I am African, stereotypically so inasmuch as I rarely get anywhere on time and I don't play about my money. That being said, I am rolling out my main point of action for 2010. It is to learn how to sell myself effectively. I'm taking time to practice skills that will take me far. These skills are:
Communication - listening and responding in an appropriate manner.
Commitment - setting goals, monitoring progress and achieving them.
Personableness - having a pleasant disposition and bouncing back from curveballs.
Knowledge - gaining a broad understanding of a lot of things.
Market Research - find out what my skills are worth in the real world and understand the supply and demand elements.
I underestimate the importance of self-marketing. Clearly, that is what will get me to the next level so I intend to take it very seriously from now on. I want to make that "mission statement" at job interviews a true reflection of my life - so true that I don't have to learn it the night before an interview and it doesn't appear rehearsed.
So, I'm getting fanatical about myself. Try it, I hear it works.
Monday, 11 January 2010
Sell Yourself Effectively
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2 comments:
Great idea, im'a take YOUR advice. I'm so British like that though, self-marketing makes me seriously uncomfortable!
Mmmm I hear you.
The very idea of saying "I'm so good, you should hire me!" used to make me cringe - I guess it'll just have to be modesty in the personal life and a great sales pitch in the professional :)
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