You can stop talking about yourself and your stuff… never!
Check out this post from Chris Brogan: You Can’t Talk About Yourself Enough, Apparently. Chris Brogan has had a big name in the blogging and social space for a while. …
Personal Branding
185 Powerful Resume Verbs
Building on last week’s post about alternatives to using the word “very,” here is a link to 185 Powerful Verbs That Will Make Your Resume Awesome. Communication is a big …
Can the Video Resume Replace the Written Resume? #hype
I recently saw a thread referring to an article where a career “expert” said that the written resume is outdated, and we all need video resumes. I know if I …
A superb, brilliant and sagacious list of ways to communicate better
I saw this on Facebook, I’m sure. It is a list of 45 ways to avoid using the word ‘very’, and it is a MUST-READ. Why is this a must-read? …
Friction and Communication in the Job Search
I’ve been working with a young graphics artist to clean up JibberJobber. We’ve been working on “cleaning up” JibberJobber for the last almost-eight years, since we went live. The problem …
Favorite Friday: The Power of Your Network To Your Company/Employer
One of my favorite concepts, which I was recently reminded of, comes from Phil801 who wrote a blog post back in 2006 titled Social Networks and Corporations. I wrote a …
Using “The Other Social Network” To Land A Job (and Become Famous In Your Circles) #Instagram
This is a story about personal branding, social networking, unsocial networking, and doing many “right things.” Inspiring? Yep. Replicatable? Perhaps… I saw this article and thought “this is going to …
Scot Herrick Links and Blog (and book)
Scott Herrick wrote I’ve Landed My Dream Job – Now What??? (part of my Now What series) I got a ping from my blog when he linked to one of my …
Sometimes what you want to say should go unsaid
I’m not very good at this, although I’ve been working on muting myself over the years. I have a group of friends who will email me and say “Um, you …
What can a poor job seeker give?
When I was in transition (the classy way of saying I was out of work) I felt like my hands were tied. The experts talked about giving to our network, …