?? 160+ Creative Beautiful Personal Logo Ideas for Your Resume

?? 160+ Creative Beautiful Personal Logo Ideas for Your Resume 2K An eye-catching personal logo, monogram or wordmark adds a professional touch and makes your resume stand out. Photo credit: Pascal I’ve already shared with you 123 Beautiful Personal Logos, Monograms and Wordmarks For Your Inspiration. Here are 169 more, beginning with a section of animated personal logos. Get inspired by the best, then go out and get/make your logo. Put it on your resume, references sheet, business cards, email signature… Enjoy! But first…eval Do you have a personal logo on your resume? No Yes, I hired someone to make it for me Yes, and I made it myself View Results Free bonus: How To Find Great Freelance Designers Anywhere is a quick read of case studies and takeaways from people who have done it, with resources to help. Download it free now Personal logos Cole Bemis, Designer Adam Flynn, Graphic Designer David Urbinati, Animator Kamil Koperwas, UI/UX Designer Tahir Yuksel, Product Designer Jeremiah Wingett, Designer Russell Patterson, Photographer Enrique Engels, Insect Photographer Luke Kirkwood, Web Designer and Developer Nigel Ortega, Photographer Sally Barrett, Editor and Writer Julia Demetriou, Bead Creation and Patterns Jason Grover, Photographer Harvey Esparcia, Graphic Artist Umair J, Web Developer Matt Hunt, Photographer Tarcan Yakan, Artist Angela Light, Designer Samo Vidic, Photographer Michelle Sadgrove, Photographer Lindsay Quinn Dalal Nizam, Graphic Designer Daniel Patterson, Designer Gary Sfez, Movie Director François Virga, Architect and Designer Jose Mendoza, UI/UX designer Luis Monteiro, Artist Ashley Henry, Seamstress Ryan Tait, Web Designer Jørund Jenssen Berg, Graphic and Web Designer Lawrence Anderson, Product Designer Brandon Arthur Roth, Artist Falisha Ann, Graphic Designer Marianna Mohney, Web Designer Laura Sánchez, Designer and Photographer Shelby Marie, Graphic Designer Jamie Sama, Artist Lori Fuller, Photographer Isabelle Moura, Naturopath Narendra Keshkar, Freelance Graphic Designer Sohail Shahid, UI Designer Michal Caba, Graphic Designer Andrei Venal, Artist Robert Puente, Designer Jake Vela, Graphic Designer Andre Araujo Cassidy Rivera, Artist M. 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10 LinkedIn Profile Words Recruiters Must Avoid [INFOGRAPHIC]

10 LinkedIn Profile Words Recruiters Must Avoid [INFOGRAPHIC] As experts at reading CVs, resumes, cover letters and of course LinkedIn profiles youd think recruiters would know what words to use for their own personal brand. Turns out  recruiters are human too and overused profile buzzwords is an issue here just like for the rest of us. American recruiters appear to be very motivated, their counterparts south of the border proactive and in Brazil we find plenty of multinational recruitment professionals. Over in Europe we encounter enthusiastic recruiters in the British Isles and more proactive ones in Germany. Asian recruiters are both motivated (India) and specialized (Hong Kong). Apart from avoiding these generic words, here are a few other profile tips for recruiters on LinkedIn: Choose a profile picture that stands out. Just having a picture makes your profile 14x more likely to be viewed by others. Make sure your headshot is professional, as well as approachable and friendly. More profile  photo tips  at Top 7 LinkedIn Profile Pictures You Should NEVER Use. Turn your headline into your mission statement. Think of your headline as your opportunity to share the difference and impact you strive to make as a professional. See more at How To Write Your LinkedIn Headline as a Recruiter [10 Examples]. Use your summary to list your accomplishments and mission as a recruiter. In other words, tell people why they should connect with you and why youre special. Now consider that age-old question;  Should You Write a LinkedIn Summary in First or Third Person? RELATED:  LinkedIn Reveals Top 10 Profile Buzzwords Among UK Recruiters

