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Ch. 17
Creating Your Personal Brand, Review and Assess - Coggle Diagram
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Review and Assess
- When transitioning from school to the workplace, think of yourself as a designer by acquiring valuable workplace skills rather than as a student completing assignments.
- Interior design is a diverse profession with many opportunities.
- Arm yourself with information about cutting-edge qualifications for emerging design professionals through interviews with professionals, job-shadowing experiences, internships, and work experiences.
- The benefits of membership in a professional organization such as ASID include leadership training, professional development, credentialing. as well as connections with other professionals.
- Networking provides a way to get to know other professionals and cultivate relationships that can lead to employment opportunities.
- Choose mentors in and out of the interior design field that can boost your workplace confidence.
- Volunteer opportunities help you demonstrate your design skills through group participation and citizenship in career preparation.
- Entrepreneurs organize, manage, and assume the risks of a business.
- Identify and analyze your best skills and traits to determine how they fit an employer's expectations and ideas about appropriate work habits.
- Workplace attire and the way you present yourself represent your personal brand to potential employers and other professionals.
- As you market yourself and your design skills, remember the "five B's" of genuine and courteous personal interactions.
- When attending social events, arrive early, remain calm, join in conversations and include others, and avoid distractions.
- The most common portfolio formats are digital and hard copy.
- Networking is one of your best resources when it comes to locating potential employers.
- When beginning your employment search, present a low-key, persistent, and professional sales pitch about yourself.
- Success in the workplace results from hard work, high motivation, and a diverse skill set while meeting employer expectations.
- Employers highly value employees who use problem-solving skills effectively to solve complex client and workplace problems.
- Designers are responsible for following ethical guidelines as established by their employers and professional organizations. This includes the workplace environment and working with clients.