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Pick a Number–Just Make Sure It’s a BIG One

April 24, 2006 by Liz

The First One to Pick a Number

HAS POWER. I found that out last night. It was exciting. Here’s what happened.

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In yesterday’s article, Job [and Client] Hunting ala Liz, I added three bits of advice I had learned about negotiating meetings. This was one.

The first one to name a number loses. To me that’s self-explanatory. If I say a number, they’re not going to go higher. If they ask, I usually answer with . . . what the work is worth, let’s talk a little more about what’s involved and what you usually pay for this kind of work.

I found out in less than 2 hours I was wrong. WAY COOL. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Customer Think, Personal Branding, Strategy/Analysis, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, Brand_YOU_and_ME, Customer Think, customer_think, job_hunting, Martin_Neumann, Mike_Sigers, negotiating, Ohad_Gliksman, personal-branding, prospecting, Tammy_Lenski

Job [and Client] Hunting ala Liz

April 23, 2006 by Liz

Gosh You Look Great

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You have your act totally together. You know how to answer every question. You can explain how to capitalize on your strengths and how you make your weaknesses irrelevant. You can explain your biggest challenge and how you handled it with finesse and outstanding interpersonal skills. Your resume is a personal branding brochure and an inviting picture of who you are. You can see yourself as a leader and explain what your best traits are in simple, clear sound bytes. Your personal branding BIG IDEA shines through your eyes, your words, and everything you do. You are cool.

That doesn’t change the fact that job [and client] hunting is stressful. Even if you didn’t put your pants on backwards. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business Life, Marketing /Sales / Social Media, Personal Branding, SS - Brand YOU, Strategy/Analysis, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, client_meetings, client_prospecting, Google, Interviews, job_hunting, job_hunting_myths, negotiations, personal_branding, personal-branding, resumes, Whos_Whoo_at_Yahoo

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