Friday, May 29, 2020

Is This National Personal Branding Week

Is This National Personal Branding Week Maybe not but perhaps it should be. Yesterdays on-site presentation, today Im looking for personal branding blogs (yesterday I went to look for my category (see those links on the left, where I have all my posts categorized?) called Personal Branding and DOH! I didnt see it!) and on Friday Ill announce the winner of Octobers You Get It monthly award. And, the carnival entries that Ive read are laden with personal branding (and more and it is all qute personal). First thing to notice is a new category for things about personal branding (Im not going back to all the posts to recategorize yet), and another blogroll section to highlight personal branding blogs (Ill start this today). Here are a few that I came across that you might find interesting: Seth Godin is a master in his own right, and everyone knows it and links to him. Ive neglected linking to him because, well, everyone else does. But with regard to personal branding it is critical to understand marketing ideas and thoughts, and Im not sure there is a better place to get it. And, Seths posts are way shorter than mine he is a daily must read. William Arruda, the personal branding strategist lots of good juice on personal branding but it looks like hes taken the last three weeks off. I bet hell be back soon, his short posts are good stuff. In this one William talks about Do Oclock (listen to the 1:49 minute podcast, youll get it) and I agree. For me this time of the day was the sleepy time, so why not shift gears and work on your career and not your job? Heres one from Andres Perez Ortega from Spain (get your spanish dictionaries out). It is filled with cool, juicy thoughts and even if you cant read Spanish you should know that this is a hot topic internationally. Andres has a great blog with lots of content. Hola Andres! Jack Yan is a branding expert with huge international appeal. If you dig reading Seths stuff on branding you might want to peek over here and see if Jack has stuff you need to learn about. I always encourage professionals to sharpen their saw and Im seeing more stuff here from Jack than I got out of my MBA marketing class. Heres a specific post on personal branding (at the end when he talks about celebrity brands, thats you ;). HELLO my name is Scott cracks me up he wears a name badge everywhere he goes. Is that personal branding or what? I find his blog to be though-provoking and since he is living the personal branding thing figure he is a great read (he has to promote his speeches, books, etc.). Lots to learn from mr. namebadge everywhere. Jason Whitman is all about branding his blogs name is Brand Love Hate. He has a series on personal branding, and here is one post (with two links) that are great reads FOR YOU. Susan Guarneri is the Career Assessment Goddess and her blog is right on for everyone that knows they may be in a job search. Here is a specific post on personal branding, note she mentions William and Carolynn I had lunch with Carolynn a couple of weeks ago. Does that make me a little more famous? For fun here is a very short read on how to have a great personal brand with CHEESE (it is in europe hm, those funny guys). Is This National Personal Branding Week Maybe not but perhaps it should be. Yesterdays on-site presentation, today Im looking for personal branding blogs (yesterday I went to look for my category (see those links on the left, where I have all my posts categorized?) called Personal Branding and DOH! I didnt see it!) and on Friday Ill announce the winner of Octobers You Get It monthly award. And, the carnival entries that Ive read are laden with personal branding (and more and it is all qute personal). First thing to notice is a new category for things about personal branding (Im not going back to all the posts to recategorize yet), and another blogroll section to highlight personal branding blogs (Ill start this today). Here are a few that I came across that you might find interesting: Seth Godin is a master in his own right, and everyone knows it and links to him. Ive neglected linking to him because, well, everyone else does. But with regard to personal branding it is critical to understand marketing ideas and thoughts, and Im not sure there is a better place to get it. And, Seths posts are way shorter than mine he is a daily must read. William Arruda, the personal branding strategist lots of good juice on personal branding but it looks like hes taken the last three weeks off. I bet hell be back soon, his short posts are good stuff. In this one William talks about Do Oclock (listen to the 1:49 minute podcast, youll get it) and I agree. For me this time of the day was the sleepy time, so why not shift gears and work on your career and not your