Jan 12
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New Grad Job Network and Your Personality
When you are looking for a great new job, you are selling your skills from what you learned in college and from an internship. However, keep in mind there are a lot of people who got the same education as you, so you need to do more. This means you need to be a better networker and have a better personalty when it comes to interviewing and making contacts.
Do you have knowledge of a job, a product, a process or a market… from work, hobbies, alumni relationships, research or suppliers? If so, it may be marketable.
Personality, of course, is just a word for that combination of traits that either attracts us to someone or leaves us unimpressed. More employment decisions are based on personality and chemistry than any other factor. For example: “He’s certainly professional and quick-thinking. I like him, and better yet, I trust him. He’ll fi t in with our team. I need to get him into the firm.”
The perception of your personality has to do with your interest and enthusiasm. How many people get hired because they showed real interest? A lot.Your transferable skills are marketable Identifying transferable skills is critical (e.g., organizing, group presentation skills, problem solving and so on). Employers place a premium on men and women who can move from challenge to challenge, handling assignments that draw upon skills.
Naturally, your experience can also be reviewed according to various “functions” that apply to most businesses, such as sales, production, accounting and human resources. All areas in which you have knowledge must be identifi ed. At the same time, you need to think of your experience in terms of “action words” that describe what you did, and then translate those activities into achievements, e.g., controlled, wrote, reshaped, etc.
Your leadership qualities are marketableIf there is one quality you want to communicate, it is leadership ability. Experts say that leaders possess and communicate real convictions—strong feelings and principles that have grown with them over time.
Leadership is also attributed to those who create an image of operating at the leading edge… into new products, new services and new solutions. We expect our leaders to have the vision and talent to develop new things.Another skill common to most leaders is their ability to assemble teams and motivate them to peak achievement. Often creative, intuitive and passionate, they project integrity and trust. If you have these traits, they should be marketed. Image, attitude and presence also play a role.