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There was a crazy world where it was hard to find talent, and people were super busy,

and mostly worried about their own careers and companies and didn’t have the time or interest to pay attention to much else.

But lots of people pretended that this wasn’t the case.

They sat there with their boxes full of talents on their laps and waited patiently, respectably to get noticed. They saw that there were jobs out there, and they knew they could do them, so they kept holding out their boxes, hoping someone would see how good they were.

It was hard and frustrating.

They had worked so hard to fill their boxes with exceptional talents. But no one so much as glanced their way. Feeling more despondent with each passing day, they even started to wonder if their box of talents wasn’t that good after all.

Meanwhile, there were some folks with smaller boxes, even some with lesser talents.

These folks noticed that people were super busy and mostly worried about their own careers and companies, so they decided to figure out how they could help.

They studied the problems these busy people had. They unpacked their boxes of talents and designed clever and catchy applications that made the busy people’s lives a bit easier. They added some eye-catching glitter in the busy people’s favorite colors, and they made sure they went where the busy people hung out.

When the busy people saw the solutions to their problems (solutions that had been crafted from the smaller boxes, even some with lesser talents), they wanted more.

These were valuable solutions and applications after all!

This is exactly what we need, they said. Now our lives are easier!

So, they hired the folks with the smaller boxes, even some with lesser talents.

They invited them in, promoted them, and paid them well.

The end.

Tune in next week for tips on how to sell yourself better in today’s busy world!

Cheering you on,

Melissa Palmer, MS, CPC
Executive, Career & Life Coach | Connect with me on LinkedIn!
www.careerplanningstudio.com
melissa@careerplanningstudio.com
469.615.7261

Two resources to check out:

  1.) American Opportunity Index 

You have marketable skills so why not target the companies known for promoting and paying well?

Check out this index, where the career trajectories of over 5.3 million employees at 395 of America’s largest companies have been analyzed by key metrics such as hiring, pay, promotion, parity, and culture.

Explore the Top 100 companies, browse by industry, or view the full list.

2.) List of the Best Job Boards for Every Niche

While networking is always your most effective job-searching tool, job boards have a place in the process (and they’re great for doing research!).

Just remember, your chances of getting human eyeballs to look at your resume are greatest if you apply in the first 36 hours of a job being posted.

On a Lighter Note

If “selling yourself” makes you cringe, you’re not alone.

Somewhere along the way, “selling yourself” started to feel like wearing a sandwich board and yelling, “Pick me!” at passing strangers, but here’s the thing—real self-promotion doesn’t require shouting.

It’s more like holding up a little sign that says: "Hey, I see what you’re trying to do. I can help."

The people who get ahead aren’t always the best at “me, me, me.” They’re the ones who connect the dots between what they offer and what someone else needs. It’s not about spinning your talents—it’s about putting them where they’ll actually make a difference.

So, if the word “networking” makes you want to hide under a desk, take heart. You’re not in the wrong story—you just need a new script.

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