Being a military spouse requires us to move from base to base with our loved ones. Some of us are stay-at-home moms but some of us try to find work each time we move. All of our moves can mean a long resume with the different positions listed that we have had during the years. In looking for jobs, I know I ask myself all time "how do I sell myself?" all the time. I have always had a difficult time answering this question.I came across an article on milspouse.com that I found helpful and I would like to share it with you:
Market Yourself to Employers
When you are looking for employment, you are selling a product — yourself.
by Joshua Hudson
Looking for a job is a full-time business. Like business, you need to understand your product, your potential clients and have a strategy to get those clients to buy. So remember the story of “the man and his mule.”
A very poor farmer was forced to sell his five mules for $20 each. An entrepreneurial young man took out a loan and bought all the mules for $100. He then put a sign, “Pack animals – $100 each” outside his barn. He sold all five of them within the week.
The poor farmer, clearly upset that he hadn’t earned the same profits, asked, “How did you sell those mules for $100 each? They weren’t worth more than the $20 I sold them to you for.” Please click here to continue reading the article
The great thing about Harrison College is that during your last quarter you will take a Career Development course that prepares our graduates how to sell themselves during an interview. With the career development assistance, I believe that they give us military spouses the tools that we need to get the position we are applying for.
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