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028: How and why you should treat your career like it's a product
028: How and why you should treat your career like it's a product
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Aug 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode Sarah discusses how to treat yourself and what you can offer to an employer like it’s a product. Do you know your core features? How are you marketing yourself? Are relationships important to “selling” myself? All these questions and more are answered!
01:16 I really believe that your career has a lot in common with a product and that the reason so many products fail is the same reason
05:23 Products can fail for three reasons:the design, the marketing, and the sales component
07:55 Every day you are trying to get people to buy into different things and the customers are your boss, your co-workers, peers, etc.
10:59 It’s really important that you are doing small things to be marketing and selling yourself to stay visible
11:58 Do you have clarity on your core features? Products have features. You have features.
13:32 Question number one for you to ponder. Are you clear on the “design of you”?
17:55 Building trust with your audience is important. Without it, everything could come crumbling down based on your marketing choices
22:35 Recap? Want a career that lets you live your dream live? Explore Career Strategy Lab.
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01:16 I really believe that your career has a lot in common with a product and that the reason so many products fail is the same reason
05:23 Products can fail for three reasons:the design, the marketing, and the sales component
07:55 Every day you are trying to get people to buy into different things and the customers are your boss, your co-workers, peers, etc.
10:59 It’s really important that you are doing small things to be marketing and selling yourself to stay visible
11:58 Do you have clarity on your core features? Products have features. You have features.
13:32 Question number one for you to ponder. Are you clear on the “design of you”?
17:55 Building trust with your audience is important. Without it, everything could come crumbling down based on your marketing choices
22:35 Recap? Want a career that lets you live your dream live? Explore Career Strategy Lab.
➡️ Get your FREE copy of the Career Strategy Podcast listening guide.
? Get our free weekly career tips newsletter.
⭐️ If you're enjoying the podcast, please leave a quick review it to help us reach more folks!
? Say hi and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube
Released:
Aug 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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