Goals As An Organization Through This Blog

It's funny sometimes that when you try to sell a person in joining a fraternity you can often tell them that once they are out there finding SigEps will help you secure a job. While that is definitely true, it has been my experience, and I'm sure the experience of many others who have already graduated, that when looking for a job it is difficult sometimes to find people who have the same background that you do.

One piece of advice I have been given is that you have to be marketable. What this means in actuality is that you need to possess skills and experiences that others have not. That is how you can get your foot in the door to any organization. And once that happens you will find people who you can develop relationships with that will help in along the way. So how can you be marketable?

Well for the sake of this post I think I will focus on how to be marketable when you are just starting out. When you are established in your field it might be a little easier as you have opportunities to go to conventions and other things where you are meeting other professionals left and right. So here are a few things that I think a person just starting out in their career can do, and this organization can help with:

• I want to mention this blog right away. Digital media, such as blogs, wikis and webinars are something my research has shown is being used more and more across the business world. To see some stats check out my personal blog. By writing real pieces that require research and foresight you can set yourself apart from others who simply have experience working for an organization. Once you have those skills too, writing a blog can set you apart because it shows you understand that new media is something businesses are harnessing

• Like I said above, to make yourself marketable you have to have experiences that competitors for a job do not have. No matter what your field is one thing you can do is a little extra research across the blogosphere to check out the newest trends in your industry. Having knowledge that other people do not possess is just as important as having experience because you are learning what is happening outside the world of college, and therefore you understand and have the headstart on individuals who have no knowledge of what is really going on

• Lastly I recommend being willing to have your ideas out there. Being marketable takes more than just putting your ideas out there, you have to start building relationships with others who are in your field. One thing I have learned is that people are willing to help you learn as long as you have an interest in what you are saying. So here's what you can do. Do extra research, come up with your own ideas, but also start commenting on what other people are saying, therefore you develop relationships that you can potentially use in the future.
  

This is obviously a very short list. There are so many more things that can be done as well I just dont have time right now to write them all down. The bottom line from the things posted above is to have an open mind as far as new media and how no matter what field you are in you can be an innovator in your industry. Continuing to use the things I mention above once you have a job continues to make you marketable and valuable to a company, and it can help you move up within that organization quickly.