{"id":159,"date":"2009-11-27T12:44:15","date_gmt":"2009-11-27T17:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/?p=159"},"modified":"2018-02-19T13:13:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T18:13:36","slug":"is-your-executive-career-brand-a-mega-brand-up-and-coming-brand-or-potential-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/is-your-executive-career-brand-a-mega-brand-up-and-coming-brand-or-potential-brand\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Executive Career Brand a Mega-Brand, Up-and-Coming Brand, or Potential Brand?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maybe you’ve done some work on your executive brand.<\/p>\n

You’ve determined what your top strengths are and what makes you valuable to employers.<\/p>\n

You know what differentiates you from your peers and competitors.<\/p>\n

But do you know how strong your brand is and how well it’s working for you?<\/p>\n

The folks over at Reach Personal Branding, with whom I completed the Reach Certified Personal Branding Strategist program, have compiled a compelling personal branding quiz to help you measure your brand. Hop over there to take the full test<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here are 10 of the questions in the quiz. How many can you answer “yes” to?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Are you clear about your greatest weakness \u2013 what could be holding you back from achieving your goals?<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Do you know how your self-perceptions differ from the perceptions from those around you?<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 When people introduce you, do they all use the same words to describe you?<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Do you have a brand positioning statement that describes: what you offer, for whom and how you are different?<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Can you clearly describe your target audience \u2013 those people who need to know about you so that you can achieve your goals?<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 Do you have your own web site or home on the World Wide Web that showcases your success?<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0 Have you published or e-published an article in the past three months?<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0 Do you mark every project with your personal brand (every meeting, report, etc.)?<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0 Do you have a strong professional network?<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 Have you pro-actively done something valuable for a member of your network this week?
\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Related posts over at my Executive Resume Branding blog:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Best of Personal Branding Strategies, Lessons, and News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best of Online Brand Identity and Social Media<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best of Executive Resume Branding Tactics and Advice<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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