Some great conversations.
I’m here at Software AG’s ProcessWorld, our annual global customer conference. We haven’t quite gotten started yet and already I’ve met a bunch of people and had some great conversations.
Big deal, right? Wel… you’d expect this to happen at a customer conference.
Except it hasn’t happened at the conference. It’s happened in the airport. And the restaurant.
I’m not even signed in yet. And, that’s the insight.
I use a professionally taken headshot, and use the same shot consistently across all my internal and external professional social outposts (which by the way, does not include Facebook).
People recognize me.
Recognition creates opportunities.
And when they run into me, they know my work, which makes it easy to start a conversation.
Even employees at large companies need to think about creating a career portfolio out of their work and establishing a personal brand. Those that don’t are not only missing out on some great conversations, they’re misjudging the current employment climate.
Hi David, I was curious, how much does it cost to get a professional head shot taken?
That’s a good question. I was able to trade, at the time, for some website consulting. Truth is, get someone with a good camera (not an iPhone), put on a suit or business casual attire, and get yourself a photo taken with a clean background. Make sure the head is big enough, that the lighting and focus are right, and you’re good.