When is the last time you took a personality or strengths test? I remember the first one I took many moons ago when I was still in high school. It was likely the MBTI – Myers-Briggs. At that time, I thought I wanted to be a professional dancer or a teacher. Well, imagine my surprise when my MBTI results suggested bank president or hairdresser as my top two! I’m still trying to figure out the connection there – if you see it, please let me know….
Has it been awhile since you’ve looked for a new job? If so, it’s time to do some sprucing up to get ready for this journey! I know I don’t need to tell you how things have changed since the beginning of 2020, and that’s definitely caused a shift in the job market. It has become more competitive and you need to make sure that you’re putting your best foot forward, to get the interview and to make a great impression during the interview. Here are a few tips to get you on your way:
What do job hunting and dating have in common? Well, let’s see…dressing to impress, waiting for the phone to ring, making a great first impression, hours of preparation, attraction, nervousness, connection, rejection, excitement, angst – that’s just naming a few. The similarities are striking when you stop and think about it!
You wouldn’t jump into a marriage without dating the person first, right? Same thing with a job, you won’t get a job offer (proposal) without going through the interview (dating) process.
Curveballs. Life is full of them and 2020 is just one big one.
My husband was thrown a curveball last week. Out of nowhere, he suffered a detached retina. He had just been to the eye doc for an exam 2 weeks prior with nothing mentioned after the usual testing except a floater in his eye. He woke up a few days later with what appeared to be a cloud over his eye that over the next few days got larger and was impeding his vision. He finally decided to go get it checked out and was immediately sent to a surgeon for a consult. The very next day after that, he was in surgery.
Your personal brand. You might be thinking – “What’s that?, Do I have one?, Do I need one? How do I get one? and if you are, you’re not alone. Your personal brand is your overall image - what you're representing about yourself to those around you. It has impact everywhere, but specifically it has impact on your career. Let's break down the elements of a personal brand and some steps to take to develop it.
So, what is a brand?
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