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Ask for testimonials, always.

One of the most underrated, most useful habits I've built: When completing some work, leaving a job, etc. ask for testimonials on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiaracokieng/]. I learned this from Sebastian multiple times. First, when he wrote me my first LinkedIn testimonial, after which I

Talking about yourself

Today, one section I outlined is "Talking about yourself." Most people perceive this section to be the most important. How do I talk about myself? How do I sell myself? etc. This is actually not that important. In sales, it’s not the most smoothest-talking people who perform

Follow up is everything

Today, I continued outlining our Skillshare course, focusing on three sections: (1) Your LinkedIn Profile, (2) Analyzing people via their LinkedIn profile, and (3) Following up. I want to share 9 points I brainstormed for the "Following up" section: a/ Follow up is everything. This is well known

Job hunting in a new country? I'm starting a cohort-based course 👀

Sun, 14. Mar 2021 Update: Pilot cohort will go live on April 2021. Applications are open until Mar 31, 2021. 6 slots only. Read the course details [https://genpropel.com/course/]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I’m creating a cohort-based course on job hunting! 🥳 The goal is to help people learn the skills

How to get an English-speaking job in Germany, from abroad

My biggest tip: Don’t try to convince people to do something they’re not already looking to do. Instead, find people and companies are who are already looking for people like you. Your goal is to find and talk to 100 such people. I write about this in How

How I change careers so "easily"

In 8 years of working, I’ve held 4 different roles in 6 companies, based out of 3 countries. I went from Management Consultant to Product Marketer. From People Manager to Product Manager. I’ve worked for companies based in the Philippines, the US, and Germany. This has enabled me

Book: Gateless by Sebastian Marshall and Kai Zau

Co-authored by my hero and mentor, Sebastian Marshall [http://chiaracokieng.com/marshall/]. A guidebook for the modern career. Provides a useful framework of “the Four Currencies” you need to manage to create your own path in this new world – Capacity, Network, Signal, Assets. If you’re a person who’s

Job Hunting Directives from Knock 'em Dead

This is the book that taught me that - like everything else - job searching is a skill. It can be learned and honed. Job searching is a personal sales campaign. 1. The goal is to get into as many conversations as quickly and as often as possible with the

Joining a New Team: When to Move Fast, When to Wait

There is a popular idea that says to curtail your urge to immediately contribute and change things when you are new to a job. That your job is to first listen and get context. I agree. I’d also like to add some nuance. It is not so much, “Don’

Being misunderstood is the price of an interesting life

I attended our high school year reunion (10 years!). It magnified my chronic problem of answering two simple questions: What do you do? And what have you been up to? I’m currently Research Director, managing global operations, of a New York-based tech startup called OnFrontiers. Before that, I did