A fee days ago I received a message on LinkedIn from a director of a financial group. Earl, the director looked through my profile and was “thoroughly impressed.”
What’s even more exciting was the potential job offer he hinted at. He explained how his company is expanding and he asked if we could meet up to see if I would be a good fit.
Pretty awesome right? All from updating my LinkedIn.
Every Wednesday in Praxis we have a group video chat and they’re what makes the Praxis experience different from anything else. Here’s the advice I received from today’s call with my career coach.
A little update about my current employment situation.
Vemo declined to interview me and they also turned down the onboarding process to become a Praxis business partner.
They have a variety of reasons for why they declined and it simply wasn’t the right time for them. I think the people running Vemo are pretty awesome and approachable, and I can see they’re a supportive company based on the feedback I received about my value proposition.
Here’s what Shanaz of Vemo had to say.
- The spirit of this exercise is fabulous! It shows that you’re engaged, that you care, and that you’re interested in the work that we do.
- Extra points for using our colors in your one-page pitch as well
- The feedback on marketing interesting, but it’s assuming that we are a direct-to-consumer business. We’re a B2B business and that’s why we don’t have a Facebook page or speak directly to college students. Questions you can ask: “Who is the target audience that this company will sell to? Does it look like it’s a consumer-facing business or a business that sells to other businesses?”
- Awesome job connecting the mission of our business (making college more affordable) to why you want to join us
- VISME is looking for content writers/marketers as well as interns. Maybe consider applying to them! https://www.visme.co/jobs/
According to my Praxis advisor, who sent Vemo my value proposition, Shanaz was impressed by my professionalism, which shows why that’s so important along with the power of networking.
She even took time out of her day to give me feedback, which helped me learn why they don’t have a Facebook page.
Not a lot of companies out there give feedback to prospective hires, much less suggest another company who’s hiring. High five Vemo, keep this up!
Last week’s value proposition was another infographic and this time it was for Vemo Education.
If you’re new to my blog, a value proposition is a work project that provides a solution to a perceived hurdle that
The cool thing about Vemo is how they’re revolutionizing the future of tuition payments. They’re making it possible to graduate college with no debt and no loans! I can assure you it’s not a scam either. Take a look at their website, they’ll contact your university to create an income share agreement (ISA).
ISAs is how Vemo makes college affordable. Basically, you don’t pay until post-graduation and a fixed percentage of your income goes towards payments, no interest either. And if your income goes below a certain amount then you don’t pay either.
Take a look at how they work here.
Made with Visme Infographic Maker
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always, pray at all times, be thankful in all circumstances. This is what God wants from you in your life in union with Christ Jesus.
Last week, I posted about being thankful to God and appreciating what we have. For this Scripture Sunday, I felt it appropriate to do another post giving thanks to God since my first public speaking engagement was a success.
In this passage from Thessalonians, it says to “pray at all times.” Does this mean we should literally pray every single minute? Of course not, but what it does say is that prayer should be frequent and persistent.
God wants us to remind us of His promises to humanity and in exchange, we give thanks in the form of prayers.
If you happen to be visiting Orlando and want something to do, or if you’re a local, I recommend these two ranges; Orlando Gun Club and Shoot Straight.
Both ranges let women shoot free. Orlando Gun Club hosts ladies night every Friday night and Shoot Straight has theirs every Monday from 10 am to closing.
Shoot Straightalso provides eye and ear protection free of charge.
A couple of you have wondered what I like to do for fun. Like any other libertarian, I have a common interest in guns.
I started learning how to shoot a gun about a year and a half ago. My dad and a few friends have taught me the basics and I wanted to learn after hearing why it’s the best deterrent against an attacker.
Need to show your boss a sample Facebook ad and an infographic? Use AdParlor and Visme. These are great sites that will help you create beautiful visuals without any Photoshop or other complicated editing programs.
I still use AdParlor and Visme even though I know how to create visuals in Photoshop. It’s faster and gets the job done.
Visme is a great option especially if you’re working on a presentation to “wow” a client. I’ve made infographics for my value propositions which were sent to prospective employers.
Likewise, I use AdParlor to create sample Facebook ads for companies I want to work for. It’s a good option for a value proposition because it shows you’re taking the initiative by doing the work before getting hired.
Recently I just heard about this incredible way to make college affordable without a loan. It’s called income share agreement (ISA) and basically, you don’t pay tuition until you graduate and get hired.
This company called Vemo Education partners with universities, colleges, and other education providers to create programs with ISAs.
The way it works is the student agrees to pay a certain percentage of their income, and once they complete a specialized program, students pay a certain percentage based on their post-graduation income.
On Vemo’s end of the agreement, they work with the school to create a program that will incentivize student retention and create classes that actually teach skills.
Vemo has a great mission and it resonates with me on a personal level because I was a college student who couldn’t afford tuition. So this week I’ll be targeting them for my value proposition and hopefully they contact me back.
A while ago I rediscovered this guy called Jia Jiang and his rejection therapy blog. I had bookmarked his blog a few years ago and I suddenly remembered him since I was looking for Ted Talks to help plan my recent speaking gig. I highly recommend watching his talk on his journey to becoming rejection-proof.
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