I’ve always had to ask myself the question of “who am I?” Almost every single project that I’ve ever done has involved some aspect of personalization, and allowed me to infuse my work with something that I love. In our latest project, marketing me, we got to take a look at the skills we have, and learned how we can transfer them into the real world. In this post, I’m going to take a deep dive into what it means to “market yourself.”
During this project, we planned to do sort of a version of what it’s like to apply for a job. To start, we had a successful businessman, Curt Sheewe, come into one of our classes to give us a talk about how to build a business. He explained things like digital footprints, online presence, and how to make real connections with other people. This was a valuable experience for our class, and I personally learned some new skills in empathy, and compassion.
The end product of our project was our presentation at the winter PLP exhibition, during which different groups would present, and each group represented a different kind of job. For example, the people in my group were interested in very professional jobs. The people at my table all were interested in doing something related to engineering/architecture. The plan for our booths was that we would have a business card and resume to present to parents.
We started by creating our business cards. These cards went through a lot of revisions. They were meant to show what kind of person we are, and what career we’re interested in. In the slideshow below, you can see all of the different iterations that my business cards went through.
The resumes were a bit different than our usual PLP project. We got the chance to create something that could be used in the real world. Our resumes were very similar to real resumes, but were much more personalized. My resume included themes, colours, and formats that I feel represent me. I’m not sure that I would be able to use this resume in the real world, I gained valuable skills that can help me build a resume in the future.
Finally, we got the chance to present everything that we made during the winter exhibition. This exhibition felt truly unique from the others, as we got the chance to put a little bit of our personalities into our booths. We had cornhole, other interactive challenges, and food for our guests. All in all, this project was a huge success! Thank you for reading, and have a great day!