November 2006 You Get It Award goes to Heather Henricks!!!

November 2006 You Get It Award goes to… Heather Henricks!!! This month I got a number of submissions, some of which Im holding for future months, but I wanted to recognize Heather Henricks site this month. It is quite different than the past winners, and Ive been thinking about those differences for quite a while! But in going over Heathers site Im convinced that this is an excellent model for anyone to help them substantiate their personal brand. It should be noted that this is a site that (a) was not created from a simple template like what a blog platform would offer, and (b) she actually worked with a personal branding company (Brandego) to get this done. More on Brandego later. Lets check out some of the things I liked (in no particular order): Testimonials from coworkers hey, why put something like references available on request when you can plug in a concise quote from someone that supports how great I am? This is a nice touch, and the formatting is very classy. Choice of verbage increases her value way over what a resume could do Heather was recruited from PayScale (sounds prestigous), recruitment by Microsofts MSN Gaming Zone (not only an awesome company but an awesome division!), the keen ability to translate consumer research in a way that resonates with internal stakeholders (so shell care about me, as an internal stakeholder, if I hire her) this isnt stuff that doesnt belong in a resume, but there is so much, and it flows so well, that it is different. Pictures bring her down to earth and share her personality her with dog, her with bike, by the lake, etc. This is a cool, relaxed, adventurous person, and I can tell she has work-life balance (whatever that means :)) colors are warm and inviting, relaxing coming from a guy that doesnt know much about colors, thats all the color-analysis youll get from me navigation is very simple to follow if Im the hiring manager I see exactly what I want to see about, strengths, career highlights (that doesnt fit on a blog like it does here) you can see this in the little image on the top right of this post. Outside stuff, like the quote on the Volunteer page isnt specifically about her, but it resonates the altruistic nature of volunteering and you can see that she is involved in various organizations. It is nice to have quotes be about a purpose and not all about how great she is. Testimonial and images right in her resume thats cool and only looks good on the web (wouldnt look good on paper). I would really really like to see her blogging, but since she doesnt have one Im assuming that perhaps she is just too busy (hm.. so does this mean Im not too busy ??). A blog can really help her community and readers understand her breadth and depth, where her mind is at, etc. At the same time, she never has to worry about open-mouth-insert-foot like the rest of us bloggers. But she seems so cool that I could see her blogging and sharing more of her personal and professional life like Heather Hamilton over at Microsoft. Overall, what I see here is a professional site representing a professional person. No comment on whether she is employed or not (Im guessing she has a job, and is a very active networker), so Id say that this is an excellent example of creating a personal brand when she doesnt necessarily need it. Way to go Heather! You get the cyber-high-five as well as 6 months (that is up from 3 months) of free Premium features in JibberJobber! and dont forget that you are linked over on the left, under the You Get It! category November 2006 You Get It Award goes to… Heather Henricks!!! This month I got a number of submissions, some of which Im holding for future months, but I wanted to recognize Heather Henricks site this month. It is quite different than the past winners, and Ive been thinking about those differences for quite a while! But in going over Heathers site Im convinced that this is an excellent model for anyone to help them substantiate their personal brand. It should be noted that this is a site that (a) was not created from a simple template like what a blog platform would offer, and (b) she actually worked with a personal branding company (Brandego) to get this done. More on Brandego later. Lets check out some of the things I liked (in no particular order): Testimonials from coworkers hey, why put something like references available on request when you can plug in a concise quote from someone that supports how great I am? This is a nice touch, and the formatting is very classy. Choice of verbage increases her value way over what a resume could do Heather was recruited from PayScale (sounds prestigous), recruitment by Microsofts MSN Gaming Zone (not only an awesome company but an awesome division!), the keen ability to translate consumer research in a way that resonates with internal stakeholders (so shell care about me, as an internal stakeholder, if I hire her) this isnt stuff that doesnt belong in a resume, but there is so much, and it flows so well, that it is different. Pictures bring her down to earth and share her personality her with dog, her with bike, by the lake, etc. This is a cool, relaxed, adventurous person, and I can tell she has work-life balance (whatever that means :)) colors are warm and