Personal Brands can Affect Job Prospects
Posted: January 09, 2018
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Whether they realize it or not, everyone is building their personal brand. How you present yourself on social media, and when interacting with the people around you definitely influences how people see you, your reputation....your brand. It's never a bad idea to step back and take a look at your brand to see how others perceive you, but it can be vital when you're looking at job prospects.
Brian Wallace, contributor to Dumb Little Man, helps us look at our personal brand to make sure it's saying what we want it to say.
You may not realize it but you’re already building your personal brand. From your social media profiles to how you interact with the people around you, you’re already creating a reputation. Because of this, it’s only essential that you take a step back and see how good or bad your personal brand is.
Your Personal Brand
Personal branding is about creating and maintaining a good reputation. It’s about paying close attention to how others perceive you, particularly if you are still searching for a job prospect.
People around you should know if you are kind-hearted and open-minded. Your employer and your customers should not find you lazy, unreliable or dishonest. Any of these traits can affect your success.
A reputation is made over time and you have to work hard for it. A lot of people find it challenging to balance the energy they put into getting a good reputation in public with the energy they put into simply enjoying their private lives.
If you are one of those people, remember this:
If you can never say anything good about yourself, it would be impossible to accept compliments that come from other people who do see how hard you’re working.
External and Internal Personal Branding
If you see a disparity between how much you want others to appreciate you compared to how much you appreciate yourself, you need to make some changes.
Read the entire article
How Building Your Personal Brand can Affect Your Job Prospects, on
Dumb Little Man.