Category Archives: Personal Branding

Developing a strong Personal Brand is the first step in your career search.

PERSONAL BRANDING: Projecting an Image to Reach Your Full Potential – Your “in Person” Image

The following is Part 2 of 3 guest posts by Kami Gray, Personal Branding expert.
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed creating your own personal mission statement in order to have a better idea of what it is you’re … Continue reading 

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Video CV: Would You Use One?

We’re seeing a steady incline of video viewership on the web with individuals and organisations marketing themselves and their products. One of the major reasons for this trend is the ease with which videos can be produced today. No fancy … Continue reading 

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PERSONAL BRANDING: Projecting an Image to Reach Your Full Potential – Your Mission Statement

The following is Part 1 of 3 guest posts by Kami Gray, Personal Branding expert.
Whether you’re a student, a recent college grad, hot on the job search, or working for a giant or mid-sized corporation, a small mom and pop … Continue reading 

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10 Obstacles That Can Stand in the Way of Pursuing Your Passion – Part 2

6. Commitments – When graduating from university, commitments are uncommon. You don’t have the burden of a mortgage, a spouse or children, but in some very rare cases you might. In this instance, it’s not only yourself … Continue reading 

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10 Obstacles That Can Stand in the Way of Pursuing Your Passion – Part 1

I was trying to think of everyone that I know that is passionate about their careers and not many people came to mind. I featured a friend of mine last week in a video interview, but apart from him, there’s … Continue reading 

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9 Steps to Inspire Great Blog Content

Hi Everyone,
This blog post is dedicated to one of my readers, VanyK and all others who often find it difficult to come up with new ideas for blog posts. In response to VanyK’s request for tips, I was busily writing … Continue reading 

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Gradkin Interview #1 – Mohan Belani, e27

As I encourage young career seekers to use multimedia in order to showcase their personal brand, it would be remiss if I didn’t heed my own advice. Therefore I’ll be using a lot more video on this site to enrich … Continue reading 

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Discover the Treasure Within You

“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The search for treasure has been the subject of many a book and movie. While the quest itself conjures up images … Continue reading 

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Found your Personal Brand on Passion

In a previous post I mentioned that the best way to discover your brand is by writing down your perception of yourself, and others’ perception of you. But how do you go about building a personal brand in the first … Continue reading 

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NUS Careers Fair – Presentation on Personal Branding 2.0

On February 4th I had the honour of speaking at the NUS Careers Fair to students about the importance of online branding. Overall it was a success and I had some positive feedback from the students. The biggest challenge … Continue reading 

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