From the course: BIM Management: Careers
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The value of self-promotion
- [Instructor] An important part of advancing your career is effective self-promotion. Now I really like this definition of self-promotion, which is that self-promotion is attempting to present yourself to others as an accomplished, capable, smart, and skilled person. Now, that does not mean that you should actually lie about what your capabilities are. Instead, it's presenting yourself in such a way that the positives show and the value that you can bring to an organization shows instead of anything that you still need to work on. Now, there's a variety of ways that you can self-promote yourself, and that's not just within your own organization, but specifically to other people outside of your organization so that you can get the job that you want. Some of these ways are cover letters, your resume or CV, portfolio work, being on LinkedIn, your general online presence, and going out into the public and showing yourself in person, giving presentations and being involved in various…
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