Personal Brand Basics
How others perceive your value, character, and contributions
What is personal branding?
The most useful platform for connecting, sharing, and learning, as well as job searching and maintaining professional relationships
What is LinkedIn?
The in-person branding skill that involves confident posture, eye contact, and active listening
What is body language?
The mistake that involves not setting realistic expectations
What is overpromising and underdelivering?
Documenting what you are learning and how you are growing
What is reflection journal?
The percentage of employers who use social media presence to screen candidates
What is 70%
The best type for a LinkedIn profile photo
What is headshots?
You build this by being honest, dependable, and engaged
What is trust?
This involves not speaking up, participating, and volunteering
What is being passive/invisible?
The takeaway that includes collaboration, time management, and adaptability
What is soft skills?
The pillar that demonstrates a growth mindset and shows you want to learn, not just look smart
What is curiosity and coachability?
What your LinkedIn profiles should include
What is internships, job experience, goals, aspirations, etc?
An example of this is building confidence in presentations or understanding team workflows
What is short-term goals?
Asking, listening, and implementing helps us avoid which mistake
What is ignoring feedback?
The takeaway that allows an intern to reflect on success and setbacks
What is feedback and growth?
The pillar example stating "send thank you emails after 1:1s or team presentations with specific takeaways"
What is professionalism and communication?
The number of characters an email subject line should not surpass
What is 30 characters?
The amount of strengths you should identify to help develop your self-assessment
What is 3?
The mistake of lacking initiative involves this
What is waiting to be told what to do?
Tools, platforms, and methodologies relevant to your role
What is technical/role-specific skills?