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By: Adrian Love

Adrian Love — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:14:00 +0000

I would also add #7: Ability to build an argument. This sort of goes under selling, but if you can’t effectively build an argument, regardless of your role in a business, you can’t initiate new projects or ideas. You will always be working on someone else’s idea instead of your’s.

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By: Hochzeitskleid

Hochzeitskleid — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:25:00 +0000

thank u for sharing

By: Cranes

Cranes — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:23:00 +0000

It really all comes down to #4. If you are able to sell, you will always be able to find work.

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:45:00 +0000

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By: Alan cruiser

Alan cruiser — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:04:00 +0000

actually blogging is a good option to start as a career. Nice tips on the article.

By: Jrandom42

Jrandom42 — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:55:00 +0000

In my line of work, not completing the project is what pisses off the customer, WordPress, web design (unless we’re building a web infrastructure), selling, and social media have no relavenve to implementing enterprise level IT projects.

It’s a good thing you became a speech language pathologist. You wouldn’t last 30 minutes as a engineer in my company or on my team.

As for Asperger Syndrome, yes I am a diagnosed adult. And what’s it to you?

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By: Ann Nunnally

Ann Nunnally — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:42:00 +0000

Oh, dear Jrandom. I used to be an engineer and worked with so many guys like you. Fortunately, we often got things done in spite of the fact that you totally pissed the customers off. I finally changed careers and became a speech language pathologist. Now I work with children with communication disorders. Some of them have Aspergers syndrome, which means they need help with social skills. It’s a lot like working with some engineers.

By: Ann

Ann — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:38:00 +0000

If you are a small business owner, you need to have these skills no matter what. In a small business you wear many hats … so the last thing you want to say is “That’s not my job.” Everything is your job! With respect to getting a job or expanding your career … a simple blog can be a gateway to connecting with other professionals and building credibility by demonstrating your knowledge in a particular field of expertise. Self-promotion is not just for marketers. Recently I viewed a blog by financial planner who lives in my city–the guy knows his stuff. He has simple, professional blog that has information I find interesting. If I want to choose a financial planner among a slew professsionals out there, who do you think I may call for help first? I have a blog for the same reason … former college professors subscribe to my blog as well as other education professionals. I want those folks in my court as I build my business.

By: Charyn Pfeuffer

Charyn Pfeuffer — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:54:00 +0000

Thank you! Great addition and link – leadership always comes in handy!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:22:00 +0000

Three out of five ain’t bad!

By: Sheppa60

Sheppa60 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:59:00 +0000

FYI: #1 includes a link to a web design tutorial which includes a table layout, inline styles, AND Comic Sans (three things every web designer knows NOT to use).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:25:00 +0000

Nice post Charyn – it sound like what you’re saying is you just need to set up a personal/professional blog and learn a language. I would throw in a #6. Leadership skills. I just did a post on my blog called “The 5 Stages of Tribal Leadership” that is a nice extenuation of this post. Then the questions becomes… what’s your street cred being used for.

http://murfdipity.com/the-5-stages-of-tribal-leadership/

By: Jrandom42

Jrandom42 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:24:00 +0000

Frankly, I don’t sell. That’s the job of sales and marketing. My job in engineering is to design and architect a solution, install, test, and deliver a successfully working solution on time and under budget according to the agreed upon statement of work.

If the customer has engaged the sales and marketing team for a solution and they don’t like the solution that I design to their specifications, they still owe us for designing the solution.

Selling as part of delivering the agreed upon solution is NOT a function of engineering, and having been on the receiving end of a lot of up-selling by engineers delivering an already agreed on solution, I’ve fired them all and gone to competitors who DONT’ ATTEMPT TO SELL ME WHILE EXECUTING A PROJECT!!!

“That’s the 47th time you’ve tried to sell me on additional services. Tell you what, you go a sell those services to another customer, because you’re fired, and it’s worth it to me to take the loss, just to get rid of your annoying sales pitch. You’re here to deliver what the statement of work spells out, not to sell stuff to me. Get out now!”

By: Benjamin Schuman

Benjamin Schuman — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:24:00 +0000

In the long run, these are all skills that are good to have. But the article would have been more accurately titled, “5 Skills That Will Drastically Improve Your Professional Street-Cred, if You Work in Marketing.”

By: deadhedge

deadhedge — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:09:00 +0000

Why does it feel like every single post on Brazen Careerist tells its readers to start a blog to help their career? Are hiring managers really looking for that much more random information on potential employees? Is someone going to tell their manager to interview someone because “I read their blog?”
It’s time to put or shut up with the blog strategy. Show me the data. I am not talking about 3 anecdotes about someone you knew who had a blog and got hired. Show me recruiter data that says they use blogs as a recruiting source. Show me company hiring patterns that identify a blog as a source.

By: RayJean

RayJean — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:12:00 +0000

Ann, I completely agree.

By: Ann Nunnally

Ann Nunnally — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:21:00 +0000

If you don’t know how to sell, you can’t complete a complex project successfully. Anytime you are dealing with other people you are selling: selling your ideas, selling a budget, selling cooperation, etc. Selling is one of the essential skills in any job. You could call it influence, reaching an agreement, or even compromise, but if people don’t believe in you or what you are doing, you will not get anything done.

By: Cathy Reisenwitz

Cathy Reisenwitz — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:19:00 +0000

I could not agree with this more. It could all be distilled into 1. Create and design your own personal WordPress site, complete with a blog in your area of expertise. 2. Promote it and yourself via social media. 3. Through the process and at in-person networking and learning events learn how to sell yourself and your products and services. I run an SEO blog and it’s been incredibly effective for me. I have more demand for freelance work than I can meet.

By: Jrandom42

Jrandom42 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:26:00 +0000

If you’re working in IT, all but number 3 will get you laughed at and publically ridiculed, both in person, and throughout the web.

In IT, nothing will ever replace completing a complex project successfully, on time and under budget for building “street cred”.