This document provides career advice and discusses developing an online personal brand. It emphasizes knowing your strengths and story, sharing your story through social media and networking, effective communication, embracing technology like having an online portfolio and LinkedIn profile, and the importance of networking. It also touches on preparing an elevator speech by outlining your strengths and benefits for your target audience. The overall message is on investing in your personal brand and online presence to succeed in your career.

1. Your career.Your future.
Do you have what it takes to succeed?

2. NEW REALITY

3. Your career State of Construction

4. WHO ARE
YOU?

5. “ I have no special talents.
I am passionately curious.”
~ Albert Einstein

6. Your career The Brand of You
• Know your brand (Passion, values, strengths, story)
• Share your story (Tell everyone you know)
• Don’t sit at your desk all day (Interact, build a brand)
• Invest time and money in your brand
(“I see you everywhere” effect)
• Leverage social media and networking
have the same amount of time – time is no excuse! )
(We all

7. POWER OF
COMMUNICATION

8. Forms of communication
Your career
• The words you use to communicate your story
• Written correspondence (email, letter, thank you notes, text
messages/blog/posts)
• Oral communication (elevator speech/introduction, voicemails)
• Face-to-face interaction (physical appearance, body language/physical
contact)
• Think before you speak (active listening)

9. EMBRACING
TECHNOLOGY

10. Your career Online presence
• Digital portfolio
• Digital resume
• LinkedIn profile
• Other resources

11. Your career Online presence
- digital portfolio
~ SlideShare ~ Folio Link ~ Prezi

12. Your career Online presence
- digital resume
~ Visual CV

13. Your career Online presence
- LinkedIn profile

14. Your career Online presence
- other resources
~ Brazencareerist.com ~ Bizme .biz

15. NETWORK
NETWORK
NETWORK

16. Your career Knowing people
ASID FUEL
www.asidwi.org www.fuelmilwaukee.org
Network
IIDA
www.iidawi.org NKBA
www.nkbawi.org
WGBA
www.wgba.org

17. Social Media Revolution
Video prepared by Eric Qualman

18. Your career If you think no one watches your online activity,
think again...
According to a survey of 300 hiring professionals conducted by Reppler,

19. DON’T BE
LEFT BEHIND

20. Your career
Chart credit to Megan O’Neill for Social Times

21. LET’S GET
STARTED

22. Your career Preparing an elevator speech
• What are your strengths?
pinpoint your best features, achievements, areas of
acceleration...not GPA, but true life experience.
• Who is your target audience?
understand who you are speaking to
• What is the main benefit?
use an active adverb like improve, broaden, help train...

23. GOOD
LUCK
Jenny S. Schrank Aga Artka
p: 414/405-3011 p:414/213-4218
jsrebs@yahoo.com contactme@agaartka.com