Leading with Questions Increases Sales - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Leading with Questions Increases Sales - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Early in my career, there was no sales training and I had never sold prior to my first job. Additionally, I knew nothing about the copiers I was hired to sell and was given the silent treatment because management figured I would fail anyway. What they didn’t know is that failure isn’t in my vocabulary. And, I was determined to build my personal brand. The best strategy I found was to ask questions of my clients-to-be. Should you be having a difficult time making sales, give questioning a try. Below are the questions I found to work best. Additionally, the underlying value found in the answers indicate how your prospect prefers to be sold. As you are gradually granted appointments, and upon entering those offices, thank the people you encounter for their time. Ask the person meeting you this first question: “Why did you invite me in?” Not only will you get the answer, but also invaluable insight will be provided as to what you did correctly and which strategy to continue. The other benefit of asking this question is that the typical “just curious” is eliminated. Instead, you get to the heart of the matter as to what is on the other person’s mind and the company’s dilemma. This one question begins the process of securing sales. Also inquire as to all the responsibilities the person has who is meeting with you. You will see people light up with delight upon being asked. For a moment, you put them in the spotlight as they begin to confide their experiences both good and bad. The underlying value is you will better understand more about the company and how you may potentially help them resolve some issues. Another style would be to ask, “What challenges are you facing?” Potential clients love this question, and it encourages a deeper dialogue. The offshoot of this is to more readily develop a relationship both personally and professionally. Most people find this next question the most difficult to ask which is, “What is your budget?” When you have multiple options to offer, it is vitally important to know what your prospect has in mind to spend. Most often, due to the preceding questions, you will be told the truth and able to offer valid ideas for consideration versus shooting in the dark as most businesspeople do. The budget question leads to a dialogue regarding possibilities. The next question, “How do you believe I can assist you?” lets the intended client know you are there to help. Upon hearing this, serious consideration is given to doing business with you. Many sales leaders will imply closing requires master sales skills, some manipulation, and memorizing of specific verbiage. None of this, in my opinion, is true. I’m a big fan of Dale Carnegie who long ago said, “Closing is nothing more than the conclusion of a conversation”. Remaining authentic and true to self is imperative for forging relationships and moving forward. The better question to ask, after having completed all of the above is simply, “When would you like to get started?” This last question does conclude the conversation, maintains the integrity of all that went before, and puts the ball in the prospective client’s court to announce the intended sale and date for moving forward. Nothing is left to the imagination, and you have the tools to not only get the one sale but also repeat business, referrals and testimonials. Following these ideas will lead you to the Smooth Sale! Author: Elinor Stutz, CEO of  Smooth Sale,  (800) 704-1499; authored “INSPIRED Business A New View for Building Business and Communities”; “Nice Girls DO Get the Sale: Relationship Building That Gets Results”, and “HIRED! How to Use Sales Techniques to Sell Yourself On Interviews“. Elinor was designated as a “Top 25 Sales Influencer for 2012.”

I never thought I would disagree with Graduate Fog

I never thought I would disagree with Graduate Fog I never thought I would disagree with Graduate Fog. Tanya writes a lot of good stuff and best of all, writes honest stuff. But in this case I have to disagree. Graduate Gog responded to a BrokeInLondon.com advert. You can find the full response here. In summary what Graduate Fog is saying is, it doesn’t matter that BrokeInLondon (BIL) does not generate revenue at the moment and the person running it does not take any money. Irrespective of BIL making money or not (which they are not), they cannot hire unpaid interns. The founder working for free does not mean the workers have to work for free as well. If a business isn’t making money or pulling in investment, it’s a poor business idea and no one should do unpaid internship for such a business. I have few comments on this, and this isn’t anything against Graduate Fog. I just can’t make myself agree to the latest argument by Graduate Fog and in a nice way here’s what I think. 1. Unpaid Internships are bad… but could there be a test period? There is no arguing unpaid internships are bad and they really do make my blood boil. No question about it. But I dislike unpaid internships because i) Businesses offer unpaid internships who generate revenue â€" that’s unfair ii) Unpaid internships are often selling a lie that it will turn into a paid job Now, in this case BIL isn’t making any money. Forget making money, it isn’t generating revenue. The guy who runs it doesn’t get paid… so realistically, I wouldn’t expect to be paid if I was working for BIL. Is it right to treat a business which makes £100,000s+ in revenue not paying interns the same way as someone who makes nothing but dreams of creating a successful business? My answer is No, I am afraid I wouldn’t treat them the same way. 2. BIL has responded with something… is it right to blast them for that? Graduate Fog has named and shamed many businesses who hire unpaid interns which is quite frankly exploiting vulnerable unemployed people. Anyways, whenever someone comes back they come back with a spokesperson trained to speak garbage going blah blah blah blah blah. In this case BIL has come back laying it’s points and saying what it is doing and why it doesn’t pay and who it doesn’t pay. And Graduate Fog has responded by mocking the letter and the thoughts behind it. Why not draft a full response and counter each point sincerely rather than mocking a site that doesn’t generate revenue? Maybe I am wrong, maybe the best way to respond to small startup sites like BIL is to mock them and make them feel they should’ve just shut their mouth and carried on. 3. BIL isn’t Graduate Fog or Career Geek Career Geek is a failure when it comes to making money. I could never get it to generate sustainable revenue and all my grand plans failed because I could never be bothered trying to pull in investment. In that sense Career Geek is a failure. I keep talking and doing everything on my own + give space for others to share their views on the blog. Graduate Fog â€" Tanya does all on her own too. Pretty much the same story as me. However I don’t know what her business plans are, her revenue etc. Essentially CG and GF would not hire unpaid interns to grow and all that sort of stuff. But BIL isn’t one of us. It is a new site trying to build itself… maybe we should give it some leeway. Knowing my own failure in ever becoming sustainable, I am a lot more sympathising to small startups who could really make it if they could put some time to build proper traction right at the start. So that’s my view… the truth is, when it comes to unpaid internships I am on the same side with Graduate Fog. And even after this, I don’t disagree with Tanya’s sentiment. If there is someone who you should listen to when it comes to action on unpaid internship it is Tanya of Graduate Fog. However, this time, just this one time I think BIL didn’t deserve all of the harsh criticism. p.s. to BIL â€" if you guys don’t generate revenue or pull investment in the next 12 months â€" the idea is not viable and it’s best to shelve it.   20

