ATTN LADIES: Want FREE Job Search Makeover? Seriously, Here’s Your Chance!
By J.T. O’Donnell
Here is an AMAZING chance to have top stylists give you a new look…for FREE! As the famous Doris Day once said, “People HEAR what they SEE.” This is your opportunity to get expert advice on how to get employers to notice YOU!
Good Housekeeping TV is looking for women between the ages of 25 and 45 who are currently searching for work, whether due to layoffs or other changes in circumstances (finished grad school, career change, etc). Our makeover “dream team” including a top NYC hair stylist and colorist, pro makeup artist, and expert fashion stylist will give you a new, updated look in time for your next big interview.
NOTE: Candidates need to live in the New York City area or be willing to travel here at their own expense. The makeovers will take place in late January and be featured in a spring TV special for 2010.
If you’re interested in this makeover opportunity, please send an e-mail to mschaberg@hearst.com ASAP with the following:
- name
- address
- e-mail & phone number
- age
- dress size
- include two photos (one full-length and one head shot) in your e-mail and a brief description of why you’re looking for a new job.
Don’t pass this chance up. You can’t win if you don’t submit. You’ve got nothing to lose, and a whole new professional look to gain!
4 Social Media Tools = Professional Hygiene Made Easy
On Episode II of CAREEREALISM TV, we discussed why managing your personal brand online needs to be part of your professional hygiene. In short, if you aren’t proactively creating and maintaining a career identity using 4 social media tools (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter & professional blogs), you are hurting your professional credibility. Here’s why:
Branding Is Expected
Watch this segment to understand how we can easily take our cues from traditional marketing in order to build our personal brands online. You’ll also learn why employers expect to see your presence on the Internet, and when they don’t, how a lack of a personal brand can hurt you.
5 Things EVERY Job Seeker Should Know About Themselves
By J.T. O’Donnell
Tonight, I jumped on the CAREEREALISM channel over at Justin.tv with two of our interns (thanks Kat & Shannon!) to share with job seekers the 5 things everyone must learn about themselves in order to find the right opportunity. Read more
CAREEREALISM TV: 6 Rules for Social Media Use = Personal Branding Made Simple
FACT: Social media has the ability to make the single greatest impact on your career identity.
If you aren’t leveraging tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and most importantly, Twitter, you could find yourself at a disadvantage very soon.
Now, if you are rolling your eyes and saying Read more
CAREEREALISM TV: Is Your Personality Sabotaging Your Career?
Ever wonder why some people seem to get ahead faster than others?
Feel like employers aren’t seeing you for who you really are?
Wondering if your personality might have something to do with it?
Well…the answer to that last question is…yes! Your Interaction Style at work plays a HUGE role in how your career develops – or shall we say, doesn’t develop. And, while many of us can’t change our personalities, Read more
