This is the first installment of a new feature at Personal Branding 101. Every Sunday I will give you “the scoop” as I see it – providing links to the most interesting, useful, or downright comical pages I’ve come across that week.
Most links will be related to personal branding in some way or another – but as we all know, personal branding is defined rather loosely. Here are this week’s top picks…enjoy!
The World’s Worst Resume by Jake and Amir.
Struggling with your own job search? Take a moment off and enjoy the fact that your resume is definitely better than this one! (Note: Contains adult language and admittedly juvenile humor, please don’t click if you are at work or might be offended).
The Amazing Windup Salesperson by Christopher S. Penn.
The personal branding lesson here? It should never be all about you. Really, it should be as little about you as possible in almost every circumstance.
Guy Spends Half His Life in the Minor Leagues, Finally Reaches the Majors by Ramona Shelburne
The lesson here is that given how much I despise the Los Angeles Dodgers, you know this story must be amazing for me to include it. The most impressive case of perseverance you might ever come across.
11 Ways to Personalize a Linkedin Invite by Tim Tyrell-Smith.
Sending an invitation to connect on Linkedin with the stock language still inserted is just plain insulting to the recipient. Here are eleven ways to make sure you never commit this faux pas again.
12 Social Media Buzzwords Redefined by Marian Schembari.
In her typical no-nonsense style, Marian takes on 12 of social media’s “most buzziest buzzwords”. My personal favorite is #11.
That’s it for this week’s recap. If you loved these links and want to make sure to see next week’s edition, subscribe here to have the Sunday Scoop (and more) delivered straight to you.
