Personal Branding
What are your character traits?
Things like ambitious, caring, selfish, disrespectful, brave, honest, and careless are all examples of these.
What is competence?
Doing your job well and making products that are better than expected are examples of this professionalism skill.
What is business etiquette?
It is the way we behave at work and the expectations our employers have of us.
What is Finance?
Finance is a term for the management, creation, and study of money and investments. Specifically, it deals with the questions of how an individual, company or government acquires money – called capital in the context of a business – and how they spend or invest that money.
Who are hiring managers?
Who are employers?
The people who may Google you before an interview.
What is personal Branding?
Key elements of professionalism?
Competence, Knowledge, Conscientiousness, Integrity, Respect, Emotional Intelligence, Appropriateness, and Confidence.
Can I say “no” to my boss without sounding rude?
The answer is yes, you can say “no.” The key to this situation is ensuring your response is diplomatic, polite, and worded in a manner that softens your refusal. Instead of simply saying “no,” perhaps try “I would rather…” or “I’m afraid I won’t be able to, but…”
What are your financial and life goals?
It sounds simple enough. But without a “why” – i.e. identifying your family’s long-term objectives — it’s hard to muster the discipline necessary to put off a new SUV purchase or a vacation in the Bahamas in order to boost your savings.
“When you have defined goals in place, this can provide the needed motivation to examine spending habits and potentially make beneficial changes,” says John Bush, an advisor with Elevate Financial Planning in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
“Budgeting should really start with couples sitting down and talking about long-term goals that have a financial impact,” adds Steve Martin of Oasis Wealth Planning Advisors in Nashville. That includes everything from your retirement to college tuition to buying your teenager a used car. By identifying what really matters to you, you come away with a better sense of not only what you can spend, but also what you should be spending your money on.
How do social media and customer service work together?
Social media offers a way to provide great customer service around the clock. Social media can be a great customer service tool. By handling customer complaints and concerns on social media, you'll show other customers how dedicated you are to keeping them satisfied.
What are your strengths?
What are the things in your personality that make you better than others around you, e.g., you are cool under pressure, you speak with conviction, you socialize fast, etc. Go ahead and make a list of your strengths. This self-reflective exercise is important to help you identify your personal brand.
How do you maintain professionalism?
When asked out to lunch, do I have to offer to pay?
Typically, whoever extends the invitation should be responsible for paying for the meal. If you would like to chip in, don’t hesitate to do so. But, because you are technically the person’s guest, you should not be expected to pick up the check.
Are you generating a budget surplus or deficit?
Some folks track how much they’re bringing in each month and how much is going out with the precision of a NASA engineer. But for couples who use credit cards on a regular basis or dip into savings, knowing whether you’re running a surplus or not gets a little muddier.
If it’s been a while since you’ve poured over your bank and card statements to figure it out, it’s probably something you want to look at, says Bush. Unless you learn to live within your means, you won’t be able to adequately fund your savings.
What are some more advanced ways in which you can increase a brand's presence on social media?
What is your mission?
Your brand has the strongest impression when you live and breathe it. If your brand doesn’t reflect your values, you are not branding yourself right. For example, my personal brand values are “integrity, discipline, positively, minimalism and life-long learning”.
What is the most important factor of professionalism?
Am I obligated to be social with my colleagues outside of work?
If you are invited to a social gathering outside the office and you would rather not attend, you do not need to feel any pressure to go. Sure, getting to know your coworkers on a more personal level is not a bad idea, as it will inevitably bring you closer as a team. That being said, unless being together outside the office is part of your role in the company, you don’t need to do anything more than perform to the best of your abilities during regular business hours.
What’s your net worth?
If your monthly cash surplus (or deficit) serves as a barometer of what direction you’re heading in the short-term, your net worth provides a broader snapshot of your financial health. Bush recommends periodically keeping tabs on your 401(k) balance, home equity, and other assets and subtracting any student loans, credit card balances, and other such debt.
“Knowing and monitoring your net worth can serve as a long-term motivator to continuing to make good financial choices,” says Bush. When you graduate college, it can take several years just to get in positive territory. But if you have kids and are more established in your career, growing your overall wealth becomes an absolute must.
How do we get our employees excited about engaging with and sharing our brand on social media?
What are your top 3 reasons for developing your brand?
Different stimuli motivate different people, e.g., growth, recognition, leadership opportunities, power, etc. What motivates you to have a personal brand? This answer will clarify the importance of personal brand for you. Although it is great to think about the long-term benefits. I believe that the more specific and concrete your answers, the better. For example, perhaps you want to sell 10,000 copies of your book within 6 months or you want to be a paid speaker at an industry event year. So try writing down 3 concrete reasons and objectives for building your personal brand.
What are some examples of professionalism?
Is it a good idea to add my workers to my social networking sites?
This topic is tricky because of the prevalence of social media in our work and home lives. The best thing to do if your colleague sends you a “friend request” is to think carefully about how you will be perceived at work based on your social media activity. If keeping your personal life completely separate from your professional one is important to you, you may want to refrain from accepting your colleague as a “friend.” Remember, your profile and how you behave online is a reflection of you; social media mistakes can sometimes cost you your career.
Are you on track for retirement?
Saving for retirement isn’t like taking a test in your favorite subject, where you can cram in some studying at the 11th hour and still expect to pass. For most people, it takes steady contributions over decades to amass a hefty enough portfolio that you can live off for the rest of your life.
Martin contends that you really need a tailored approach to finding your target savings rate rather than relying on broad rules of thumb. Of course, a financial professional will be able to crunch the numbers for you based on your retirement age and lifestyle. But there are also any number of online calculators that can help you figure out what you need to be socking away. The more detailed those calculators are, the more useful the results, states Martin, a member of the Alliance of Comprehensive Planners (ACP), an organization of fee-based advisors.
Is there a time when you should not respond to a customer on social media?
You don't need to respond to trolls who repeatedly leave nasty comments, to obscene reviews, or to reviews that don't seem to have anything to do with your company or products. Some social media platforms allow you to delete these reviews.