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• Clinical / Community Psychologist• CEO Medical Records Software Company • Loft Real Estate Designer/Developer• Marketing and Web Design New Tricks
Me
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Frustrated with the Job Search?
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Got Resumes?
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Stand Out From The Crowd
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Google Yourself
• 1 billion names searched each day.• 94% of people only look at the first page.
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Have You Been Bad or Good?
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Have You Been Bad or Good?
BTW . . .Your Mug Shot Can Wind Up Online
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Your Name in a Google Search?
• Only half have first result on search page.• 1 in 4 have no positive result on page one• 15% have at least one negative result.
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Your Name in a Google Search?
Less than 2% own page with all of the results.
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Got LinkedIn?
Beginning to Take the Place of Paper Resumes.
•Easier to connect with prospects or employers
•Provides the ability to mirror with richer context for one’s career path, skills and experience.
•Have 3rd party recommendations which are more trusted.
•You can add a website URL and have your posts automatically updated.
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Let Me Tell You a Secret . . .
Brand Yourself by Blogging
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• To be found online
• To attract your “Right” Employers
• Position yourself as active or an expert in your field.
• Show your passion for certain activities.
• Write posts that show that your possess qualities an employer would like to see.
• Provides better negotiating power for salary.
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Stand Out From The Crowd
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Doesn’t have to be Fancy like
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Your Website
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Clean, Simple Design
Your Website
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Clean, Simple Design
Your Website Design
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1. Your Name as Domain2. Simple Theme with Blog on Front Page3. Nice Color Palette4. Photo of Yourself in Sidebar5. Follow Icons6. Category Widget for Posts
Your Website
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Create Pages: Home - This is a page of your blog postsAbout – Bio in first personContact – Form to get in touch with you.
Website Content
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• Make a list of the qualities that you want people to know about.
• Make a list of the projects that you are proud of.
• What are the life lessons you live by.
Create blog posts: write stories, case studies, tutorials, opinions and reviews that demonstrate the various items on your list.
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