Brand Yourself & Get Your Dream Job 2

           HOW TO BRAND YOURSELF

By now, you must now realise that you are brand, as branding is not only about product and service. I know the question on your mind now is "How do I brand myself?" Or, "what should I brand about myself to get to my dream goal or career?" Good question. Here are some of the areas you need to brand to make yourself a unique, attractive and compelling personality.



1.    Have a Good Dress Sense: The first thing people see about you is your dressing, even before you introduce yourself. That is why your dressing matters a lot. “The way you dress is how you will be addressed.” If you dress a gentleman, you will be addressed as such; if you dress as a ‘Yahoo boy; you will be addressed as such. The way you carry yourself, walk, your breath, etc is also part of your dressing. You need to pay attention to this.
2.    Have a Compelling CV: Many CVs are ending in the trash-bin today because they are not compelling, well-edited and not marketable. If you ask some young chaps who are working in blue chips companies today, they will tell you that they branded their CVs. Employers received hundreds of CVs when they put adverts for vacancies. Why will your CV be picked by the headhunter for a particular post apart from the fact that you have a good grade. You might have a good grade, and yet not be picked. Why? It is because you CV is not compelling.
3.    Have a Good Personality & Values: “A man’s gift makes a way for him.” The sum totality of whom you are is very important. You may ignore or wish it off, but that is the fact. You might not go far in life if you have a bad personality. The way you talk, act, react to issue, how you handle situation or respond to issues will go a long way to telling who you are.
4.    Skill up Yourself: These days having a First Class Degree at 20s or Master degree a very young age is not a criteria to getting good job. Employers are looking for the values employees can add to their companies or what skills they have. If they are lack tact and skills, it is unlikely they are employable. We are living in a world of skills and young people need to get skills that would get them the job they need. Besides, you need to add to your:
Etiquette
Social Media
Soft Skills – internet, Facebook, blogging, etc
Trending Skill. Know what is trending.
•      Build Your I.Q: We are living in the days of ‘What you Know’ not ‘Who you know.’  These days, most companies are looking for high cerebral candidates and people who can think on their feet. What is the level of your Intelligent Quotient? If I may ask, “how intelligent or witty are you?” Can you win in “The Apprentice?” Can you dazzle your interviewer with your intelligent? If not, you need to skill up in this area by engaging in a number of I.Q building activities.

•      Create Unique Brand: These days some young chaps out there are taking their destinies in their own hands by creating a unique brand. When there is no job in sight, you gat to create something. Sometimes, your employer would ask you if you have created something in the last one year or so. If you don’t have a DNA, you need to learn it. 

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