If you say you do everything, no one will think of you for anything.
It’s easy to think that by being specific, you’re closing yourself off to possibilities. The cool thing is that the opposite is true.
Instead, you become known for something. Then, you become someone people think about. You’re top of mind in the future.
I get it. Many job seekers pitch themselves as being open to anything. They have multiple versions of their resumes ready to go. They’ve done so many things, it’s hard to narrow it down and they don’t want to be overlooked.
The folks who stand out productize themselves and their wants. “Here’s where I add the most value, to companies going through these specific transformations…. I’ve done this X# of times, such as here and here.” Then “I’m looking for one of these three types of roles; the titles may be different depending on the company, but here’s where they are all similar….”
Instead of people saying, “Oh that person, they only do XYZ, forget it!” they’ll say “Oh that person who does XYZ really well? I’ll ask them if they also do ABC too. If not them, maybe they have recommendations.”
I can’t take total credit for this line of thinking. I love following Tissa Richards here on LinkedIn, and I’m reading her fabulous book. We’re so aligned but say things different ways. Thank you to Tissa for inspiring me to think about this stuff from another angle.
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