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๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ?
This question sparked an interesting chat with the Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) students at Lambton College last March after I delivered a session called โResults Based Resume Creation and Career Storytelling."
My answer is, share enough of your personality to give potential employers and colleagues an idea of what it would be like to work with you. At the same time remember to:
- Be professional
- Be authentic
Share stories that emphasize your values and personality, without giving away too much personal information.
๐ง๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐:
1. Resisting the urge to share information that employers don't need to know, such as your marital or family status, who you vote for, and your family medical history.
2. Modulating your voice to share your enthusiasm for the aspects of the job that really interest you, and to add emotion to the stories you share to illustrate your experience, knowledge, and transferable skills.
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ, I mean sharing your values, and goals; whatโs really important to you.
๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐น!
Iโve met folks who try to twist themselves into what they imagine employers are seeking, I call this twisting yourself into a pretzel.
This may win you an interview. However, youโll often end up wasting both your time and the employerโs time, as you realize during the interview, or even worse, after youโve started working with them, that your values donโt align. This leads to unhappy employees and employers!
I'm grateful to Roger Mais for asking this insightful question!
๐'๐บ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐, ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ?
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