http://www.ecommerceknowhow.com/blog/2009/07/14/author/cynthia-kounaris/building-your-personal-brand eCommerce Know-How Blog is brought to you by the team at FitForCommerce. Hear what our team of veterans has to share in our blog. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:22:15 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.ecommerceknowhow.com/blog/2009/07/14/author/cynthia-kounaris/building-your-personal-brand/comment-page-1#comment-22 Ken Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:04:00 +0000 http://www.ecommerceknowhow.com/blog/?p=118#comment-22 Well said! It's almost as if today, well-spaced job-hopping is becoming expected. I recall a job earlier in my career in the mid-90's, hearing the news that our entire group would be out-sourced in a multi-billion dollar deal with a large consulting company. At the time, my employer was considered the one place on Wall St. where you could expect to work "for life", secure in the notion of a comfortable retirement. Luckily I got the message early. Others have not been so lucky. While there are still many who do stay at one job for decades (and quite successfully), I would gather that the most successful ones do it out of choice instead of necessity. It's only by knowing you can "get a job anywhere" that you can ensure your long-term success, even if by chance it ends up being with the same company. Well said! It’s almost as if today, well-spaced job-hopping is becoming expected. I recall a job earlier in my career in the mid-90’s, hearing the news that our entire group would be out-sourced in a multi-billion dollar deal with a large consulting company. At the time, my employer was considered the one place on Wall St. where you could expect to work “for life”, secure in the notion of a comfortable retirement. Luckily I got the message early. Others have not been so lucky. While there are still many who do stay at one job for decades (and quite successfully), I would gather that the most successful ones do it out of choice instead of necessity. It’s only by knowing you can “get a job anywhere” that you can ensure your long-term success, even if by chance it ends up being with the same company.

]]> http://www.ecommerceknowhow.com/blog/2009/07/14/author/cynthia-kounaris/building-your-personal-brand/comment-page-1#comment-21 Lorraine Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:11:32 +0000 http://www.ecommerceknowhow.com/blog/?p=118#comment-21 How true! In today's job market a person needs to be aggressive in building a resume of relevant, fungible skills that gives him/her options as well as be his/her own best promoter. Building your brand as well as establishing a strong and large network are key for your career surival. Over the past year I have seen so many people who have worked their entire careers in one type of job never having spent the time to build/ expand their resume and now find themselves unemployed with the need to remake themselves without a clue as to how to go about it. So don't wait for the shoe to drop. Invest in yourself and build your brand so you are best positioned no matter how the tide turns. How true! In today’s job market a person needs to be aggressive in building a resume of relevant, fungible skills that gives him/her options as well as be his/her own best promoter. Building your brand as well as establishing a strong and large network are key for your career surival. Over the past year I have seen so many people who have worked their entire careers in one type of job never having spent the time to build/ expand their resume and now find themselves unemployed with the need to remake themselves without a clue as to how to go about it. So don’t wait for the shoe to drop. Invest in yourself and build your brand so you are best positioned no matter how the tide turns.

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