how to market yourself

How to market yourselfRandom stuff that maybe will land you a job

What makes me, me?Drafting my mission statement. What’s yours?

Raluca29 (..but hey, that’s just a figure)

Marcom. Young manager. In love with retail and real-estate.

Running enthusiast. Building things from scratch.

Loyal.

How did I get here?Sometimes, it’s the journey that teaches

you a lot about the destination.

That one person sheding light

“Raluca: what is it that you want from life? Find the answer and always use it as your anchor.”

Oh, the pressure.Being fairly good at everything and

remarkable at nothing.

When in doubt..don’t. Choosing the ‘one size fits all’ path.

In my case, it was called: business administration. Had no idea what that meant at the time.

Obviously.

AIESECOr, in other words, how volunteering changed my life.

Being in top 10%“Such a shame that people perceive you as so arrogant.

Because it’s going to limit what you’re going to accomplish in life”(Randy Pausch, The Lecture)

Earn respect.Work hard. That's all.

No one is perfect, but a team can be

People are more important than things.If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together

Marry Poppins, my first mentor

“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and snap! The job's a game.”

Make the most out of it.Don’t hurry. You’ll have plenty of time to be an employee.

Falling in love with academics.

Grades might not land you a job. But they'll surely speak loudly of you.

Are you spending your time on the right things?

Because time is all you have.

On money.. Choose your first jobs based on how much value they

bring, not on how much money they pay.

The MNC mirageGetting all suited up.

Deutsche Post DHLThe more it'll scare you, the more it'll teach you.

My first REAL boss“My name is Kathleen and there are two main things you

need to know about me: I don’t believe in wasting time AND nobody is irreplaceable”

No matter what you do, always do your best.

Work hard, put in passion and believe in what you do. Money will, eventually, follow.

Being a spongeCEOs. Proper command of the English language.

Communication. PR Crisis. Launching planes. Getting to know different cultures.

What are the key messages?

Focus on goals and how to get there. What is the purpose of what we’re doing here?

Always do your share.And always deliver. Be consistent.

Getting people to trust you is hard to earn and easy to loose.

Be holy and blamelessWork the same, even if no one is looking.

Don’t complainJust work harder.

Spot the ones that can make a difference for you

And make them spot you.

Finding the right balance

Never return to an empty home. Life is what happens while we’re busy doing something else.

AquavitaThe awesome agency times.

Getting to know retail. Falling in LOVE with retail.

Building things“Working together is a beginning; keeping together is progress;

working together is success.” (Henry Ford)

How to spend the first minutes of the day

The mise-en-place mourning routine: writing down the To-Do listChoose three tasks for each day and focus on them.

Dream bigYou’re wasting your time otherwise.

Share the same valuesMake sure you’re all seeing the same ending station.

Raluca, todayHow did I get here? Have no idea.

Above all things: make a plan

If you know where you’re going, half of the way is already done.

Work hard“The brick walls are there for a reason.”

(Randy Pausch, The Lecture)

Always do your bestThe recipe for “no hard feelings” in case of failure.

Put in passion. Loads of it

“Choose a job that you love, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life” (Confucius)

“When work is a pleasure, life is a joy. When work is duty, life is slavery” (Maxim Gorky)

Start earlyDon’t waste time.

Win the crowdIt might seem easy.

Winning the upper 10% however, is a long row to hoe. Always aim for that, otherwise you’ll just be another

glory hound that had its (one) day.

Motivation is what gets you started

Habit is what keeps you going.

On people.. Accept that there will always be people you'll rub up the wrong way.

One can never be everyone's cup of tea. Deal with it, accept it and move on.

On decisions.. The right personal decisions are, in the end, the ones

that make us sleep better at night.

Work hardOh.. did I already tell you that?

Find a mentor.Don't choose your job, choose your boss.

Be loyal.

Patience Have patience with all things.

But, first of all, with yourself.

Thank you. Am always one e-mail away:

raluca.munteanu@iuliusmall.com