10 Ways to Incorporate Media Accolades Into Your Brand - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

10 Ways to Incorporate Media Accolades Into Your Brand - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career How should professionals whove been featured on a media list, such as Forbes 30 Under 30, use the recognition as part of their online brand? Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC)  is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most successful young entrepreneurs.  YEC  members represent nearly every industry, generate billions of dollars in revenue each year and have created tens of thousands of jobs. Learn more at  yec.co. 1. Place It Selectively and Strategically in a Few Places A mention on a media list, such as Forbes 30 Under 30, should be worked into places like email signatures, brief bios and character profiles. Its important to strategically place your mention. Seeing the accolade once or twice will create positive feelings in the viewer, and theyll find it impressive. If they see it on every page of your site, you may only look self-important.  Brandon Stapper,  Nonstop Signs 2.  Explain Why Its Important While its important in the business world to make known any big accolade as a way of standing out from the crowd and instilling buyer confidence, its also equally essential to attach meaning to it. This might entail posting a video interview on your site where youre asked  what the accomplishment personally meant to you and what you had to overcome to get there.  Dalia MacPhee,  DALIA MACPHEE 3. Include It in Your Guest Article Bios My company relies heavily on written content such as guest posts to generate interest and sales. Because of that, I think the best way to implement an accolade is to mention it in every short blurb or description for any guest posts or written articles. This will immediately demonstrate credibility and recognition, adding weight to the content.  Bryce Welker,  Accounting Institute for Success 4. Share It on Social Media Anytime I receive an award or recognition, I keep posting it on Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, Medium and my own website. I make the post continuously for several weeks to generate traction. This really helps me attract clients or generate leads from my network.  Piyush Jain,  Simpalm 5.    Display Clickable Media Logos Being featured on a media list will help you gain instant authority on what you do and leverage it to fuel your business. Be vocal, and brag about your achievement in your  LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram  profiles. You would also want to leverage the logos of the entity that gave you the recognition and link the logos to the article or media release to gain trust.  Fred Lam,  iPro Management Group Corp. 6. Display Them on Your Homepage Placing media logos on your homepage is a great form of social proof, which can help you get more sales. Youll often find sites that do this will make the logos a lighter color so they dont detract from your products marketing materials but enhance it.  Syed Balkhi,  WPBeginner 7. Follow the Brands Guidelines The brands that give these awards want the publicity as much as you do â€" and they often provide guidelines for using their logo, writing press releases and spreading the word. So take their free advice, and check those boxes first.  Sam Saxton,  Paragon Stairs 8. Create a Press Page As you start receiving more and more accolades for your business, youll want to create a dedicated pressroom. From there, you can link out to all press youve received as well as create a press kit for new publishers.  Jared Atchison,  WPForms 9. Mention Accolades in Your Sales Materials Adding the media logos to your sales materials can be a great way to instill trust in your company. You can add them to things such as brochures, sales decks and, of course, your website. This will help customers feel more comfortable purchasing from you compared to someone who hasnt been vetted by the media.  Chris Christoff,  MonsterInsights 10. Dont Overdo It Mentions such as Forbes 30 Under 30 are important social-proof tools that drive conversions on your website and help you appear as an authority figure. The more reputable the source, the better. However, I caution those who plan to blast it anywhere and everywhere. You may come off as holier-than-thou.  Zachary Burkes,  Predictable Profits

