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Digital You: Real Personal Branding in the Virtual Age
Vacuum it up. That means either take down the undesirable content if you’re the one who put it up, or speak to the owners of the sites where it appears and ask them to remove it.
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All effective elevator pitches share these qualities. They’re:
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When LinkedIn was born in 2003, it was a service with incredible potential, but for the most part, it served two primary purposes: to provide a digital version of your resume, and to be a platform for virtual networking. Its key focus was job searching.
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Now it’s your turn. Meetings are often the most powerful business activity for brand building—but not always. Identify the business action that sits at the center of these three elements:
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“Globally, Internet video traffic will grow four-fold from 2017 to 2022, a compound annual growth rate of 33 percent” (Cisco).
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High frequency: You do it a lot.
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It’s your professional association. It allows you to be part of the right communities and conversations. More and more, you need to be connected to others who share your expertise and interests. LinkedIn groups and other features make it efficient for you to be part of targeted discussions so you can remain current and participate even more than yo
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It’s your mentor. It helps you learn and grow. LinkedIn Influencers and Topics help you stay on top of news and ideas, as well as the wisdom of key influencers. Groups also allow you to stay current about relevant and timely issues, and they help you build relationships with people who can guide you in your career decisions.
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“We’re definitely seeing a trend where professionals want more control over when, where, and how they work, and they’re turning to remote work to get it.” —Brie Reynolds, Senior Career Specialist at FlexJobs
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A 2018 study by Olivet University revealed that 76 percent of people think mentors are important, yet only 37 percent of people currently have one.
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