What skills can I add to help make me better at what I do?
Quick story (and it’s from the good old days, so the setting is a bit different, but the idea is the same.)
I had a really great candidate I was working with. Knew I could place them, but they’d had a really annoying time trying to find a new gig (had left a previous job). They were good at what they did, and I had an interview set up. The hiring manager mentioned something to them about how much they use Hubspot at the company, but this person had only used it a little bit before.
Lightbulb goes off.
My candidate took the time over the next few days to learn every-single-thing they could about the platform and even got a few certifications. In that next interview, the topic of Hubspot came up, and the candidate made note of their efforts to the manager…
Well, this person was gonna get the job anyway (they didn’t know that, but I did), but the client was BEYOND impressed that someone would commit to learning something new, even if it was a bit of a cram session!
Even though a lot of you are out there looking, always keep your skills sharp. Figure out what you’re NOT good at, and get better. And it’s ok to tell people (actually it’s pretty handy) that you’re filling in your gaps.