job? Heres one from Andres Perez Ortega from Spain (get your spanish dictionaries out). It is filled with cool, juicy thoughts and even if you cant read Spanish you should know that this is a hot topic internationally. Andres has a great blog with lots of content. Hola Andres! Jack Yan is a branding expert with huge international appeal. If you dig reading Seths stuff on branding you might want to peek over here and see if Jack has stuff you need to learn about. I always encourage professionals to sharpen their saw and Im seeing more stuff here from Jack than I got out of my MBA marketing class. Heres a specific post on personal branding (at the end when he talks about celebrity brands, thats you ;). HELLO my name is Scott cracks me up he wears a name badge everywhere he goes. Is that personal branding or what? I find his blog to be though-provoking and since he is living the personal branding thing figure he is a great read (he has to promote his speeches, books, etc.). Lots to learn from mr. namebadge everywhere. Jason Whitman is all about branding his blogs name is Brand Love Hate. He has a series on personal branding, and here is one post (with two links) that are great reads FOR YOU. Susan Guarneri is the Career Assessment Goddess and her blog is right on for everyone that knows they may be in a job search. Here is a specific post on personal branding, note she mentions William and Carolynn I had lunch with Carolynn a couple of weeks ago. Does that make me a little more famous? For fun here is a very short read on how to have a great personal brand with CHEESE (it is in europe hm, those funny guys). Is This National Personal Branding Week Maybe not but perhaps it should be. Yesterdays on-site presentation, today Im looking for personal branding blogs (yesterday I went to look for my category (see those links on the left, where I have all my posts categorized?) called Personal Branding and DOH! I didnt see it!) and on Friday Ill announce the winner of Octobers You Get It monthly award. And, the carnival entries that Ive read are laden with personal branding (and more and it is all qute personal). First thing to notice is a new category for things about personal branding (Im not going back to all the posts to recategorize yet), and another blogroll section to highlight personal branding blogs (Ill start this today). Here are a few that I came across that you might find interesting: Seth Godin is a master in his own right, and everyone knows it and links to him. Ive neglected linking to him because, well, everyone else does. But with regard to personal branding it is critical to understand marketing ideas and thoughts, and Im not sure there is a better place to get it. And, Seths posts are way shorter than mine he is a daily must read. William Arruda, the personal branding strategist lots of good juice on personal branding but it looks like hes taken the last three weeks off. I bet hell be back soon, his short posts are good stuff. In this one William talks about Do Oclock (listen to the 1:49 minute podcast, youll get it) and I agree. For me this time of the day was the sleepy time, so why not shift gears and work on your career and not your job? Heres one from Andres Perez Ortega from Spain (get your spanish dictionaries out). It is filled with cool, juicy thoughts and even if you cant read Spanish you should know that this is a hot topic internationally. Andres has a great blog with lots of content. Hola Andres! Jack Yan is a branding expert with huge international appeal. If you dig reading Seths stuff on branding you might want to peek over here and see if Jack has stuff you need to learn about. I always encourage professionals to sharpen their saw and Im seeing more stuff here from Jack than I got out of my MBA marketing class. Heres a specific post on personal branding (at the end when he talks about celebrity brands, thats you ;). HELLO my name is Scott cracks me up he wears a name badge everywhere he goes. Is that personal branding or what? I find his blog to be though-provoking and since he is living the personal branding thing figure he is a great read (he has to promote his speeches, books, etc.). Lots to learn from mr. namebadge everywhere. Jason Whitman is all about branding his blogs name is Brand Love Hate. He has a series on personal branding, and here is one post (with two links) that are great reads FOR YOU. Susan Guarneri is the Career Assessment Goddess and her blog is right on for everyone that knows they may be in a job search. Here is a specific post on personal branding, note she mentions William and Carolynn I had lunch with Carolynn a couple of weeks ago. Does that make me a little more famous? For fun here is a very short read on how to have a great personal brand with CHEESE (it is in europe hm, those funny guys).

