Thread by @thesegunadebayo

📝 Lessons learned today:

As a Software engineer, learning how to introduce yourself and communicating what you do clearly can make a lot of difference in your career.

If you ever need to talk about yourself via DM or email, here are 4 tips I discovered:

👇🏼 Thread

✅ Talk about your success

Share your experience or background, and what you've achieved recently that you're proud of. Add links or references to back up your claim 🔗

"I have been developing..."
"My background is ..."
"I specialize in..."

These are good ways to start.

✅ Talk about your strengths

Even though you might have experience with a lot of tools or technologies, it's important to point out areas you really excel at 🌟🌟🌟

"My strength is..."
"Over the years, I realized that my real strength is..."

These are good ways to start.

✅ Tie it all together

Meaning, how does your experience and strengths apply to the other person or the company you're applying to 🎯

"What I'm looking for is..."
"I believe I can add value to your company by..."
"I'm looking to achieve...."

✅ Ask a question

Whoever asks a question controls the conversation. Always end with these kinds of questions: ❓

"Am I the kind of person you're looking for?"
"Is this what company X is looking for?"

Let the other person "say" you're the right fit, not you.