Over the last two months we have published a series of blog posts about personal branding and managing your online presence with the goal of providing students and graduates with the knowledge and tools necessary to display their skills and competences in the best light and stand out from the masses. Our goal was to educate others but we learned a lot ourselves and these are the key messages we tried to communicate with each post. Enjoy!

2. Align your digital footprint with your job seeking efforts.
First and most important step in job hunting is updating your resume,
but that alone is not enough.

4. You can read the original post here!

5. 78% of recruiters have already found a perfect candidate through social media.
94% of recruiters use social media in their recruitment efforts

6. Some of the most intimate details of our lives are available online, for all the
world to see!
PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL
The digital age has blurred the lines between

7. Two categories omitted from formal resumes are catching up to the „what
you’ve done“ part of your personality and becoming important factors in building
your career.
Show
Who YOU are
And
What YOU can do!

8. You can read the original post here!

9. You should take matters into your own hands and make your personal
page that sends the right message and screams YOU. Luckily, there
are some great .ME services that help you do just that!

10. You can read the original post here!

11. You already have one and it’s out of your control.

12. Your
brand
is
inconsistent.

13. You are missing out on a great opportunity to attract people
who might be interested in what YOU have to offer.

14. through which people
receive new information
about you.
A well-established
personal brand
represents a
LENS

15. You can read the original post here!

16. We must know who we are today so we can start working on the person
we want to be tomorrow.

17. Identify your
values.

18. Identify your
passions.

19. skills and competences.
Examine your

20. Ask for feedback from
the people that know you best.

21. when introducing you.
Pay attention to
words and phrases people use

23. You can read the original post here!

24. Leave
positive
and lasting
impression
in recruiter’s
mind.
Make an
emotional
connection
that will
make you
more than a
few letters
on a page.

25. Write a compelling personal
branding statement that says:
This is !

26. Use your
cover letter
to
tell your
story.

27. Feature
your
CONTRIBUTION
to specific
projects or
problems.

28. Get creative in your resume creation process.

29. Make links to you website
or landing page
part of your resume.

30. You can read the original post here!

31. The process of posting jobs
and collecting resumes is mostly automated.
Adjust your resume accordingly – pay attention to keywords.!.

33. Clear visual hierarchy
and focus on relevant information
allow recruiters to quickly scan
The most important features and make a decision.

35. Be honest!
White lies are
unacceptable.

36. Make it personal –
give recruiters a
personality to go
with the name!

37. Take the brand YOU
in your own hands.
Find your story
and share the unique you
with the world.
You can read the original post here!

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