Summary Sunday Personal Branding and Leadership

Summary Sunday Personal Branding and Leadership This week I shared many articles about personal branding and leadership. Naturally, I shared information  about using LinkedIn too, so youll find an article about how to connect with recruiters, because it is such an important resource for active and passive job seekers. I tweet these types of posts daily so if you are interested, you can follow me on Twitter @careersherpa Follow @careersherpa // Get Found Online The biggest shift in job search in recent years has been to online research and sourcing. What this means is that if you cant be found online, then youre likely to be passed over. The short and simple solution is to get online! These posts have been carefully selected to help you do this. How to Help Recruiters Find Your Profile on LinkedIn by Simply Hired on YouTern This is an action-filled post. It walks you through how to find recruiters and connect with them. Follow these steps to increase your odds of being found and contacted! Your Brand Building Personal Brand Content for Your Executive Job Search by Meg Guiseppi on Job-Hunt.org How you describe yourself should be well thought-out. This post by Meg Guiseppi gives you many different ideas for conveying your personal brand in a meaningful way.  And while Megs focus is on executive level job search, it applies to you too! 6 Social Media Monitoring Tools to Track Your Brand by  Tamar Weinburg on Social Media Examiner Every once in a while you should pay attention to who is mentioning you online. You may discover something unusual, like you share the same name as someone who gets mentioned a lot. Monitoring your name online is sort of like checking your credit history. You dont want to be surprised. These 6 tools are all free! Leadership 2000 Even leadership is new today. The days of command and control type leadership are gone. Todays leaders need to know how to connect and nurture. Between Venus and Mars: 7 Traits of True Leaders by Leigh Buchanan on Inc. The reason I found this so interesting is because the article talks about the shift in desirable leadership traits. Control is a mirage. The most effective leaders right nowmen and womenare those who embrace traits once considered feminine: Empathy. Vulnerability. Humility. Inclusiveness. Generosity. Balance. Patience. I hope you take the time to read this longer article. I think youll walk away with some new ideas on how you can grow.