Standing out

Another job article update from S. Chan.

Trying to stand out in a job is tough. Especially when you have no network, little experience or even no background on a field you want to enter.

That's why leverage is the way to go when trying to figure out how a company needs your set of skills. Even if you do NEED a job, the company you're applying to should never feel like they will be helping you, in fact, you should let them know they need you and you will be there to help them.

Giving off the scent of desperation never helped anyone in any situation.

In this article, a woman moves to new city in a new country in hopes to finding a dream job. With no contacts, network to speak of, she set off to separate herself from the pack. She leveraged her skills to show that the PR companies she was looking into, needed someone like her. This story has a happy ending, and if you think creatively enough, anyone's story can have a happy ending.

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