Week 15-Marketing Yourself

When it comes to finding the perfect job, there are many important things you need to consider doing to make yourself stand out to employers. Most employers look for people with certain skills, knowledge, and experience when searching for employees so it is important to know what you can do make yourself more noticeable. Self marketing involves promoting yourself and getting your work and ideas out there so more people are likely to notice you. This is important because the more you market yourself, the more job opportunities you may get. 

Helpful tips on self-marketing: ★

1. Make a LinkedIn profile: If you don't have one already, it is a good idea to start a profile to help you market yourself. Each year, tons of employers and employees use LinkedIn to post about job opportunities and even use LinkedIn as a way of finding the perfect job candidates. The best part of LinkedIn is that it is free, and it is easy to build your profile. You can add job skills, expereince, accomplishments and just about any other important information you want employers to see, making it perfect for anyone to use. You can even connect with people you know to grow your market and learn about job opportunities that are out there. Below is an example of what some my profile looks like, but you can customize yours to include how much information you want.

2. Share your accomplishments and expereince: Employers often look for employees with certain experience so it is always important to share your job expereince as well as any important skills, education, and certifications you may have. The main idea is to market yourself and stand out to future employers.