{"title":"The Power of the Brand: Personal Branding and Its Effect on Job Seeking Attributes","authors":"Delonia O. Minor-Cooley, Rochelle Parks-Yancy","doi":"10.1080/15332861.2020.1777028","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The importance of personal branding is evident in every aspect of business and consumerism. From the social demise of corporate executives to college students being suspended from school to individuals going from obscurity to online superstars, the power of branding is a significant career factor. Given its importance, the impact of personal branding on the employability of early career professionals is important to explore. This research investigates job seekers’ personal branding and its effect on their employment prospects. The study examines the perspectives of both early career job seekers and employers.","PeriodicalId":46488,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Internet Commerce","volume":"19 1","pages":"241 - 261"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1000,"publicationDate":"2020-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332861.2020.1777028","citationCount":"8","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Internet Commerce","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332861.2020.1777028","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"BUSINESS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract The importance of personal branding is evident in every aspect of business and consumerism. From the social demise of corporate executives to college students being suspended from school to individuals going from obscurity to online superstars, the power of branding is a significant career factor. Given its importance, the impact of personal branding on the employability of early career professionals is important to explore. This research investigates job seekers’ personal branding and its effect on their employment prospects. The study examines the perspectives of both early career job seekers and employers.
期刊介绍:
The business world has undergone many changes because of information technology, and the impact of the Internet may cause one of the biggest yet. While many people use the Internet for educational and entertainment purposes, organizations and companies are looking for ways to tie their internal networks to this global network to conduct electronic commerce. While companies have been conducting business electronically with suppliers and customers for many years, conducting online commerce via the Internet offers even greater opportunities for multinational, national, and even small businesses to cut costs, improve efficiency, and reach a global market.