Monday, May 25, 2020

Common Office Design Mistakes to Avoid - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Common Office Design Mistakes to Avoid - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Most business owners don’t invest enough time and budget for their office designs. However, office design plays an important role in your employees’ productivity in addition to your brand image. A badly designed office may create a negative atmosphere killing creativity, collaboration, and employee morale. It also affects your brand image in the eyes of your clients. Therefore, you need to watch out for the below mistakes and avoid them or redesign your office accordingly. Poor Lighting: The best lighting is, of course, natural lighting which is lighting by the sun. However, if it is not possible for your office to use natural lighting, then, try to use soft lighting. Don’t go for bright LED lighting because too much brightness causes headaches and anxiety. Try to use yellow or orange lighting in your office. Don’t forget that lighting affects productivity. Therefore, never go for cheap lighting and never rely on just one type of lighting. Do your best to make your office look elegant, soft and warm. Poor Storage: Having poor storage area in the office is very risky because you may lose important documents or have to throw away some documents that you may need in the future in case of an audit. Also, you don’t want your important documents to get mixed up with unimportant ones. Thus, the best solution is to have a separate room for storage with full of different kinds of closets or if you have limited space in your office, you can put several closets to the remaining empty spaces. Poor Acoustics: Especially for open offices, paying attention to acoustics is very important because no one can be productive in a noisy office. Therefore, it is very important to use acoustic materials in walls to reduce noise levels. However, making it too quiet is also not recommended for an office because it would be like a library and this won’t be very comfortable for the employees. The noise level should be in between for employees to be productive. Poor Reception Area: This is where your visitors will get the first impression of your office. If you care about your business, then, care about the reception area and make it welcoming and professional. Also, make sure it is spacious and in your visitor’s immediate vision so they don’t need to look for the entrance of your office. Never use this area as storage where employees put their unwanted reports and files. This will look very unprofessional.

Friday, May 22, 2020

5+ Best Account Manager Interview Questions Answers - Algrim.co

5+ Best Account Manager Interview Questions Answers - Algrim.co We’ve compiled the absolute best account manager interview questions and answers to help you with future interviews. Account managers are constantly in high demand. As an account manager, you have the ability to work within a wide variety of industries. You can work in the creative services industry, advertising, marketing, and most environments you can think of that might be in the digital space. Account managers serve a very important role in communication, execution, planning, and follow-through for client or customer needs. Primarily, the follow-through is the most important part. Because as other team members may have to move onto focusing on other clients, you are tied specifically to one client. That is the reason why the title is called account manager versus accounts manager. Account manager interview questions & answers 1. What is the primary role of an account manager? The role of the account manager is to service primary clients needs. All the way from the strategic, planning, execution and communication stages of interacting with a client that relates to our primary service or product. 2. How often should you communicate with a client? Frequent communication is good. As a guideline I like to have bi-weekly’s and quarterly discussions with our client. These discussions will all have different styles of communication and questioning in them to gather the most information we can to do a the best possible job we can. 3. What should you do if your client is unhappy? If a client is unhappy we need to understand what exactly is causing their unhappiness. Speaking with them, learning what we can do better and fixing it quickly is truly the way to go. 4. How can you make your client even happier than they are today? Small things go a really long way. For example, going above and beyond by sending clients quarterly gifts like bottles of wine or books is a great way to build wonderful professional relationships and continue to make our clients happy. 5. What other team members would be apart of your team? It may vary depending on the industry but generally speaking we would have a manager, a creative director, someone from our leadership team and potentially another account manager. This mixture of the team will vary depending on what type of product or service we are offering to that customer. But primarily, we’ll set up a small team for the client that can execute their needs efficiently. Additional Account Manager Resources Account Manager Job Description Sample Account Manager Cover Letter Sample Related Hiring Resources Account Manager Resume Example Account Manager Job Description Sample Account Manager Cover Letter Sample

Monday, May 18, 2020

Top 4 Tips for Choosing Fitness Accessories and Equipment

Top 4 Tips for Choosing Fitness Accessories and Equipment Whether you are just getting back into the habit of working out or never stopped, there is always time to think about new accessories and equipment. Choosing the right accessories does require keeping a few basics in mind. When you decide the time has come to add something to your home gym, follow these tips and you are more likely to end up with something that does more than gather dust. Realistic for Your Fitness Level All the enthusiasm in the world will not allow you magically perform the same workout as someone who is more advanced in their weight training. Remember you are not in competition with anyone. The whole reason you work out or are beginning to work out again is for your own well-being. With that in mind, focus your attention on fitness accessories that are in line with your current physical condition. If that means starting with smaller free weights and resistance equipment that can be set for lower amounts, so be it. By starting with something that is challenging but not out of your league, it’s easier to build your endurance and stamina. Before long, you will be ready for more accessories and equipment that present a greater challenge. Enhances Safety Safety is always important with workouts. Since you exercise mainly at home, it pays to invest in equipment and accessories you can use even if there is no one else around. There are plenty of machines and other equipment with safety releases and other features that ensure you can use them even if there is no one around to help when you get a leg cramp or are having a little too much trouble completing that last repetition. Makes Workouts Fun Working out is not intended to be drudgery. Ideally, it’s a way for you to enjoy a higher standard of physical health, unwind after the stress of the day, and in general feel better. Always include some accessories that make your workouts fun. If you enjoy chin-ups, invest in a bar that fits easily over a door. Include some yoga or jump rope for awhile. Keep it fun and interesting, and there is less chance of becoming disenchanted with your fitness routine. Instead, you will look forward to working out several times a week. Affordable Choices Like many of your choices in life, money must also be one of the considerations before you buy any fitness accessories or equipment. Its fine if you cant get everything you want right this minute. Prioritize your list of wants and search the fitness store for the items at the top of that list. Get something this month, then something else next month. By the time six months elapse, you’ll have a home gym that’s got plenty for you to enjoy. Decide what you need and do a little shopping today. Once that new accessory arrives, put it to good use. It won’t take long to figure out several ways to use it and start enjoying all the benefits.

