Your Career Is Like a Tree From Thom Singer

Your Career Is Like a Tree â€" From Thom Singer On Wednesday we are doing a free webinar on personal branding, and specifically, how to create your bio/story/profile. More info here, registration here. I get Thom Singers blog posts via email (you can do that on JibberJobbers blog just go to the top right of the blog and youll see a place to put your email addy) and almost always read them entirely.   Thom is a sharp guy with a sassy attitude about relationships he says stuff that networking folks dont (for example, heres his Twitter Etiquette Rant, and in his Carry Business Cards post he calls people out for being a poser, lazy and a liar :p) A recent post he wrote that I thought was just brilliant is titled Your Career Is Like A Tree.   You should read the whole post, but I wanted to share why I liked it so much. A tree has roots. Thom says the roots are your education, reputation, and experience. They are vital, but they are hidden underground.   He ends that with Nobody cares. I dont think that nobody cares, but for me, as a hiring manager, these roots are more of a given.   You say you are a PHP programmer?   You better be a dang good PHP programmer!   Your ability to do your job is a GIVEN.   Your roots are a given. A tree has a trunk and leaves and branches. This is the more visible part of YOU.   This has a ton to do with your personal brand.   Personal branding has gotten a lot of commentary in the last couple of years whether you hate it or love it, you cant ignore it.   Ive heard of people who go to work and just do their job, but when its time to move on they are unknowns because theyve neglected their personal brands (and their relationships). Anyway, brilliant post and analogy go check out Your Career Is Liked A Tree. Your Career Is Like a Tree â€" From Thom Singer On Wednesday we are doing a free webinar on personal branding, and specifically, how to create your bio/story/profile. More info here, registration here. I get Thom Singers blog posts via email (you can do that on JibberJobbers blog just go to the top right of the blog and youll see a place to put your email addy) and almost always read them entirely.   Thom is a sharp guy with a sassy attitude about relationships he says stuff that networking folks dont (for example, heres his Twitter Etiquette Rant, and in his Carry Business Cards post he calls people out for being a poser, lazy and a liar :p) A recent post he wrote that I thought was just brilliant is titled Your Career Is Like A Tree.   You should read the whole post, but I wanted to share why I liked it so much. A tree has roots. Thom says the roots are your education, reputation, and experience. They are vital, but they are hidden underground.   He ends that with Nobody cares. I dont think that nobody cares, but for me, as a hiring manager, these roots are more of a given.   You say you are a PHP programmer?   You better be a dang good PHP programmer!   Your ability to do your job is a GIVEN.   Your roots are a given. A tree has a trunk and leaves and branches. This is the more visible part of YOU.   This has a ton to do with your personal brand.   Personal branding has gotten a lot of commentary in the last couple of years whether you hate it or love it, you cant ignore it.   Ive heard of people who go to work and just do their job, but when its time to move on they are unknowns because theyve neglected their personal brands (and their relationships). Anyway, brilliant post and analogy go check out Your Career Is Liked A Tree. Your Career Is Like a Tree â€" From Thom Singer On Wednesday we are doing a free webinar on personal branding, and specifically, how to create your bio/story/profile. More info here, registration here. I get Thom Singers blog posts via email (you can do that on JibberJobbers blog just go to the top right of the blog and youll see a place to put your email addy) and almost always read them entirely.   Thom is a sharp guy with a sassy attitude about relationships he says stuff that networking folks dont (for example, heres his Twitter Etiquette Rant, and in his Carry Business Cards post he calls people out for being a poser, lazy and a liar :p) A recent post he wrote that I thought was just brilliant is titled Your Career Is Like A Tree.   You should read the whole post, but I wanted to share why I liked it so much. A tree has roots. Thom says the roots are your education, reputation, and experience. They are vital, but they are hidden underground.   He ends that with Nobody cares. I dont think that nobody cares, but for me, as a hiring manager, these roots are more of a given.   You say you are a PHP programmer?   You better be a dang good PHP programmer!   Your ability to do your job is a GIVEN.   Your roots are a given. A tree has a trunk and leaves and branches. This is the more visible part of YOU.   This has a ton to do with your personal brand.   Personal branding has gotten a lot of commentary in the last couple of years whether you hate it or love it, you cant ignore it.   Ive heard of people who go to work and just do their job, but when its time to move on they are unknowns because theyve neglected their personal brands (and their relationships). Anyway, brilliant post and analogy go check out Your Career Is Liked A Tree.