Comments on: Building Brand “You” http://pr-bridge.com/2007/11/02/building-brand-you/ Connecting public relations academics and professionals. Managed by Bob Batchelor Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:33:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Bob Batchelor http://pr-bridge.com/2007/11/02/building-brand-you/#comment-45 Bob Batchelor Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:10:26 +0000 http://pr-bridge.com/2007/11/02/building-brand-you/#comment-45 Hi Les, thanks for the kind words. I am going to share your ideas with my students as well. The single best days I have as a teacher are when a former student sends or drops off their first business card. I think that your hints will help them get to that point by seriously considering what they would like to do and how to get there. Have a great day! Thanks, Bob Hi Les, thanks for the kind words. I am going to share your ideas with my students as well. The single best days I have as a teacher are when a former student sends or drops off their first business card. I think that your hints will help them get to that point by seriously considering what they would like to do and how to get there.

Have a great day!

Thanks,
Bob

]]> By: Les Potter http://pr-bridge.com/2007/11/02/building-brand-you/#comment-44 Les Potter Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:24:22 +0000 http://pr-bridge.com/2007/11/02/building-brand-you/#comment-44 Bob, this is brilliant advice. As a fellow educator in PR/IMC, I strongly agree with your wise counsel to students about building a personal brand. I have been blogging extensively lately about student preparation for careers. As many of my students face December graduation, I have been racking my brain trying to come up with every helpful piece of information I can: -- Join a professional association for ongoing professional development and networking. -- Focus on what exactly you want to do and where you want to live to do it. -- Build your network now. -- Scrub your resume and generic cover letter. -- Cut the drinking, partying, and embarrassing photos from your Facebook page. Employers increasingly read these to see what kind of person you are. But then I read your brand advice, and it all comes clear. Thank you for this. With your blessing, I will make my students aware of this posting. They will be far better off for having read your advice. Les Bob, this is brilliant advice. As a fellow educator in PR/IMC, I strongly agree with your wise counsel to students about building a personal brand.

I have been blogging extensively lately about student preparation for careers. As many of my students face December graduation, I have been racking my brain trying to come up with every helpful piece of information I can:
– Join a professional association for ongoing professional development and networking.
– Focus on what exactly you want to do and where you want to live to do it.
– Build your network now.
– Scrub your resume and generic cover letter.
– Cut the drinking, partying, and embarrassing photos from your Facebook page. Employers increasingly read these to see what kind of person you are.

But then I read your brand advice, and it all comes clear. Thank you for this. With your blessing, I will make my students aware of this posting. They will be far better off for having read your advice.

Les

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