Growing your Brand a personal story by Kevin Griggs

The winter of my discontent… What to do … Panic! Develop a plan…? Go skiing in Aspen .

Panic!

Develop a plan…?

Go skiing in Aspen .

Applications and Interviews Scary … but in a FUN way . 72 applicants 7 weeks 9 real candidates 13 people interviewed including the CIO and CTO Comment after on-boarding: “No real competition...” … priceless.

72 applicants

7 weeks

9 real candidates

13 people interviewed including the CIO and CTO

Comment after on-boarding: “No real competition...”

… priceless.

So… what’s the REAL purpose of the Resume.

You are not interviewing … you are selling .

Developing your BRAND = forming your TRIBE

Hello … … R U there?

Required READING… Rites of Passage, Guide to Executive Job-Changing – Lucht Top Notch Executive Resumes – Hansen Tribes - Godin

Rites of Passage, Guide to Executive Job-Changing – Lucht

Top Notch Executive Resumes – Hansen

Tribes - Godin

Stuff that works for me … 1 2 3 4 5 Be Memorable . Skills get the interview…uniqueness gets the job. Develop on-line Presence. You don’t really exist… unless you exist online. Network like your life depends on it. Because it really does. Develop great Tools. Resume… social media…references must all be A++ Learn to Interview well. Really well. 6 Be Likeable. Every candidate - without exception - who is hired… is liked