how to market yourself
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How to market yourselfRandom stuff that maybe will land you a job
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What makes me, me?Drafting my mission statement. What’s yours?
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Raluca29 (..but hey, that’s just a figure)
Marcom. Young manager. In love with retail and real-estate.
Running enthusiast. Building things from scratch.
Loyal.
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How did I get here?Sometimes, it’s the journey that teaches
you a lot about the destination.
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That one person sheding light
“Raluca: what is it that you want from life? Find the answer and always use it as your anchor.”
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Oh, the pressure.Being fairly good at everything and
remarkable at nothing.
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When in doubt..don’t. Choosing the ‘one size fits all’ path.
In my case, it was called: business administration. Had no idea what that meant at the time.
Obviously.
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AIESECOr, in other words, how volunteering changed my life.
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Being in top 10%“Such a shame that people perceive you as so arrogant.
Because it’s going to limit what you’re going to accomplish in life”(Randy Pausch, The Lecture)
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Earn respect.Work hard. That's all.
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No one is perfect, but a team can be
People are more important than things.If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together
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Marry Poppins, my first mentor
“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and snap! The job's a game.”
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Make the most out of it.Don’t hurry. You’ll have plenty of time to be an employee.
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Falling in love with academics.
Grades might not land you a job. But they'll surely speak loudly of you.
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Are you spending your time on the right things?
Because time is all you have.
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On money.. Choose your first jobs based on how much value they
bring, not on how much money they pay.
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The MNC mirageGetting all suited up.
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Deutsche Post DHLThe more it'll scare you, the more it'll teach you.
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My first REAL boss“My name is Kathleen and there are two main things you
need to know about me: I don’t believe in wasting time AND nobody is irreplaceable”
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No matter what you do, always do your best.
Work hard, put in passion and believe in what you do. Money will, eventually, follow.
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Being a spongeCEOs. Proper command of the English language.
Communication. PR Crisis. Launching planes. Getting to know different cultures.
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What are the key messages?
Focus on goals and how to get there. What is the purpose of what we’re doing here?
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Always do your share.And always deliver. Be consistent.
Getting people to trust you is hard to earn and easy to loose.
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Be holy and blamelessWork the same, even if no one is looking.
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Don’t complainJust work harder.
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Spot the ones that can make a difference for you
And make them spot you.
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Finding the right balance
Never return to an empty home. Life is what happens while we’re busy doing something else.
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AquavitaThe awesome agency times.
Getting to know retail. Falling in LOVE with retail.
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Building things“Working together is a beginning; keeping together is progress;
working together is success.” (Henry Ford)
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How to spend the first minutes of the day
The mise-en-place mourning routine: writing down the To-Do listChoose three tasks for each day and focus on them.
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Dream bigYou’re wasting your time otherwise.
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Share the same valuesMake sure you’re all seeing the same ending station.
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Raluca, todayHow did I get here? Have no idea.
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Above all things: make a plan
If you know where you’re going, half of the way is already done.
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Work hard“The brick walls are there for a reason.”
(Randy Pausch, The Lecture)
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Always do your bestThe recipe for “no hard feelings” in case of failure.
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Put in passion. Loads of it
“Choose a job that you love, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life” (Confucius)
“When work is a pleasure, life is a joy. When work is duty, life is slavery” (Maxim Gorky)
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Start earlyDon’t waste time.
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Win the crowdIt might seem easy.
Winning the upper 10% however, is a long row to hoe. Always aim for that, otherwise you’ll just be another
glory hound that had its (one) day.
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Motivation is what gets you started
Habit is what keeps you going.
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On people.. Accept that there will always be people you'll rub up the wrong way.
One can never be everyone's cup of tea. Deal with it, accept it and move on.
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On decisions.. The right personal decisions are, in the end, the ones
that make us sleep better at night.
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Work hardOh.. did I already tell you that?
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Find a mentor.Don't choose your job, choose your boss.
Be loyal.
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Patience Have patience with all things.
But, first of all, with yourself.