How to Market Yourself

Always have a business card handy and be able to find contacts easily.

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Marketing is an essential tool in branding yourself. You must not simply blend in with everyone else in your thinking or approach for it will not set you apart from the rest. You must explore all of your options and display as much ingenuity as possible if you truly want to be recognized as an expert in your field. Marketing is a skill that takes persistence to sell your self as a bona fide professional that is appealing to an employer or customer. The following are the steps to making marketing work for you to achieve optimum success.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

Self Determination

Steps to Creating Yourself as a Brand Name

Step1

Create a resume that lists your core competencies and not just job duties and functions. The bottom line is your resume should reflect your skills and how well you work with others in addition to proving that you can produce quantifiable results (such as profit, cost reduction or a process improvement).

Step2

Embrace the power of networking by attending networking events with your business card and portfolio. Networking is going to be your spokesperson when used effectively, for others will recommend you based on quality experiences with your products or services.

Step3

Join internet social networking websites. Some of the choices include: LinkedIn, Facebook, and College Alumni--all of which are valuable resources to share your resume and stay in contact with other professionals. LinkedIn also provides a recommendation section which you can use to send email requests to current or past employers who can provide insight into your job performance.

Step4

Take ongoing training and career development courses. You want to make sure you are current in understanding the new technology and ongoing research in your area of expertise. Overall, this is a way to insure you are brand that does not become obsolete.

Step5

You must be driven and determined to succeed. You must be in the mindset of continuous improvement and recognize repeating Steps 1-4 is ongoing when it comes to marketing yourself.