Help Writing a Best Resume

Help Writing a Best ResumeWhat do you know about writing a resume that will get you the best job interview? Are you doing all you can to get a good job in the future? Perhaps you already have a job, but you know you would like to improve your chances of getting that same job. Or maybe you are wondering how to write a resume that will get you the job you really want.The resume is an important piece of paper that you can take with you for the rest of your life. If you leave it on your desk after you quit your job, someone will find it long before you actually retire. Even if you take it with you when you move, someone is likely to find it soon enough and it will be in the trash before you even know what has happened.There are many steps you can take to prepare yourself for the job market, and there are many ways to get your resume read and to get it to the top of the pile. One thing you may want to look into if you are just starting out is the topic of writing your resume. You might th ink that this should not be too hard, but sometimes it is.The main reason to have a nice, professional looking resume is to impress the person you are interviewing. If your resume looks like a half-assed effort, it will probably get you denied the interview and you will have wasted your time. If your resume looks like you have been sitting at your desk for the last decade or more trying to get it together, you will have wasted your time too.There are a few tricks you can use to improve your resume that will make it stand out. The first trick is to know the basics about writing a resume. There are some things you need to know that will help you get started on the right foot.Try to get some ideas from other people who are trying to get the job they want. If you are looking at someone's resume, look at their goals for the future, and see what they are writing in bold. If they are mentioning their dream job, then those are the things you will need to focus on.One of the main points you should be focusing on is how long you have been out of work. If they mention they are 'out of work' for a few years now, then you know you should be focusing on that as well. And if they mention they are 'out of work' for a year or so, you will need to do a little research to see how long they were out of work.There are other tips you can use to give yourself a fresh perspective on writing a resume. Get advice from others who have been in your position before. That will give you some good tips and ideas for making your resume look better.

5 Links for Job Search Networking with Friends, Family and Colleagues - CareerAlley

5 Links for Job Search Networking with Friends, Family and Colleagues - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Networking is not only about who you know (friends, family and colleagues), its also about who knows who you know (if that makes any sense). It sometimes comes down to six degrees of separation (aka its a small world) which means you need to leverage your network in a different way. In the old days, there was no easy way to tell who knew who, but today there are a number of websites that can tell you who is linked to who. Of course there is more to networking, and you should also take a quick look at some of my other networking posts: Job Search Marketing Toolkit Networking Whos Your Daddy? Leverage Your Job Search Network Job Leads and Links from Friends Did You Network Today? When it comes to social networks that will help you with your job search, theresome sources that are not as well known. Following aresome additional links and advice on leveraging your small world to real leads. Is Six Degrees of Separation the Key to the Hidden Job Market? This article, from prlog.org, reviews the hidden job market and discusses strategic social networking as well as leveraging the well know social networks. The article also implies that todays networks are larger than they were in the past as social networks allow easy expansion. The fact is, not as many people as you would think leverage the hidden job market (which, by most statistics Ive seen published is north of 50%). Successful Job Search Networking How to Use Job Search Networking to Find a Job A great article from About.com, covering both formal and informal networking. Certainly worth a look also take a look at the other resources on the site. LinkedIn Cant write about Social Networks (and networking in general) without mentioning LinkedIn. The mother of all social business networks, LinkedIn provides exactly the tools you need for leveraging your network. As you start to build your network, you can see how many degrees of separation there are between you and people you know (and people who know people you know). This helps you spot potential network leads that you can use when you have a specific company you would like to work for (or, for which you already have an interview setup). You can add your resume, recommendations from people you know, search for jobs, join groups and more. There is even a special section for Job Seekers that provides a number of great tips on leveraging LinkedIn for your networking and job search. Other Tips for Networking in Your Job Search: Existing Network: Good news, you already have a network (unless youve been living as a recluse on some remote island). What? you may ask. Every friend, relative, former coworker, current coworker, college or high school acquaintance is a part of your existing network. And did I mention neighbors, your mailman and the checkout person at the supermarket. All of these individuals are part of your existing network, now you just need to formalize your list. Extended Network: Once youve created your list network list, its time to build your extended network. This consists of: People who work or worked at companies where you worked andpeople who work or worked at companies where you would like to work 20 Social Networking Sites for Business Professionals Way too many to list in this post, this article was provided by Sitepoint.com and lists 20 Social Networks for business professionals (who knew there were so many). The article provides screen shots and links to each of the 20 (including two of the sites covered above). We are always eager to hear from our readers. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions regarding CareerAlley content. Good luck in your search,Joey Google+

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