Sunday, 17 January 2021

502 Employability Week #1

 Confidence and Values

  • Low confidence can be good -> work harder to improve, don't over promote (so can impress easier)
  • Focus on personal values:
  • reliability, open-mindedness, honesty, calm, education
  • Don't sacrifice personal values for a company - express it in work
  • Look specifically for companies/organisation that share the values
  • There's a comfort zone, a stretch zone, and a panic zone. Avoid the panic, but don't be afraid of the stretch
Personal Branding
  • Employers will google you, so keep a good personal brand identity online
  • Keep it consistent to what you want to be associated with
  • Strong brand with strong portfolio can be useful
  • Profile picture should be professional, either a picture or a self-portrait
  • Keep personal introductions concise
  • Your work will get lost with macro-hashtags
  • More hashtags!
CV
  • 1-2 pages is typical
  • If you're bored reading it, so is an employer
  • Avoid block text
  • Why you'll help the company
  • Don't be too artsy, if you're gonna do it, do it right

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