You arent forced into a brand you create it. So why feel like youre forced into branding yourself as a subject matter expert when you can select a portion of your overall experience to use as your brand? Its all in how you choose to present yourself. Author: Phil Rosenberg is President of http://www.reCareered.com, a leading job search information website and career coaching service. Phil also runs the Career Central group, one of Linkedin’s largest groups for job seekers and has built one of the 20 largest personal networks on Linkedin globally. An active blogger about social media, career advice and job search information, Phil’s articles have been published by The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, CNN, CBS, AOL, FastCompany, CIO, ZDnet, The Examiner, and leading job/career/recruiting publications and sites. Check out one of Phil’s complimentary job search webinars at http://ResumeWebinar.com .

A Cowboys Personal Branding - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

A Cowboy’s Personal Branding - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career In business (and in Washington D.C.), too often a courageous-think-and-act-outside-of-the-box individual is pejoratively labeled a cowboy. As if being a cowboy is a bad thing! Whoa! Thats exactly what I want on my team. Why? Because I know cowboys real cowboys. They are about inspiration not regulation. They dont worry about rules but rather principles, values, and character. Cowards are not tolerated among them. Courage isnt about bull-riding, its about speaking up and saying what needs to be said when others are afraid to; taking action when others wont. They cowboy-up when things get tough, and they dont quit on you. They keep their promises and dont dodge and spin or whine. With a happy soul and maybe a grin, they speak directly and purposefully and they mean what little they say. They dont much go for windbags. James Owen wrote the book Cowboy Ethics (Stoecklein Publishing). Its what he, a Wall Streeter, felt his peers could learn from the Code of the West: The West is a place where the fence is always tight but the gate is always open to friends and neighbors. It is a place where a man can make tough decisions without looking over his shoulder or worrying what someone else will think. A cowboy gets his strength from knowing what is right and what is wrong and being true to his beliefs. That is the essence of the Code of the West and the true cowboy way. And then theres the line from The Shootist, John Waynes last film, I wont be wronged, I wont be insulted, and I wont be laid a hand on. I dont do these things to other people and I require the same from them. Thats why I like cowboys (and married one).

