Guest Post by Diane H. Craver: I’m a career coach, and it’s amazing to me how many people I run into that don’t like to talk about themselves. They think it’s bragging, or rude, or vulgar. Houston, we have a problem! If you are in a job search, wanting to move ahead at work, or trying to get clients for
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I recently flew to NYC for a filming with a hot new online learning company called Grovo.com. Their main area of focus is training people on cloud-based apps. Ok, sounds nebulous. But it’s not. Their platform helps you with Google Docs, LinkedIn, Gmail, online etiquette, blogging, wordpress even ebay. Pretty much, they’ll help you learn about anything internet related. And their
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Bold statement? If you look at your options for managing your online reputation, you wouldn’t think so. Brandyourself.com is the only free solution available to systematically reclaiming your Google search. When co-founder Peter Kistler was looking for an internship as an undergrad at Syracuse University, he watched all of his friends get hired, while he lagged behind. So he decided
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Re-blogged from TheLadders.com by William Arruda: I’ve been in the business of helping people build their brands for a decade and each year, I publish my personal branding trends for job seekers. Take a look at this year’s trends and decide which will help give you an edge and attract the attention of recruiters and hiring managers. 1. Headshots Everywhere
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Re-blogged from Mindflash.com:

In 1987, Ben Carson performed a surgery separating Siamese twins joined at the head. This was a milestone in pediatric neurosurgery, a field he is now regarded as a world-wide expert. But he almost didn’t pass his job interview, (at least according to the biographical movie, “Gifted Hands”). With someone so clearly qualified, what went wrong? Interviewer: John’s Hopkins accepts
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Sometimes, there is nothing wrong with defining who you are based on NOT being someone else. Let me explain. When I was in high school, I didn’t really stand out. Despite how hard I tried. Grew my hair long, dyed it green. Whatever it was I tried, it didn’t really work. I was still the quiet, unremarkable white kid in
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If you’re interested in getting a handle on your online reputation, this is the best tool out there. Check out this video tutorial that will walk you through how to set up an account, how to improve your hire-ability-index and set up your own blog for free in about 30 seconds. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Without getting into the specifics of how Google indexes stuff online, lets just say that having your full name as your domain pretty much guarantees that you will appear on a search for your name. Some examples are: http://dannycoxdidit.com/ http://pamelaslim.com/ http://chrisguillebeau.com/ Do a Google search on each of these people and their URL will be on the first page. Let’s
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In a video published by Pink Slip Mixers, a well known career coach said that, “A resume is a necessary evil”. Some HR folks will cringe at that statement, despite it’s truth. So I’d like to take a moment and analyze exactly why that statement is some of the best job seeking advice you could get. After all, too many
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