All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have
their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts…

William Shakespeare

Adapted from, “As You Like It”

The voice for your career should be reflected on the web as much as it does on paper albeit your resume or job application. Employers want to know who are they hiring, and less is more is a broader stroke than we all think. Understanding and applying this only boosts your chances and projects your professional image positively. It may enlarge your presence in real life.  Who wouldn’t want to benefit?

There are many ways to think about your web presence along with analogies to uphold the thinking that all of your profiles need cohesive:

The voice for your career should be reflected on the web as much as it does on paper albeit your resume or job application. Understanding and applying this only boosts your chances and projects your professional image positively. It may enlarge your presence in real life.  Who wouldn’t want to benefit?

There are many ways to think about your web presence along with analogies to uphold the thinking that all of your profiles need cohesive:

It should be one book with several chapters

Many professionals don’t know whom they are and unsure of what they deliver. I could say a confused brand, but I want to be plain.

You know when a songwriter is in trouble is when they put  a whole song together that sounds like a previous record by another artist, especially a well-known hit. George Harrison wrote “My Sweet Lord,” but ultimately the court ordered Harrison to pay royalties for his plagiarized use of copying the melody to “He’s So Fine” by the Chiffons. That’s what happens to professionals who wrestle with “how” and “who” they portray in writing his or her social profile. It’s not entirely your song when half belongs to someone.

An artist considered a one-hit wonder releases follow-up songs and remixed songs of their one-hit. No one is interested anymore in the follow-up song, you know, the one that is more of the same. Don’t you do this with your web resume as it inspires disinterest?

By the way, everyone has a right to make money any way he or she can, right?

Each online profile is a chapter with different points that point to the same person.

 

Online profiles are one story as each has a chapter of different lengths

It shows in their branding statements, elevator pitches, and anything else that requires more than a sentence or shorter than 140 characters.

 

Let’s not be lazy–here some questions you should ask yourself:

 

1) What will you deliver day one, before orientation and training

There are many ways to ask that question, but this way puts your experience in perspective. It is a separate question than, “What will you bring after training?”

 

2) What should we expect from you?

Give people an opportunity to decide if they like your message. Like-minded users will follow if it’s clear what you will offer. I hope you offer value.

 

3) How specific is your advice?

Why not answer each person with detail? Are you hiding something? Are you selling something? No one embraces shallow, one-trick pony answers.

 

It’s like the bible. That’s 66 people telling about one person, but from different perspectives (we can argue later about the who and what)

If you listened to the podcast a couple of weeks ago, Hannah Morgan stated as I agreed personal and business lines merged. Your web resume should have a little personality with a lot of substance. You choose how you want to display it and layer it.

What are you like in person? Do we have to do this darkened distant dance where I keep wondering who and what you are?

All of the web is your resume, and employers are just players. At least until they are looking to fill the next position.

 

It should be one book with several chapters

What I see are  torn professionals who don’t know who they are and unsure of what they deliver. I could say a confused brand but I want to be plain.

You know when a songwriter is in trouble is when they put together a whole song that sounds like a previous record by another artist, especially a well-known hit. George Harrison wrote a lyrically beautiful “My Sweet Lord,” but was sued and ordered to pay royalties for “He’s So Fine” by the Chiffons. That’s what happens to professionals who wrestle with “how” and “who” they portray in writing his or her social profile. It’s not entirely your song when half belongs to someone.

A small tangent, one-hit wonders release follow-up songs and remixed songs of their one-hit. No one is interested anymore in the follow-up song, you know, the one that is more of the same. Don’t you do this with your web resume as it inspires disinterest.

Each online profile is a chapter with different points that points to the same person.

Online profiles are one story as each has a chapter of different lengths

It shows in their branding statements, elevator pitches, and anything else that requires more than a sentence or shorter than 140 characters.

Let’s not be lazy–here some questions you should ask yourself, and please be as specific as possible

1) What will you deliver day one, before being orientated and trained

There are many ways to ask that question, but this way puts your experience in perspective. It is a separate question than, “What will you do once you are trained?”

2) What should we expect in following you?

Give people an opportunity to decide if they are interested  in your message. Like-minded users will follow if it’s clear what you will offer. I hope you offer value.

3) How specific is your advice?

Why not answer each person with detail? Are you hiding something? Are you selling something? No one is impressed with shallow, one-trick pony answers.

It’s like the bible. That’s 66 people telling about one person but from different perspectives (we can argue later about the who and what)

If you listened to the show a couple of weeks ago, Hannah Morgan stated as I agreed that personal and business lines are blurred and have merged. Your web resume should have a little personality with a lot of substance. You choose how you want to display it and layer it. As long as you are not egregiously overwhelming the web with agenda or personal TMI (too much info).

What are you like in person? Do we have to do this darkened distant dance where I keep wondering who and what you are?

All of the web is your resume, and employers are just players.

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