Standing Out - Post 2
This is the second in a series of posts from the current draft of a book I’m working on, Standing Out: A Short Guide for Proving Your Value to Employers.
For an extensive explanation of this post’s content, check out the first in this series of posts. I suggest you read that before diving into this post, but my hope is that each post will also stand alone on its own and can be read out of order too.
Consider everything in these posts copyrighted by me: Copyright © 2024 Race Bannon. Also, like much nonfiction content, this is entirely my perspective. Other professionals might have different perspective, and I suggest you listen to them all. No one person has all the right answers, including me. What this book contains is my opinion about how to stand out among potential and current employers. If you agree or disagree with what you read, I hope it will prompt deeper thinking about the topic. I will never position myself as the ultimate expert on anything, including this topic.
Related posts:
Standing Out – Post 1
Standing Out – Post 3
Standing Out – Post 4
Standing Out – Page 5
Standing Out – Page 6
What is your value?
What do I mean by value? In the corporate world, there is a well-known concept called “value proposition.” At its most basic, a value proposition is a concise statement that summarizes why a customer would choose a product or service. Expanded to encompass value as discussed here, your value proposition is demonstrating to a prospective employer that you have the knowledge, experience, skills, and character to do the job they need done.
This book will give you a bunch of ideas on how you can demonstrate your value to an employer. In short, it’s about showing someone who has the power to give you a job that you’re worthy of that job, and to do so in ways that make it more likely you’ll stand out and be considered ahead of other candidates.