The Freelance Life Where Passion Meets Reality - CareerMetis.com

The Freelance Life â€" Where Passion Meets Reality We’ve all seen them. Those pictures of people on a beach with their laptops, soaking up the sun while they earn money as freelancers. It all looks so appealing. Personally, I’ve tried it, and between the blaring sun, the breeze, and the sand, very little can really get done. Freelance work on the beach doesn’t really work. Freelance work by the beach just might.Why People Become FreelancersPeople become freelancers because they have passion. They have an area of expertise that they love, and they want to use that expertise to carve out a career â€" doing what they love.evalPeople also become freelancers for all of the other reasons we have read about â€" freedom of work life and scheduling; flexibility of work hours; complete choice in type of work and who to work for, and so on.These motivators push an ever-increasing number of people, especially millennials, into freelancing.In fact, here are a few statistics:Almost 40% of millennials are freelancers80% of millennials employe d in the traditional workforce state they would quit their jobs if they could freelanceBy 2020, 40% of the entire workforce will be freelancersClearly, this new economy and the technology revolution has spawned an entirely new viewpoint of how people work.Understanding the RealityAll of the passion you may have for freelancing has to be tempered with the reality of actually making a living this way. Here are some “realities” that you must understand before you make this plunge.1. You are an Entrepreneur NowevalYou are in business for yourself, and there are a lot of tasks involved other than just practicing your expertise, whether that is as a designer, writer, business consultant, artist, musician, or any other niche.You have to look at yourself as a business product that must be sold.2. You must build a personal brand, just like any business must.evalThis means you get a website, a blog, and get yourself established on social media. It means that you develop connections and wr ite articles and submit them to other blogs. It means you get a LinkedIn profile and join discussion groups.3. You may need to spend some money on advertisingThere are plenty of places to spend some advertising dollars, and developing a strategy to spend them smartly. This will take some research on your part.4. You Must Develop a list of potential clientsStart locally, even though your freelancing may ultimately take you much further geographically. Develop strategies to make contact with potential clients. Use family, friends and colleagues to make introductions.eval5. You Need an Elevator PitchThis is a 30-second introduction that is creative and speaks to directly to the value you bring to others through your freelancing.evalDon’t just say, for example, “I am a freelance website designer.” Instead say, “I help clients promote their products and services by creating amazing and unique websites that visitors love to come to…” Here, you have explained the value that you bring to the table.If you are a freelance translator, you might craft an elevator pitch something like, “I make sure that clients get everything they need translated from English to French or Spanish, including their websites, their product catalogues, even legal documents. I have worked for top translation agencies Here’s my card.”6. You are also a business owner â€" you have to run that businessA small business owner has to spend time on those business operations. You will need to handle budgeting and finance, invoicing and tracking expenses, keeping records for taxes; you will need to either create marketing materials and great content or contract with others who can.You will be in charge of phone calls, scheduling meetings, responding to clients as quickly as possible, meeting deadlines, handling crises, and, most important, keeping yourself organized.7. You have to accept long hoursNothing happens until you get that first client. It’s easy to get discouraged and lose y our enthusiasm, and the hours may be long and hard. These hours will cut into social and family time, and it’s easy to lose the balance you should have. At least one day a week must be set aside for you â€" your personal life, whatever that may be. You cannot keep your enthusiasm otherwise.8. You must develop strategies to retain clients long-termChasing new clients takes a lot of time and expense. Of course, your business grows by acquiring new clients. But every client you can keep long-term is one less you must chase Passion keeps you enthusiastic; addressing the realities keeps you grounded. Make sure you have the right balance of the two.

