Feeling stuck in your career? On one hand you want to move into a more inspiring job, but on the other hand you’re afraid of losing your salary, or worse yet, that your new dream job turns out to be unstable and you find yourself suddenly unemployed? Whether you’re a marketing guru in the high tech industry or a...
Personal Branding is a hot topic these days, and I have 5 ways you can create a powerful personal brand and leverage it to get into the career you really want… Step #1. Understand your value. Having a powerful personal brand means that you consistently deliver what you say you’re going to deliver. In other...
What thought have you given to promoting yourself to career influencers outside your work environment? These are the people in the medium and big rings of your sphere of influence who can potentially help you move into a different role, company or industry. Here are 5 great ideas for promoting yourself outside an organization. Get...
In a my Developing Your Personal Marketing Plan blog post I briefly discussed the two tracks of your personal marketing plan. Now, I will give you 7 ideas for promoting yourself within your current organization. Write regular project reports and status updates. Use project updates, status reports, memos and emails to convey your message. Spend...
How do you deliver your message to your personal network? In other words, how do you promote your value and accomplishments without overtly bragging and selling yourself in a cheesy, I’m-the-best-thing-since-the-invention-of-cheese-fries kind of way? Just like successful businesses have marketing plans, you need to develop a personal marketing plan. Your personal marketing plan should include...
Forming strong strategic partnerships with career influencers in four key categories can help strengthen your credibility and elevate your personal brand. Those who can evangelize your talents and accomplishments to others. They are your personal public relations representatives who give you visibility and exposure to other career influencers. They spread the good word about your...
PARADE Update: You Got The Interview! Now What? One hour after Meghan sent her hot-off-the-press professionally updated resume to a hiring manager, he called to see if she could come in for an interview the next day! Interviewing is intimidating, nerve wracking, and can make you feel like you’re two beats away from a heart...
Prefer to listen to the podcast version of this post? Powered by Podbean.com You can also subscribe to our Career Coaching 360 podcast RSS feed. Career Coaching 360 podcasts are also available on iTunes. What is your personal brand saying to others? Getting bigger promotions, better clients, and a richer career depends largely on how...
The number one frustration among my coaching clients is that they are ready to move up to bigger clients, projects, or a promotion, yet are not being given the chance. If that is how you are feeling, then I’ll tell you the same thing I tell my clients: It is up to YOU to prove...
Everything you do and say sends messages to your manager, senior managers, clients, peers, and subordinates. Your words, actions, presentations, reports, work deliverables, and professional accomplishments shape the perceptions others have about you and the value you provide. You were hired, or promoted, to perform a very specific job function. You were hired over the...
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