4 Ways to Earn Revenue From Blogging - Classy Career Girl

4 Ways to Earn Revenue From Blogging Welcome to CCGTV! This is a weekly video show where I answer your questions! Every week, I’ll be answering YOUR questions and I am super excited!!  If you have a question you would like me to answer on a future episode of CCGTV, leave a comment below or email me at anna@classycareergirl.com. Question: “How Can I Begin To Earn Revenue From My Blog” â€" Jia 4 Ways to Earn Revenue From Blogging Theres a lot of misconception about blogging and whether you can make an income from it and how long it will actually take. It takes a long time and you cant just plan to earn you money the next month. Instead, you have to be very strategic. There are a lot of ways to make money on your blog. But, to get enough money to quit your day job from your blog income is going to take a lot of work. Are you ready to put a ton of work into your blog? Im talking mornings, weeekends and nights? Thats what I did. And I am not talking about studying and learning. I am talking about actually taking action. Thats the ground rule. You  have to work really hard to make an income from your blog. If you are ready to work hard, keep on reading. Here are four ways you can make an income from your blog. I have made income doing each of these, so Ill give you my behind the scenes and also share with you my #1 suggestion at the end. 1.  Sponsored Posts If you have a lot of traffic, other people will offer to pay you to link to their site in a blog post. Companies will come to you and pay you to write reviews, hold contests or write sponsored content. Just remember you have to have a lot of traffic for this to happen. This was the first way  I made money through blogging. A company emailed me out of the blue and asked if I could write a post with their link in it. The content had to match the content I was already writing and I enforced rules and full disclosure so readers knew that it was a sponsored piece of content. Nowadays, this is also being done throughout social media, especially Instagram if you have enough followers and engagement. 2. Banner Advertising Companies will also pay you to advertise their image on your sidebar or underneath their posts. Of course, its great if they can pay you by month  for this type of advertisement but you have to make sure it doesnt take away from the quality of your site. You dont want people clicking away from your site and this is what happens when you put banner advertising on your site. An easy way to get started with this is by using Google Adsense. Be prepared to only make pennies in the beginning though. I cant emphasize how much traffic you need. Building your audience needs to be the #1 priority if banner advertising is going to be your main business model. 3. Affiliate Marketing You can also promote other peoples products on your website. One of the products we are affiliates for is Leadpages.net because we I recommend it to build an email list in our Corporate Rescue Plan program. Any time anyone purchases it through my link, I automatically get a commission for it.  I am up front about this and when they purchase it, they know that I get a commission to use my affiliate. You can write a review on your blog and you can include an affiliate link but you have to be honest. I hardly ever promote other peoples products because I have to be a raving fan. It has to be something I would be recommending no matter what. I am not going to go out of my way to do something special to promote someone elses product. You also have to have a lot of traffic to really make this worth it (notice a theme here yet)? 4. Sell Your Own Product or Service This is the #1 way that I recommend that you earn an income from blogging.  Creating your own programs or products  puts YOU in control. You dont have to worry about someone else failing to meet a clients expectations with affiliate marketing and you dont have to worry about an advertiser deciding not to work with you again next month. We have so much stuff in our heads waiting to come out!  Get it out and make an offer rather than waiting for other business owners and advertisers to support you. I want to be in control as a business owner. I dont want to rely on someone else to pay me next month. I am not reliant on someone elses funding to put food on the table and pay me bills. You can do this by creating your own course, membership site or service. You can provide consulting. You can create a product like a book or a piece of clothing. What happens is that as you start to write your blog, youll build a relationship with your readers. They will get to know you really well and read every post. They will start trusting you and just cant get enough of your content! They are excited for your journey they have taken with you and when you come out with your product or service, they will bemore likely to purchase it and that is the real way you can earn a living through having a blog while being 100% in control. [RELATED: How to Create Your First Sales Funnel]

Teen Resume Examples That Appeal to Their Audience

Teen Resume Examples That Appeal to Their AudienceWhen it comes to applying for jobs, employers are often quick to consider the information contained in a teen resume, as it can sometimes appear quite generic. However, if done correctly, a teen resume can reflect all of the relevant information about your interests and experiences without putting you down as being of low intelligence or lacking ambition. Here are some tips on using resume examples that appeal to teens:Work Experience - More than likely you have worked in many different types of positions during your teens. Most employers appreciate this and will be more willing to consider you if they find out that you have actually done this before. Of course, there are many other ways to showcase work experience - including letters of recommendation from previous employers and high school classmates - but most teenagers prefer to showcase these instead of writing about anything else that might distract the employer.Personal Informa tion - It is never a good idea to include a lot of personal information on a resume, but this information does need to be given its own place on a job application. If you feel like writing about how much you love your dog, make sure to put it on your application or in your personal reference page. On the other hand, if you are looking for a job in accounting, include information such as this: 'Because I was good at math when I was in school'.Skills - Some people think that being able to write is only useful if you are applying for a technical position. While some technical jobs have specific writing requirements, those that require a good understanding of what a position entails are ideal. For example, an accountant is much more likely to be hired if they are well-read and can express themselves easily to others. Make sure to mention these things when applying for jobs with these types of positions.To Get Your Point Across - In order to be an effective and convincing teen candidate, you must demonstrate that you are not just copying others, but giving them your best work ethic and dedication to your craft. This means that you must actually be working hard enough to display your talents to everyone. Consider putting a photograph of yourself, preferably with your best haircut or dress and make sure to look your best. Don't be afraid to display your artistic talents by going to art classes and showing your drawing abilities.Language Skills - Even though you may have good spelling and grammar skills, it is easy to forget how to use the language correctly when you are being evaluated by an employer. Therefore, take the time to write samples of articles in English, as well as an essay using your native language. Of course, you can also practice the English language outside of work, using English as a second language.Success Story - Everyone has a passion, and they should be willing to share this passion with everyone when applying for jobs. Show your interviewer how you overcame a difficult situation by sharing an experience that shows that you will be a success in life.One final note on using resume examples that are appropriate for teens: Many people find that writing good examples in their teen's native language is far easier than writing in their own. While employers might be less likely to hire someone who writes in their native language, it is still much easier to write for teenagers in their own language than for their parents, grandparents, and siblings. Try to think outside of the box and try to highlight skills that teens can utilize in their job search.

