{"id":892,"date":"2012-02-28T04:20:35","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T09:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/?p=892"},"modified":"2012-02-26T05:02:15","modified_gmt":"2012-02-26T10:02:15","slug":"did-you-see-the-2012-personal-branding-trends-to-watch-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/did-you-see-the-2012-personal-branding-trends-to-watch-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you see the 2012 personal branding trends to watch list?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You are building your brand.\u00a0 You are leveraging your strengths, gifts, and talents.\u00a0 Your brand does help you stand out in a crowded market place.\u00a0 Hiring managers remember you, then pick up the phone and call you \u2013 do you want this to continue?\u00a0 If so, you will definitely want to read \u201c7 Personal Branding Trends for Job Search in 2012\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n

The personal branding trends to watch list is published annually by William Arruda<\/a>.\u00a0 Arruda is a personal branding guru, an author, and speaker.\u00a0 He is credited with turning the concept of personal branding into a global industry and the founder of Reach Personal Branding <\/a>(disclosure: Reach Personal Branding is a partner of my company).\u00a0 His annual trends list is a quick snapshot of what\u2019s evolving in personal branding.<\/p>\n

Managing your brand is an ongoing project, not a once in a while task.\u00a0 Keeping up with the trends, that help you communicate who you are and what you do, is critical to your career and you job search.<\/p>\n

Just as you must hone your skills, stay in touch with what\u2019s new and the ever changing world of\u00a0 your industry and profession, you must understand the current trends in personal marketing and personal branding.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t market yourself, you will fall behind those do\u00a0market themselves.\u00a0 When you know the trends, you choose what is best\u00a0for you and your target audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not all trends will interest you or work for you, yet you won\u2019t ignore them.\u00a0 Take a look. Then decide how to leverage the 2012 trends into a carefully crafted marketing plan.\u00a0 Knowing where you are today, having a plan you can execute ensures you continue to communicate your personal brand to accelerate your search and success.\u00a0 Here are William Arruda\u2019s 2012 personal branding trends to watch list:<\/p>\n

\u00a01. Headshots Everywhere<\/p>\n

2. Crowdsourcing for Professionals<\/p>\n

3. Personal QR Codes<\/p>\n

4. Job Postings R.I.P.<\/p>\n

5. Professional, DIY Video<\/p>\n

6. Permanent Unemployment<\/p>\n

7. Personal Qwikis<\/p>\n

Assess the trends.\u00a0 Decide your course of action, stay relevant and gain the favorable attention of your key contacts, centers of influence, recruiters, and hiring managers.\u00a0 That action will help you accelerate your search and land the job you want.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you need help implementing or incorporating one or all of these trends into your job search\u00a0contact me.\u00a0 Do you have a question about your job search or leveraging your personal brand?\u00a0 Call or look to the right and sign up for next Q & A session, join the session and ask your question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  You are building your brand.\u00a0 You are leveraging your strengths, gifts, and talents.\u00a0 Your brand does help you stand out in a crowded market place.\u00a0 Hiring managers remember you, then pick up the phone and call you \u2013 do you want this to continue?\u00a0 If so, you will definitely want to read \u201c7 Personal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,22,20],"tags":[9,27,64],"class_list":["post-892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-management","category-personal-branding","category-resources","tag-accelerate-your-search","tag-personal-branding-2","tag-william-arruda"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}