inviting, relaxing coming from a guy that doesnt know much about colors, thats all the color-analysis youll get from me navigation is very simple to follow if Im the hiring manager I see exactly what I want to see about, strengths, career highlights (that doesnt fit on a blog like it does here) you can see this in the little image on the top right of this post. Outside stuff, like the quote on the Volunteer page isnt specifically about her, but it resonates the altruistic nature of volunteering and you can see that she is involved in various organizations. It is nice to have quotes be about a purpose and not all about how great she is. Testimonial and images right in her resume thats cool and only looks good on the web (wouldnt look good on paper). I would really really like to see her blogging, but since she doesnt have one Im assuming that perhaps she is just too busy (hm.. so does this mean Im not too busy ??). A blog can really help her community and readers understand her breadth and depth, where her mind is at, etc. At the same time, she never has to worry about open-mouth-insert-foot like the rest of us bloggers. But she seems so cool that I could see her blogging and sharing more of her personal and professional life like Heather Hamilton over at Microsoft. Overall, what I see here is a professional site representing a professional person. No comment on whether she is employed or not (Im guessing she has a job, and is a very active networker), so Id say that this is an excellent example of creating a personal brand when she doesnt necessarily need it. Way to go Heather! You get the cyber-high-five as well as 6 months (that is up from 3 months) of free Premium features in JibberJobber! and dont forget that you are linked over on the left, under the You Get It! category November 2006 You Get It Award goes to… Heather Henricks!!! This month I got a number of submissions, some of which Im holding for future months, but I wanted to recognize Heather Henricks site this month. It is quite different than the past winners, and Ive been thinking about those differences for quite a while! But in going over Heathers site Im convinced that this is an excellent model for anyone to help them substantiate their personal brand. It should be noted that this is a site that (a) was not created from a simple template like what a blog platform would offer, and (b) she actually worked with a personal branding company (Brandego) to get this done. More on Brandego later. Lets check out some of the things I liked (in no particular order): Testimonials from coworkers hey, why put something like references available on request when you can plug in a concise quote from someone that supports how great I am? This is a nice touch, and the formatting is very classy. Choice of verbage increases her value way over what a resume could do Heather was recruited from PayScale (sounds prestigous), recruitment by Microsofts MSN Gaming Zone (not only an awesome company but an awesome division!), the keen ability to translate consumer research in a way that resonates with internal stakeholders (so shell care about me, as an internal stakeholder, if I hire her) this isnt stuff that doesnt belong in a resume, but there is so much, and it flows so well, that it is different. Pictures bring her down to earth and share her personality her with dog, her with bike, by the lake, etc. This is a cool, relaxed, adventurous person, and I can tell she has work-life balance (whatever that means :)) colors are warm and inviting, relaxing coming from a guy that doesnt know much about colors, thats all the color-analysis youll get from me navigation is very simple to follow if Im the hiring manager I see exactly what I want to see about, strengths, career highlights (that doesnt fit on a blog like it does here) you can see this in the little image on the top right of this post. Outside stuff, like the quote on the Volunteer page isnt specifically about her, but it resonates the altruistic nature of volunteering and you can see that she is involved in various organizations. It is nice to have quotes be about a purpose and not all about how great she is. Testimonial and images right in her resume thats cool and only looks good on the web (wouldnt look good on paper). I would really really like to see her blogging, but since she doesnt have one Im assuming that perhaps she is just too busy (hm.. so does this mean Im not too busy ??). A blog can really help her community and readers understand her breadth and depth, where her mind is at, etc. At the same time, she never has to worry about open-mouth-insert-foot like the rest of us bloggers. But she seems so cool that I could see her blogging and sharing more of her personal and professional life like Heather Hamilton over at Microsoft. Overall, what I see here is a professional site representing a professional person. No comment on whether she is employed or not (Im guessing she has a job, and is a very active networker), so Id say that this is an excellent example of creating a personal brand when she doesnt necessarily need it. Way to go Heather! You get the cyber-high-five as well as 6 months (that is up from 3 months) of free Premium features in JibberJobber! and dont forget that you are linked over on the left, under the You Get It! category