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The Resume Is Dead – Part 5

June 6, 2013June 5, 2013 ThisMuchWeKnow

We are looking again at how resumes are being usurped by beautifully simple apps <like this and like this> and smart, forward-thinking individuals whose personal brands are showing the way to the future of (finding) work. I realised that, in a previous post on personal brand resumes, I had broken the link to the best example of an infogrpahic resume I had so far found. So, here it is again. Not the most beautiful, but so clever in taking people on a journey of discovery. And that is the narrative secret to branding success. Source: michellemagoffin.com via Michelle on Pinterest … Continue reading The Resume Is Dead – Part 5

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The Resume Is Dead – Part 4

June 5, 2013June 5, 2013 ThisMuchWeKnow

There are online tools aplenty to help you add sizzle to your standard resume / CV. Yesterday I shared Prezi’s new doo-hickey. Very nice. There are others. I previously wrote about tools such as re.vu and visualize.me as part of a personal branding series called “Getting to YES!” Creating sizzle – which really means balancing left-brain analytics (experience, details, explanation) with right-brain visuals (creativity, pictures, emotion) – is paramount in an increasingly visual, surprise-me world. Doing so means keeping things F.R.E.S.H. – Fun.Revealing.Entertaining.Sharable+Social.Heartfelt. ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading The Resume Is Dead – Part 4

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The Resume Is Dead – Part 3

June 4, 2013June 8, 2013 ThisMuchWeKnow

The Resume Is Dead – Part 3 There are many ways to tell a personal narrative, for others to know “this is who I am.” The most common is a resume / CV. However, they tend to concentrate very heavily … Continue reading The Resume Is Dead – Part 3

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Curious Kids: Giving Them What They Want

May 29, 2013 ThisMuchWeKnow

This week, a local story about a family-oriented cafe closing in Vancouver did the media rounds; and Lori happened to be there when the media came a’calling. Lori and Lola were interviewed on CTV. Lola confirmed that she liked it there, and that she was sad it was closing. Easy peasy. But something interesting happened. Lola told Lori that she wasn’t really sad, but that she said she was because she thought that is what they wanted her to say. Lola is 5 and it was her first media interview. Fascinating. ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading Curious Kids: Giving Them What They Want

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Content Marketing: A Series Of Tiny Astonishments

May 27, 2013May 26, 2013 ThisMuchWeKnow

Thinking of telling great(er) stories and in need of direction and inspiration…turning to Peter Matthiessen is often a good idea. This from an interview with him: “E. M. Forster made that wonderful observation that good writing is administering a series of tiny astonishments. The astonishments aren’t things you never knew. What they are is sort of the first articulation of something you knew but you’d never seen set down in print. And you say, Ah, yes! How true.” We are all looking at content marketing and asking, “What is the content?!” Well, let’s look for those tiny astonishments, no? It … Continue reading Content Marketing: A Series Of Tiny Astonishments

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(Missing The) Curious Kids…

May 26, 2013June 5, 2013 ThisMuchWeKnow

Travelling is tough for many reasons, none more than missing my beautiful kids. Nine timezones away, missed calls, I turn to Vine to let them know I miss them… I miss my family! In Trondheim. vine.co/v/b90p01MlBtX — Jonathan Anthony (@ThisMuchWeKnow) May 22, 2013 Now I want them to make one make for me! ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading (Missing The) Curious Kids…

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My Personal Brand: Intrapreneur

May 25, 2013 ThisMuchWeKnow

I do not pretend to be as sophisticated and revolutionary as the people featured in this Fast Co. article, but the idea of intrapreneurship is a powerful one – one that some colleagues and I are going to co-opt and drive at work. If I call myself an intrapreneur, it means I will drive change, sponsor creative tension, take action whenever I can, keep moving forward, keep challenging myself, my team, my organization to reach for more, to not settle, never settle. I think that is my definition, for now. More from Fast Company on Intrapreneurship: • The Rise Of The … Continue reading My Personal Brand: Intrapreneur

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Personal Brand: Get Out As Much As You Put In…

May 23, 2013June 8, 2013 ThisMuchWeKnow

Personal Brand: Get Out As Much As You Put In… Exactly. ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading Personal Brand: Get Out As Much As You Put In…

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5 Tips For Taking Control Of Your Personal Brand

May 22, 2013 ThisMuchWeKnow

A neat little personal branding video from Dorie Clark – author or Reinventing You. Clark has 5 tips for taking control of your personal brand, and rather neatly, they map quite well to the TMWK Manifesto: Build skills <TMWK says…cultivate curiosity> Leverage points of difference <TMWK says…be F.R.E.S.H.> Develop a narrative <TMWK says… share story + narrative.> Reintroduce yourself <TMWK says… create hustle & flow.> Prove your worth <TMWK says…prepare for the Future of Work.> ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading 5 Tips For Taking Control Of Your Personal Brand

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Your Personal Brand Says “This is Who I Am!”

May 21, 2013June 8, 2013 ThisMuchWeKnow

Your Personal Brand Says “This is Who I Am!” “I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.” – Rita Mae Brown ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading Your Personal Brand Says “This is Who I Am!”