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Market Yourself Without Selling Your Soul
The practicalities of presenting the authentic you.
Michelle Hunter
“… success and likeability are positively correlated for men, and negatively correlated for women…”
Plan of Action
• Convince audience of value of
self-branding
• Excite audience about self-
branding
• Offer tips for actually doing it
What does “Self-Marketing” look like?
“Self-branding … is more about internal awareness and your external behaviour – not about marketing anythingexcept you in your daily attitudeand behaviour.”
Sherven, J. (2016)
Getting Ahead
• Be professionally proactive during studies• Know your stuff• External appearance + personal
relationships
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Importance of external appearance at work, according to women in
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Source: Bischoff, S. (2010) Wer Führt (die)Zunkunft? Männer und Frauen in Führungspositionen der Wirtschaft in Deutschland - die 5. Studie
“It is not just about wearinga new dress ora new suit, but having a certain appearance and a certain charisma.
How to Never Get Recognition
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Get Recognition
IMAGE
PERFORMANCE
EXPOSURE
Coleman, H.J. (
This is what I did
• Signed up with social media networks• Created business cards• Joined network groups• Participated in network groups!• Spoke at conferences• Wrote articles • Said yes to things that scared me
In Summary
• What have you got going for you?
• Who have you got going for you?
• How do you want to be seen?
• Just do it!