Monday, May 11, 2020

Job Search Tips and Resources For The Modern Job Seeker

Job Search Tips and Resources For The Modern Job Seeker What does a job search look like today versus 20, 10 or even 5 yrs ago? For some of the clients I work with, its been a while since they interviewed. This episode offers a great refresher for anyone conducting a job search.My guest is Mac Prichard the founder and publisher of Macs List, an online platform that connects talented professionals with meaningful, local work opportunities. Founded in Portland, Oregon in 2001, Macs List serves job seekers and employers with a job board as well as courses, books, events, and other resources that bring people together to find better jobs and happier careers.Bring your job search into the 21st century. Mac and I discuss the modern job search: whats changed, whats the same, new trends, the latest tools, and creative ways job seekers are getting noticed. Resources mentioned in this episode:Dont Take This Job (article)You Are Worth It (article)Macs ListMacs Find Your Dream Job podcast How to Write a 21st Century Resume?Invitation from Mac to free webinar about how to hack the hidden job market Article Mac mentioned about how to find anyones email address Top Career Podcasts Guide for 2019Check out this episode!

Friday, May 8, 2020

Format For Teachers - How to Find the Right Format to Use When Writing a Resume

Format For Teachers - How to Find the Right Format to Use When Writing a ResumeMost teachers need a resume writing for teachers format for them to be able to show the company what they can do. It is not uncommon for teachers to be very good at doing this in some capacities. But there are many things that can happen which may make it difficult for a teacher to have the chance to do the format on their own. They can be placed in stressful situations where they are asked to write this on their own and they cannot do so.Sometimes the time frame of where the employer has their head down and working hard for a short period of time will change the pace of the rest of the day. They will not get to take a moment for themselves to be able to find something out and make them aware of the important aspects of the education that they can give to students. They may be asked to do things in a manner that they have not done before. It could be something that they are not even familiar with.An exampl e of this could be when the teacher is asked to work as part of a project for a few days during which they are told what to do and how to do it. They may be asked to come up with a way of how to make certain portions of the building be closed off so that there will be a better way of keeping an eye on what is going on within the building. It might be a teacher who is asked to be involved in the curriculum development for a child or a student. This will be a major portion of the work and the job requirements.The teacher will have to be able to teach the other teachers or other members of the school staff what they are looking for in regards to the curriculum. A lot of the work will be about teaching other people how to do it. This will be a major portion of the schedule that a teacher is given. It will be something that is very much needed.The opportunity to make use of their valuable teaching time can be threatened if they do not know what to do. They can be asked to focus on someth ing that they are not even familiar with. It can be a lot harder for them to figure out the proper format than it would be for someone who knows how to create the format on their own. It might take them a while to get it right because they are not familiar with the process.There is a common misconception about being placed in an awkward situation where they need to do it themselves. But this is not the case. In fact, this is a fairly normal situation where the employer has not worked for quite some time and is not able to finish all of the projects that they need to finish within a short period of time. This is why they might ask for help from the teacher.They will not have anyone else to turn to for help. But they will have the person who they think would be able to do the job in their absence. They will have no problem telling the teacher what to do. They will make the important decisions in the process of finding a format for a teacher resume.Format for teachers is one that must be done the way that is expected of them. There will be more than one person involved in this. Each person will be asked to help with the job of creating the form. This will only work when all the participants are working together as a team.