Is Your Personal Brand Fake

Is Your Personal Brand Fake I recently came across a video called Sh*t New Yorkers Say. The video is a funny account of what its like to live in New York City. It touches on all that is magical and all that is annoying about this city in less than 3 minutes. Its accuracy is uncanny and as a native New Yorker Ive undoubtedly uttered at least 90% of the same things about this city during my time here. But I think the beauty of the video is that it depicts New York City life in a transparent and authentic way. Its a city that attracts and repels its inhabitants at the same time. The feeling you get living in New York City is not black or white. Its gray. And to me, anything that appears only black or white is not authentic. There must be gray in order for it to be real.Many of my clients come to me for advice on how to build and integrate a personal brand and an online persona into their job search strategy. Most want a LinkedIn profile and few consider Facebook an integral part of their online brand. If anything, they shy away from incorporating Facebook into their search strategy because they fear doing so will pull back the curtain on who they really are rather than keep the spotlight shining on who they would like to be perceived as. They want black and white, but not gray. But black and white is boring, one-dimensional and not believable. Just like many of the LinkedIn profile headlines I readVisionary CEODynamic Marketing Executive, Results-Oriented Operations ManagerReally? What does that mean? How does that help me get to know you as a professional I can trust? It doesnt. This approach to online branding reminds me of a blog post a colleague recently shared titled R.I.P. Personal Branding that suggests that personal branding has evolved into no more than being fake. And no one wants to do business or be friends with someone who appears fake.People who friend me on Facebook see the gray. Sure, they get job search advice, links to great articles and resources, and motivating success st ories about my clients and all of this helps build their confidence in me as a professional.   But they also see what types of things I am interested in and they get a feel for who I am as a New Yorker, a mother, a daughter, a friend. And if they dig deeper they will figure out that I love dark chocolate,   running in Central Park, and high heeled shoes. They get the panoramic view of me rather than just the professional headline. People want to hire people that they relate to and connect with. And you cant do that successfully by simply stating you are a visionary leader.Whether you decide to use LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, or a combination of these and other social media platforms, remember to keep it real. Showing a bit of the gray is good for your brand.

How to get more job offers (video) - Margaret Buj - Interview Coach

How to get more job offers (video) In todays job market, you have to be crystal clear on what value you provide, confident you will provide it, and passionate you want to do it! In my video blog this week, I will show you how to get more job offers by setting yourself apart with a powerful personal brand And finally Great companies are ALWAYS looking to hire great talent and that means you! So, if youre serious about getting into a new career, then follow these three tips, power up your confidence, and believe in yourself! Youll significantly increase your chances of getting hired, decrease the time it takes, and be much more likely to transition into a new career that inspires you! If youve not seen my Youre HIRED video course yet, you can download it for free at http://www.YouAreHiredVideoCourse.com   You will learn how recruiters read CVs, how to interview successfully and how to negotiate your best salary yet! ____________________________________________________________ Are You STUCK In Your Career? To get my help in helping you get a new job or progress in your career, email me on  margaret@interview-coach.co.uk to schedule your 15-minutes Get Help Now Free Strategy call. I am allocating a limited number of spots each month to helping others reach their career goals faster. Email me now and get your appointment for a free strategy session.