14 Things that Impact the Quality of Your Personal Brand

This couldn't be more true. Every proffesional interaction you have is a reflection on the quality of your brand.

Your post was informative and timely. We plan to Tweet about it to our job seeker - job search audience.

Best,
Hayley Hudson
J2B Marketing
@j2bmarketing

everything you do is a reflecton of who you are. personal excellence is a great standard to have and to maintain as a brand.

I've always agreed with this and thought it kind of sad that my generation needs to be told this. The only one that rubs me is "the quality of the people you hang around with." It smacks of elitism.

It also seems so unfortunate that there is no longer really a line between a person as a professional and as a non-corporate being. Since "everything" I do can be understood as a statement about me as a professional, it means I'm less likely to try things that others are afraid to try (hobbies, interests, professional pursuits, etc). Don't want to be the one that sticks out too much, right?

Indeed, I do think this is unfortunate that more and more it seems the line between work and non-work is fading. And based on all that I am seeing, you are right, there are a lot of rules about what will be viewed negatively by a potential employer - basically almost anything, thereby perhaps keeping large groups of people from pursuing interests (because it isn't just talking about it yourself - anyone can take and post a picture of you at that concert) just to have a job. Wow. Just writing that made me feel a bit sad.

I don't think you mentioned anything new in your post, but the detail you include really made be review all the different ways I interact with people and project an image others use to define me. Surely during a job hunt, but at all times, projecting personal excellence makes a huge difference.