Getting in the Flow Of Confidence

Getting in the Flow Of Confidence Hi. It’s May Busch and welcome to sunny Arizona. I’m here at Arizona State University where I am an Executive in Residence and Senior Advisor to the office of the President, and I’m also Professor of Practice at W.P. Carey School of Business, the business school at ASU. Today’s topic is about confidence. This is such an important feeling that we want to have, isn’t it? All the coaching work that I do, I find that often, if not always, comes down to confidence and to some extent gaining clarity but really confidence is at the core of what is going to turbo charge us on our trajectory. It’s also something that, if it’s lacking, can hold us back. So it’s worth spending a little time on this. I would just say that there are various aspects of confidence that I think are worth covering today. First is feeling confident, being confident. Second is about displaying confidence. And then third, my favorite, is about giving other people confidence. So, let’s take each of those in turn. Feeling confident In some ways, that is the Holy Grail for so many of us. And feeling confident though, I just want to say, is not binary in my book. It’s not either/or, you either have it or you don’t. No, confidence, feeling confident is on a spectrum. There’s a spectrum of confidence. This reminds me of taking that statistics course so many years ago, and please don’t ask me any more beyond this because this is all I’m going to remember, but I remember clearly talking about the degrees of confidence and I loved that idea. The same holds true for confidence in our lives. Another way to think about it is the Eskimos seem to have over 100 ways to say the word ‘snow’, or at least that’s what I’ve been told. And so it’s not snow or no snow, it’s lots of different degrees of snow. The same thing with our confidence. And within the spectrum of confidence, I will just highlight two pieces. First is, it’s important to have enough confidence for the thing that you’re doing. And it’s possible to have too much confidence, to be over confident, just as it is possible to be under confident. So, having enough confidence for the task at hand is what you want to focus on. I think of it like looking at the battery life you have left on your phone or your laptop. You just need to look at that and see, “Do I have enough battery life left?” i.e. confidence for the thing I want to do, whether it’s a conference call at the office or timing yourself at the gym, whatever it might be. The other aspect is, what type of confidence do you need? One is very situation specific. So for example, I might be going to a meeting with other people and they might say, “May, you are the expert responsible for knowing everything in tab J, so when it comes to tab J, you’re on, and I need to be confident about tab J, so that’s very specific. Fine. Another kind of confidence is about something more holistic. For example, in that same meeting analogy, that would be like saying, “Okay, I may not be the expert in tabs A through J but I do have the complete confidence that walking into that room, I can handle whatever comes my way.” So that’s a different kind of confidence. I will just say that earlier in my career, that first kind of confidence was really key and as I became more senior, it became that second kind of confidence that I could handle it, even if it meant… if challenged on something that I might have to say, “That’s a really good question. Let me come back to you after doing some research”, but I can do that with confidence. Right, so that’s about feeling and being confident.   The second piece Displaying confidence This one is interesting because we all know that sometimes we can feel confident yet not come across that way, not display it, which is a shame so we need to work on that. Other times, we can be, or we know people who are displaying lots of confidence but they don’t actually feel it inside. Sort of like those swans gliding across the water so serenely and calmly when, underneath, they’re paddling madly or at least we think they are, right? We’re not under water looking at them but we’re guessing that they are. It’s really this ability to display it no matter what’s going on under the water that really helps us. Not that we want to be an empty suit or anything but it’s helpful to display. It also helps others because we’ve all been in talks where we’re the audience and somebody is speaking and we can tell that they’re just so nervous and we actually, our heart goes out to them. We want them to feel confident, we’re willing them to feel confident but how they display affects how we feel in the audience too. So, just know that when you’re displaying confidence, you’re actually helping other people and sometimes that helps us to be more confident in displaying confidence. On this displaying confidence, I would highly recommend the Ted Talk by Professor Amy Cuddy. She’s a Harvard Business School Professor and she’s done this wonderful Ted Talk about your behavior actually affects your mindset in terms of how confident you feel, so check it out. The third piece is about Giving confidence to others This is so important in my mind because it helps us get out of our own way when we focus on other people. Not only that, giving other people confidence and helping them to be confident is a gift. It’s the kind of gift that attracts other people to us and that is a very positively reinforcing cycle that is very empowering and, frankly, gives us a lot of confidence. We feel good when we give a gift like that to other people. I’m reminded of  Paolo Scaroni, the CEO of Eni, the largest energy and oil company in Italy, when he talked about his own litmus test for himself as a leader and a manager, which is, “Do people leave my office feeling more positive than when they came in, no matter what the message is that I’m delivering to them?” And so this kind of gift of confidence is the same. It really is important and it feeds into the whole, what I call, the reciprocal wave or reciprocal flow of confidence in the universe. So, what I’d like you to do is get out there and catch this wave of confidence whether you: Start the wave from the top: feeling confident, displaying confidence and giving others confidence, or whether you Reverse the wave: start by giving other people confidence so that you can be better at displaying and feeling it yourself Whichever way you go, get out there and get in the flow of confidence.

Make Sure That You Get the Best Ideas From Your Grant Writing Resume Cover Letter

Make Sure That You Get the Best Ideas From Your Grant Writing Resume Cover LetterGrant writing is something many people are interested in pursuing. You could earn enough money doing this, if you get the right advice. There are plenty of online sources for this, but it's still important to take the time to research before handing over any money.For example, you need to make sure that the grant writer has your best interests at heart. You don't want to pay for someone to write your grant application to try and help you when they could be trying to rip you off.The same goes for when you make sure to get as much information as possible from a writer before signing on the dotted line. It can save you a lot of time and money in the long run. When you find a writer that seems genuine, you'll know you're working with someone that will be honest about how much work it will actually take to finish the project for you.Just like a resume, you need to make sure that you make all the right choices when it comes to what you put in the grant writing resume cover letter. This is very important if you want to land the first grant you see that looks interesting. Since you need to stand out, this means that the resume needs to be properly formatted.Some grant writers may make a mistake with how the cover letter is formatted. The best thing to do is to have a copy of your resume ready before you write the letter, so that you can look at it over some time and pick up on any formatting mistakes.The job of the cover letter is to sell yourself to the company that you're submitting to. In many cases, you'll be spending hours writing it. It's going to show through, so make sure that you choose a style that will do this.Because there are so many different styles of writing resumes, you should be able to find one that fits your personality. There are lots of them out there, so don't feel stuck with a particular format. Take some time to explore the options, and figure out which one will be best for you.Finally, make sure that you have a meeting with the grant writer before writing your cover letter. They may have other ideas or suggestions for you, and you need to make sure that you give them the time of day.

Surgeon Resume - Why Your Resume is So Important

Surgeon Resume - Why Your Resume is So ImportantA surg tech resume may consist of a number of interesting facts, showing how great a candidate is, if selected for a job, and he or she would be of great help in the hospital. One can emphasize that this is an extremely rewarding position to work in, which is why many people turn to these jobs.An applicant's resume should be properly prepared in order to make it stand out. It is important to focus on your potential. There are many reasons why a person could turn into a surgeon and this is why the responsibility of presenting your resume is so vital.The surgeon's resume should contain the information about why you are in this line of work. When there is nothing better than knowledge, you can add a document that discusses all the aspects of your job description. In particular, include all the skills and qualities that make you a good candidate for a doctor, surgeon or nurse.You must understand that a technical resume will not do you any g ood if you are ignorant of the things that you need to mention. If you feel that you have already gone through enough, try to find a separate document that only talks about specific skills. This will help you focus and remember what really makes you exceptional.For example, the surgeon at the surgical center is responsible for planning the operation. He or she must also provide the medical staff with the needed instruments and equipments. Another job feature worth mentioning is the pressure that you must have with regard to the patient during an operation. You must know that being in the surgeon's office means knowing how to act with your patients' comfort and safety in mind.A surgeon's resume will normally include an overview of your previous medical training and the state in which you are currently working. The field is known for its long hours and daily challenges. Because of this, you should also talk about the different places where you would like to be located in the future.A surgeon's resume should be written in a concise and professional manner, in order to guarantee success in the job search. The job descriptions may be different from state to state, but the requirements for a certain position are mostly the same.

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3 Grooming Faux Pas Your Interviewer Wont Tell You - Work It Daily

3 Grooming Faux Pas Your Interviewer Won’t Tell You - Work It Daily Men and women have different faux pas when it comes to wardrobe. However, they make a lot of the same mistakes when it comes to personal hygiene and grooming - and an interviewer will definitely take notice. While most of my clients apply to work in conservative environments like law firms, investment banks, and corporations, the hygiene and grooming faux pas discussed here are important to avoid in any work environment. They are the distracting and annoying mistakes that could put an end to all the hard work you’ve done in writing your resume, targeting employers, and scheduling and preparing for interviews. That’s pretty bad. But the good news these mistakes are all avoidable. Those who’ve read my other blogs and How to Get a Legal Job: A Guide for New Attorneys and Law School Students know I don’t just rely on my own opinions for these tips. I spend a great deal of time talking to hiring decision-markers, including hiring directors, interviewers, personnel managers, and recruitersâ€"in other words, the people who will be interviewing you. What Your Interviewer Won't Tell You Here are three grooming faux pas to avoid: 1. You Stink Maybe you smell like cigarette smoke. Or, you used too much perfume or cologne. Maybe your breath is horrible. Whatever it is, it’s making your interviewer’s nose wrinkle and eyes water, and she’s counting the minutes until your interview is over. Air out (or better yet, clean) those dress clothes that have been stored in your smoke-filled home. Don’t smoke before your interview. Keep applications of cologne, perfume, and scented products to a minimum. Save your pungent and spicy snacks until after your interview. In other words, don’t be remembered as the guy that caused your interviewer to Febreeze her office and that sent her running for her asthma inhaler. 2. You Should've Done Something About That Facial Hair Yes, this does apply to men and women. Unrulyâ€"or unexpectedâ€"facial hair is a distraction to your interviewer. He doesn’t want to stare at the tufts of hair coming for your ears or your hairy lip, but he can’t help himself. Guys, keep in mind thatâ€"fair or notâ€"facial hair is a no-no in some workplaces. So keep your mustache, beard, and sideburns in good order, and be aware that you may be better off clean-shaven for your interviews. 3. You’re Sweaty Of course we all sweat, and even more so when we’re nervous. But the old adage, “Never let them see you sweat” holds true for job interviews. A sweaty handshake is an unpleasant way to start the interviewâ€"both for you and for your interviewer. So bring a handkerchief with you to dry off those sweaty palms before you walk in the door. And while you’re at it, dab down your forehead, nose, upper lip, or any place else you’re prone to visibly sweat. Wear your antiperspirant and deodorant, and dress in natural fibers that allow your skin to breathe and sweat to evaporate. Enjoy this article? You've got time for another! Check out these related articles: How To Answer 7 Of The Most Common Interview Questions Top 3 Tips For Phone Interviews How To Ace The Panel Interview Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!